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21 days until #teacherappreciationweek ! Today we revisit a blog post by Kathy Nimmer, a blind educator teaching sighted students. What has she learned about teaching, herself, and her students? Read: culturefeed.com/teaching-diffe… NNSTOY Guide Dogs Indiana Government @NCTE Gerard Robinson Katherine Bassett

I was a strong candidate for this technology to restore partial vision a few years ago but backed out after multiple things did not seem quite right. It was devastating. Amen for that little voice and four the courage of no.

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It’s crucial to let sorrow and celebration coexist. To keep looking for simple reasons to laugh.

Good friends. Beautiful sunset. Red sky dreams. Snow.

Friend… you are going to make it. So am I. There are good memories to make. There are more adventures to take.

'What if we educators inventoried our life experiences the way we gather professional achievements on a resume and owned those life events as valuable pieces of our story?' writes Kathy Nimmer for @_CultureFeedprogram. Read: culturefeed.com/teaching-diffe… @nnstoy IN Dept of Education

So pleased to reflect on how my blindness influences my teaching.

How does a blind educator teach sighted students? Coach sighted teachers? Watch as Kathy Nimmer shares with Gerard Robinson of CultureFeed's #InCharacter program: youtube.com/watch?v=qgvChK… NNSTOY IN Dept of Education

😃 Best thing you’ll see today.

David Blough cheers on wife Melissa Gonzalez in last night’s 400-meter hurdles. #Olympics

His reaction is EVERYTHING.

🎥: Detroit Lions

Seeking a program assistant to work beside me as TSC launches a brand new, innovative support program for educators joining the district. Part time, vital skills of organizing and communicating, life-changing work lifting up educators. Closing date 8/1.
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When the 2015 Teachers of the Year visited the White House, my guide dog Elias had the honor of drinking from Bo‘s water dish after the ceremony. Now, Bo and Elias can run through the rainbows together. We always miss the ones we love. 💔

Life for our students does not happen in silos. It intersects and overlaps and blends, just as it did for me when I learned I would become blind. We therefore must love first to then teach. Thank you, Mrs. Riggs and all teachers. #TeacherAppreciationWeek

One of the greatest honors of my 2015 INTOY journey was the establishment of the Nimmer Award sponsored by the TEA, recognizing a senior who is an overcomer. Congratulations to Emmie Garling! @emgarl03 is the 2021 winner! 🥇 Tippecanoe School Corporation MHS Student Services McCutcheon High School MJEisert

Absolutely, and any support/induction/mentorship program needs to be rooted right here in this soil.

4 Keys to Living More Fulfilled:

🔑 Give without expecting to receive.

🔑 Focus on what you have rather than what you don’t.

🔑 Replace “Have To” with “Get To.”

🔑 Look for ways to serve others without expecting them to serve you.

School Closed = Weight Room Closed.

Dress up warm, represent with your Raider Football gear - shovel your driveway, then go shovel your neighbor's driveway.

Charge them nothing, invite them to a game next year.

Represent the school and get a workout in!

#TogetherWeWill 🔷🔶

Students, this program and facility and especially the educators there are top of the line! Begin your career journey in a fabulous way by going to the GLCA.

Whatever it takes, whatever is needed, whatever the heart craves during this hard time, we are all better when we are part of the good. 💚

I don’t know what all will stick in our life rhythms when pandemic times have passed, but I hope the acknowledged value of communing soul-to-soul is something that lingers, even when virtual, even when trials press in, even when others would not “get it.” Thank you, friend.

They are so fortunate to have you.

A look at pivots to virtual learning for schools across the nation, featuring Tippecanoe School Corporation and my local community.

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