I am a teacher, wife and a mother of 2. I love literacy and teaching people to read! I teach at McKinley Elementary in Des Moines Public Schools.
Des Moines, IA
Joined April 2016
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Literacy is a social justice issue.
Effective literacy instruction is the solution.
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You're not grading assignments.
You're collecting evidence to determine student progress and pointing them towards their next steps.
Make the mental switch. It matters.
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Today in PLC, a colleague described how she keeps a spread sheet of things that happen on screen. Like a cat walks across the screen. Instead of chiding the student, she records, āStudent has a cat. Ask its name later.ā That tiny little move is about relationship now and later. ā at Floyds Knobs, IN
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Ever look up at night and feel small? Don't. Instead feel large. Atoms in our bodies trace to the remnants of exploded stars. We are Stardust. We are alive in the universe. And the universe is alive within us.
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#HipHopEd i am calling for a "hard-reset" (like on your cell phone) rather than "going back to normal" 4 our Ss. "Normal" is where the problems were. Hard-reset is a brand new start! #HardReset
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@FunWeirdScience got the kids into the teaching and hypothesizing at the #SuperTeachersSummit #teachhustleinspire 'This is awesome', said my son.
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Canāt stop, wonāt stop leaning! #teachhustleinspire #SuperTeachersSummit
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āStudents are not people to be blindly taught by an educator- students are souls who have been brought into your path to help them fulfill their destiny and help them to understand their rights they deserve as human beingsā Dr. Chris Emdin #SuperTeachersSummit #teachhustleinspire
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āThe driving engine behind Ss effort is them feeling confident, comfortable and acceptance in your classroom. When this happens Ss will have a safe space to take academic risks.ā -@ShaunWoodly #teachhustleinspire #SuperTeachersSummit
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Biggest Takeaways from Part 1:
Relationships are key!
Build Trust, be open to creating a Brave Space.
Stop Talking & Listen.
Work to understand your students & families!
#TeachHustleInspire #SuperTeachersSummit
Meggan Bierbaum retweeted
āBefore placing the label of difficult on the ___________, check, double check, and triple check, to make sure the difficult person in the equation isnāt you.ā Fill in the blank with anyone and it still works! Thank you @darylcros #TeachHustleInspire #SuperTeachersSummit ā at Salem, MA
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My other favorite line from @darylcros āsometimes you just have to shut up.ā š¤£ So true! We have to listen to our parents. #SuperTeachersSummit #teachhustleinspire
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The upcoming school year is quickly approaching. That being said...
God, grant me the serenity to
TEACH in circumstances I cannot change
HUSTLE to influence the things I can, and allow me the ability to
INSPIRE those around me to do the same.
#TeachHustleInspire
Meggan Bierbaum retweeted
Really donāt understand why 2020 is trying to be 1918 and 1968 at the same time.
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We canāt forget #BreonnaTaylor.
We just canāt.