Secondary English Instructional Coach, National Board Certified Teacher, and 2020 Virginia Teacher of the Year. Opinions are my own.
Roanoke, VA
Joined January 2012
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Andrea Johnson, NBCT retweeted
Here's the basic shift we need to make in the simplest way I can say it.
Instead of asking:
"What am I going to teach today?"
Ask this.
"How will I design class to produce evidence of learning?"
That's how we start to change Tier 1 instruction.
Learning is the job.
Andrea Johnson, NBCT retweeted
Three new assistant principals for the 2023-24 school year were announced today in #SalemVA. The school board formally approved the appointments on Thursday. Here is a ink to the full story. #SampleSalem
salemva.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx…
Andrea Johnson, NBCT retweeted
One of the MANY signs you're making a difference 💙
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#teacherlife #edchat #educators
Andrea Johnson, NBCT retweeted
Congratulations to 2024 Virginia Teacher of the Year Jeffery Keller of @tweetwps and @jhhswps! All eight 2024 Virginia Regional Teachers of the Year will meet monthly with @VA_Supt Lisa Coons as a teacher advisory council to elevate the voices of Virginia teachers. #VATOY2024
Andrea Johnson, NBCT retweeted
Congratulations to Jeffery Keller, a social studies teacher at @jhhswps in @TweetWPS, just named the 2024 Virginia Teacher of the Year during an announcement by @GovernorVA at the Patrick Henry Building on Capitol Square! Keller will now vie for National Teacher of the Year.
Andrea Johnson, NBCT retweeted
When teachers have no choice in the PD they attend, then the "professional" part of the PD is missing.
So, dear principals, superintendents, and supervisors, give teachers some choice. Develop academic trust. Teachers know what they want to/need to learn more about.
Andrea Johnson, NBCT retweeted
Jumpstart your teacher brain with this refresher of #instructional strategies 🧠
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#educattion #teachers
Andrea Johnson, NBCT retweeted
"I say,
It’s in the reach of my arms,
The span of my hips,
The stride of my step,
The curl of my lips.
I’m a #woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That’s me." #MayaAngelou
💐 Happy #WomensHistoryMonth
ALT An image of Maya Angelou.
Andrea Johnson, NBCT retweeted
Join VATE for our first African American Read-In in an evening with author, Amber McBride! We’ll meet on Zoom discuss her book, Me (Moth), and your favorite beverage - register now at tinyurl.com/VATERead2023
Asking Ss what they want feedback on was a game changer in my assessment journey.
I ask them to reflect in writing on:
1. What they are proud of & why,
2. What they find challenging & why,
3. What they might need retaught, &
4. What specifically they want feedback on.
Andrea Johnson, NBCT retweeted
Thank you @pennykittle & @KellyGToGo for the 2pg spread! The spark of inquiry and creativity that this ignited in my students and myself (yes, I did one too!) is what every teacher wants and should experience ❤! #KnowBetterDoBetter #4EssentialStudies #TeachingIsLife
Andrea Johnson, NBCT retweeted
Some millennial tweeted that Gen X had no “pivotal moment”. Kids, we were all brought into cafeteria and auditoriums in school, told we were about to witness history, then watched the spaceship Challenger explode before our eyes.
Andrea Johnson, NBCT retweeted
So, crazy story. I went to the library today and I found this book that I didn't want to check out for my kids. So, I just didn't check it out.
Andrea Johnson, NBCT retweeted
My teachers wanted a clear picture of Tier 1 learning.
This was the result.
Something that allowed for a teacher autonomy & creativity, also providing years worth of growth impact built into the design to make learning happen & gaps close.
Included in my book.
Andrea Johnson, NBCT retweeted
“#Love is that condition in the human spirit so profound that it empowers us to develop courage; to trust that courage and build bridges with it; to trust those bridges and cross over them so we can attempt to reach each other.” #MayaAngelou
ALT An image of Maya Angelou.
Coaches build teachers’ capacity for GREAT instruction. @VASCD #powerofcoaching
