Wife, mother, and preservice educator. Passionate when it comes to teaching! #lifelonglearner #iloveteaching
southwest Michigan
Joined June 2010
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Vote no to extend emergency powers of @GovWhitmer. @SeanAMcCann @SenAricNesbitt @aricnesbitt @MaryWhiteford #standforliberty
New math curriculum using manipulatives. They’re learning to love math because they’re able to SEE how numbers work! #becausewehomeschool
Yesterday was our first day of #homeschool and they had a blast! Building their #interactivenotebook for #ela! #becausewehomeschool
Remember to look for the helpers! xitter.cf/neatoday/status/102192…
Let’s follow Mr. Rogers’ sound advice: bddy.me/2v1c3CF "Our only recourse today is not just to look for the helpers, but to become them." via @Lily_NEA #MrRogersMovie
Even if you don’t teach in the hood, you can learn a lot from @chrisemdin and his book! #forwhitefolkswhoteachinthehood xitter.cf/beaconpressbks/status/…
"How successful the teacher is in the classroom is directly related to how successful the teacher thinks the students can be. Teachers limit themselves and their students when they put caps on what their students can achieve."~@chrisemdin #MondayMotivation buff.ly/2wl6fbb
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Just because you no longer want to label kids with a specific learning disability doesn’t mean they don’t have that ld. #ourstudentsdeservebetter #thedisabilitystillexists #mydadisstilladyslexic
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What does this say to you about a mindset and goal vs a standardized test? xitter.cf/agentpenfold/status/10…
This weekend I sorted through some papers my mom saved from my childhood. The top one is my 4th grade self evaluation. The bottom, my 4th grade state test score. Random House published my 6th book last week. #MoreThanATest
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Yes!!! I’ve said this to teachers and been told there’s not enough time for fun. There’s ALWAYS time for fun! xitter.cf/twoguysde/status/10175…
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The National Kidney Foundation is working hard in the fight against kidney disease. Donate today to help them! bndfr.com/88xr6
Make a difference today by donating on my behalf to support Kidney Walk! bndfr.com/88xr6
“Can I have my super-juice so the germs don’t win?” xitter.cf/mindshiftkqed/status/9…
Researchers found that four- to six-year-olds were better at focusing and persevering at important (but repetitive or unappealing) tasks when they pretended to be superheroes. @dfkris @pbsparents to.pbs.org/2E2epWb
I’d love to see this in action! Sounds amazing. xitter.cf/mindshiftkqed/status/9…
At these Washington schools, students are trusted, challenged—and held accountable. It's a blend of of social and emotional learning that's working, argues this article. owl.li/KlPP30hnSUa
Dinner, annual Santa visit, and buying new friends! #howwecelebratetheendofthesemester #yummydinner #nicebreakinthemiddleofahardweek #christmas
#visiblethinking using your own headlines. Summarize you TA semester. #professionaldevelopment #education
Teach students how to determine if a website is reliable or not before beginning Internet searches and gathering quality information. #stopfakenewsbeforeitsprradswithknowledge #EDR320
Focus your word study lessons on the way English words work, so that students will form useful generalizations they can apply to words they want to read or spell. -The Reading Teacher #EDR320
“One way to enhance reading motivation and achievement is to help students find value and meaning in classroom reading tasks and activities.” -The Reading Teacher #EDR320