If you are an educator or care about educators: Please consider taking a minute to vote for our panel at SXSW on Teacher Pay and Retention. It is such an important conversation that is long overdue. #teacherpay #teachershortage panelpicker.sxsw.com/vote/147517

Made my yearly parent syllabus/newsletter using Book Creator Team. The QR code option made it easy to create refrigerator magnets 🧲. One link for all class updates this year and no papers to lose!💯🎉

🌟 Effective communication with parents and students is essential and should be established at the start of the school year. 🌟 Dive into my article📝, Beginning the School Year With a Consistent Communication Plan. 📚💼 Thank you, @Edutopia, for publishing this work. 🙏 Read

I’m grateful to my school’s commitment to grading equitably which led me to try the one question quiz which led me to write this piece.. I’m grateful for the chance to write with the best editor - thanks, Marva! And grateful for our kids who try hard! edutopia.org/article/implem…

It's natural to aim high and set big goals in the first month of the year. Oftentimes, in our effort to help students, we set unrealistic goals that are impossible to reach. This is great advice for setting attainable goals. edutopia.org/article/realis… via Mike Anderson edutopia

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Honored to see VICTIM on this list! Thank you Bookshop.org US

READ: Tips on finding time for #pbl collaboration among your teachers! Great beginning of the year read! #edchat #teachersofx #BackToSchool2024 edutopia.org/article/making…

Teaching tip: Several years ago, I've retired the question "Do you have any questions?" and replaced it with "Ask me at least 2 questions" to help normalize questions in the classroom.

I am excited to share my most recently published edutopia post! "Building a Classroom Community That Lasts" bit.ly/4dxXsmb See my previous posts for edutopia here: bit.ly/3AHzAhn WCSDEmpowers Dr. Dwight Bonk Mr. Kedzielawa Jenny Schinella

I definitely heard the "don't smile till Christmas" one.

Giving kids a challenging, fun and fair question to show what they know is a fair way to assess learning. I’m excited to be a first-time edutopia contributor and grateful that the teachers and kids SLA Middle School support this work!

New sensory experiences “light up” your child’s developing brain. I just love this video, which has gone viral in recent days, of a toddler being exposed for the first time to a new and fascinating sound: a violin being played by a street performer in Valencia. It’s almost as

"It's an octopus, Daddy!" 🐙 New "Signing the Octopus" wall + therefore many new peer nominations ahead—cannot wait!

Edutopia sends out a weekly blast, with info about its new blogs, every week, with terrific and practical ideas for teaching. Worth getting, and its free!!! Check it out. edutopia

Always an honor to have my research referenced by edutopia 🙌🏽 Teaching young children about neuroscience is a powerful strategy for teaching young children about themselves. The structures of the brain are interesting and connected and so are we!

We must confront the biases in AI—and in ourselves—as we strive for educational equity, Ken Shelton and Dee Lanier write in their new book. “Our children’s futures depend on the hard work required to get this right.” edut.to/4cPwky7

Way to end the school day or any day- 3 minutes, 3 As - Appreciation, Apology, AHA! Love this edutopia - my source of "Why didn't I think of that?"

Thanks for pointing that out! Had no idea, I'll check out the book. Here's the original article I wrote, for anyone interested: edutopia.org/article/welcom…