Proud Mom and Wife, Fightin’ Texas Aggie, World Traveler, Outdoor Enthusiast, Sports Fan, Life-Long Learner, Advocate for Public Education
Texas, USA
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Stephanie Ballard retweeted
BREAKING: The US House of Representatives has passed the Equality Act! This is a major victory and sign of hope for LGBTQ+ individuals and activists who have been fighting for these non-discrimination protections. Read more here: cbsn.ws/3kpx83d #LGBTQ #txlege
Keep those vampires at bay!
#QuarantineLife pasta sauce from fresh tomatoes and heavy on the garlic 😋 Thanks @LauraYounts for the tomatoes!
Stephanie Ballard retweeted
#QuarantineLife pasta sauce from fresh tomatoes and heavy on the garlic 😋 Thanks @LauraYounts for the tomatoes!
That and I’m worried about an expectation to pull students into small group. It’s too close for comfort!
Has anybody thought about the teachers in all of this. You want them to teach student in-person and then also teach those that are at home. They will be doing double the work and not receiving any extra pay for the amount of extra time.
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Yessss!!! 🙌 I’d like to add one more- Administrators, don’t fall into the trap of comparing teachers right now for their percentage of students turning in work, logging into their Zoom during “office hours”, and “attending” Advisory via Zoom.
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Couldn’t sleep, so I got up, made some coffee and a garden omelette. It’s a great way to start the day. #GratefulandBlessed
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🙋🏻♀️I also pledge to truly place my students’ needs and well-being before academics! We are writing HISTORY and I pledge to always use this experience to make me a better mom, wife, family member, friend, educator, colleague, and human being. #AttitudeofGratitude
We pledge!! @CougarFocus @BallardClass @chapadance @Moore120_Impact @joanngoynes @BigNate1102 @mrjimenezmath @MsMirandaCMS
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Stephanie Ballard retweeted
Dear Education, please don't over-complicate this situation. Let teachers offer some enrichment,encourage students to read, & check in on their students! Then let them take care of their own families, elderly parents, food shortages, etc. Don't make us look worse than politicians
I sent out a question for students to answer- no requirement. I asked, “What’s your attitude of gratitude during this time?” Y’all, the responses are so uplifting and 100% of my students wrote in complete sentences without being prompted- even my ELs! @212lisaann @7Mindsets 😍👊🏻
They know the expectation from our instructional playlist to speak and write in complete sentences! @E3Alliance
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Stephanie Ballard retweeted
STAAR testing requirements have been waived for the 2019-2020 school year.
We will continue to empower schools to make the best decisions to protect their communities from COVID-19.
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You’re welcome @ATaylor_CMS! Happy to share it! Yesterday my 3rd period did it for 50 minutes after the benchmark to study for today and got up to over $100 billion! They love @gimkit!!!
@BallardClass thank you for sharing @gimkit with me. We tried in the past two days after benchmarks and I am hooked!!
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Good luck @TXLibrary! That’s an amazing group of kiddos!
Central Texas Battle of the Books. @Chapa_Cougars @adetcheverry @chapadance #hayslib @MsMirandaCMS @ATaylor_CMS @ChapaYBook
Students reviewing key vocabulary and concepts with @gimkit today! Valentine’s is usually a tough day with kids all hopped up on sugar, but 100% are engaged with U.S. History right now! It’s our first time trying humans v zombies mode. @212lisaann @joanngoynes
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Students are CRAZY engaged in our CBA review and fighting to get the most cash earned in our @gimkit review today! One class racked up over $2 billion so far! @212lisaann @joanngoynes
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Students took their state interims yesterday. Conferencing with them today about their CBAs and their interim. @212lisaann @joanngoynes
Our amazing librarian, Ms. Krejci, created an @GooseChase to help students study for our upcoming CBA! So engaging! Thank you! @212lisaann @joanngoynes @mrcheshire @jggomezsr
Hey PLN, any ideas on how to set up a Quizlet Battle or Tournament?
@quizlet I’ve heard some fellow teachers talk about hosting Quizlet Battles for study sets and Quizlet Live Tournaments. I’d love to implement this in addition to my students studying using Quizlet. Any ideas, tips, strategies?
I love this little laminator! Making vocabulary manipulatives with cognates to pre-assess S’s knowledge of the vocab in our upcoming unit. Students will be able to bust these out throughout the unit to self-assess and review. @212lisaann @Sarasparks21
We speak the same language- TACOS and SOAPSTone! 8th is doing the same tomorrow!
7th grade Texas History working on primary and secondary sources! Love the vertical alignment @BallardClass! The kids will be ready for you and these critical thinking skills will help everyone! @HenkeA22 @jrayvela40 @MsMirandaCMS @Moore120_Impact @joanngoynes
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