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Derek Kaunelis

@busy_daddy

Husband, Father, 4th Grade Teacher, Previous K-5 Technology Facilitator, Kid in a Grown Up Body, Camper, Ulcerative Colitis Fighter, Stage 4 Cancer Fighter!

 Michigan
Joined July 2010
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My daughter is a junior in HS, gets great grades in her advanced classes, and is interested in jobs involving space. She has no idea what universities to apply to, what programs to look for, or what questions to ask. I don’t know how to help her . #helpless @elonmusk @NASA
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When the assignment content takes a backseat to the new to them #edtech. #holdup
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Lisa Bogar@mrs_bogar25 Apr 2020
You guys I am OBSESSED!! Here is a sneak peek of a little project I’m working on!! #SocialDistancing #distancelearning #DontRushChallenge #YesWeCan @montclair_elem @Parks_AS @Edukatemm
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We’re asking students, parents, and teachers to try new things.. at least think about changing this too!
Thomas Guskey (@tguskey) profile pictureThomas Guskey@tguskey24 Apr 2020
If there was ever a time to abandon percentage grades, it is now. Universities have gone to satisfactory/incomplete grades, recognizing the impossible task of faculty distinguishing 5 categories of performance. Can we expect HS teachers to accurately distinguish 100 categories?
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Calling all @Taylor_Schools & @TaylorGriffins @taylorgriffins followers.. today is the last day to sign up for a chromebook! #MiTeamTaylor docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…

Chromebook and Paper/Pencil Packet Request Form

Taylor School District has a limited number of Chromebooks for families who do not have a device at home. Taylor School students have the opportunity to pick up 1 Chromebook per family and/or a...

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Alice Keeler
@alicekeeler7 Apr 2020
This nails it!! When you put students (AND TEACHERS) from a traditional class to a non traditional class you go through THE 8 STAGES OF GRIEF!!! Where are you and your students on this continuum? #remotelearning alicekeeler.com/ssresist
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Rob Cox@rob1cox6 Apr 2020
Jamie Dimon, in closing: "While I have a deep and abiding faith in the USA and its extraordinary resiliency and capabilities, we do not have a divine right to success. Our challenges are significant, and we should not assume they will take care of themselves."
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Just when we get the least techie teachers online and trying new things..
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Exactly! Please don’t tell me about how my Ss acted last year!
Jimmy Casas (@casas_jimmy) profile pictureJimmy Casas
@casas_jimmy9 Sep 2018
#ThoughtForTheDay “We should never define a student by the mistakes they have made in the past. We should look at these mistakes as life lessons, not a life sentence.” Anonymous #Culturize
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Looking for any upperclassman or parents of @CHS_Chargers that drive. My freshman daughter needs a ride home daily. 5 minute drive = gas money
Taking my son to the Big House to see @D_DeGea #onceinalifetime
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Any Ts able to recommend a headphone/mic that has lasted with heavy Ss use? #edtech #teched
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Where can I find a @D_DeGea @ManUtd youth long sleeve keeper jersey for my 10yo? He plays keeper & it’s his #1 on his Christmas list.
Today was a great day to be alive! @Taylor_Schools @NorthernSoup #miteamtaylor #iteach4th youtu.be/37pwtOPcUhU
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Laura Riley@_MrsRiley_13 Sep 2017
My bulletin board still makes me chuckle. #LUlearns
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Getting final prep done for our first day tomorrow! #iteach4th #4thgrade #fourthgrade #leastcraftymanonearth
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Hi #4thchat! I was an elem tech facilitator last 7yrs & back to my own 4th class this yr. Makin dinner and following along here in Michigan
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National Geographic
@NatGeo14 Aug 2017
Get a glimpse of Yellowstone’s aptly named Bear Bathtub, where the park’s wild residents visit for a drink or a swim on.natgeo.com/2uAU4Wz
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I'm sure it has nothing to do with oil... xitter.cf/vp/status/896881673098…
Vice President Mike Pence Archived (@VP45) profile pictureVice President Mike Pence Archived
@VP4513 Aug 2017
Venezuela is sliding into dictatorship, and as @POTUS Trump has said "the United States will not stand by as Venezuela crumbles." #VPinSA
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