@TopDogTeaching

2019 North Dakota Teacher of the Year · CEO · 2020 Top USA Educator of the Year · 2x Global Hundred Awardee · Author · TED Talker · IVF Mama: Isaiah 66:9

 Fargo, ND USA + Airplanes ✈️
topdogteaching.com
Joined October 2012
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Kayla Dornfeld retweeted
edutopia
@edutopia12 Nov 2024
“The most important instructional resource will ALWAYS be the Teacher. Not the technology, activities, or programs. The Teacher!” —Tom Loud, School Founder & Director

ALT “The most important instructional resource will ALWAYS be the Teacher. Not the technology, activities, or programs. The Teacher!” —Tom Loud, School Founder & Director

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Kayla Dornfeld retweeted
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@edutopia2 Nov 2024
“If we expect students to be kind, we need to be kind adults. If we expect students to be cooperative, we need to be cooperative adults. If we expect students to be responsible, we need to be responsible adults. Model. Model. Model.” —Lisa Romano, Teacher

ALT “If we expect students to be kind, we need to be kind adults. If we expect students to be cooperative, we need to be cooperative adults. If we expect students to be responsible, we need to be responsible adults. Model. Model. Model.” —Lisa Romano, Teacher

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I have a teacher friend in LA going to the World Series with his elderly father. “I feel bad taking Friday off but the traffic is insane and we are walking in when the gates open.” My thought: You’ve spent 24 years covering classes, doing IEP meetings, chaperoning dances. Take the day off. I promise you the kids will be okay. Hot take: teachers are human and mental health days have to include things like a World Series game with your 78 year old dad. Full stop. Just go.
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This 🙌 Big time this❤️
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Read that again. And again. And again.
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In a world that promotes tearing others down to build ourselves up, we can make a difference by using our words to bless and encourage. And simply giving kind words is one of the greatest ways to make the love of Jesus known to those who so desperately need it.
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Thank you, @TopDogTeaching, for your honesty and vulnerability. #𝗥𝟰𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 💗
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JJ@jpjankins11 Jun 2024
Students come to school because it’s their safe space… be the safe space #R4Inclusive via Whova event app whova.com/whova-event-app/
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Impactful learning about influence with @TopDogTeaching at the #R4Inclusive conference this afternoon! #KTintervent
JJ@jpjankins11 Jun 2024
Students come to school because it’s their safe space… be the safe space #R4Inclusive via Whova event app whova.com/whova-event-app/
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Big idea to always remember! @TopDogTeaching #R4inclusive #KTintervent
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One word of encouragement can change the trajectory of someone’s day/week/year. Never waste an unspoken blessing.
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Administrators, Teachers who receive regular recognition & appreciation tend to be: * More Productive * More engaged in school * More likely to stay with school * More likely to receive higher satisfaction scores from students & parents. Yes, appreciation matter!
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Kayla Dornfeld retweeted
Adam Grant
@AdamMGrant15 May 2023
The earlier kids get smartphones, the worse their mental health as adults. New study, 27k+ ppl: owning a smartphone younger predicts lower self-worth, motivation & resilience—and more sadness, anxiety & aggression—especially for girls. Smartphones should wait until high school. jonathanhaidt.substack.com/p…
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Absolutely inspirational & motivational from start to finish. Everyone needs that reminder that "relationships are free" and to make the classroom somewhere they want to be-not have to be! #CampPromethean23 @Promethean @topdogteaching
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Kayla Dornfeld retweeted
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@edutopia23 Oct 2023
A reminder as you start a new week: Relationships really matter. 🧡
"I remember going into my first year of teaching thinking I was going to use a bunch of cute classroom management tricks. I’m now 4 years in and although those tricks are helpful, I’ve learned the most important and effective classroom management strategy is RELATIONSHIPS." —Abby Howard, Teacher

ALT "I remember going into my first year of teaching thinking I was going to use a bunch of cute classroom management tricks. I’m now 4 years in and although those tricks are helpful, I’ve learned the most important and effective classroom management strategy is RELATIONSHIPS." —Abby Howard, Teacher

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FLAGSHIP U! #UNDproud | #LGH
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Kayla Dornfeld retweeted
CodeAI
@codeorg15 Aug 2023
Just released: Fantastic short videos on how AI works — from chatbots to generative AI — in terms anyone can understand at code.org/aivideos plus a free professional learning series for teachers to use AI in their classroom: code.org/ai101 #ai101
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Stay close to the people who get just as genuinely excited about your wins as you do.
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Treat your teachers well this year! if you want to keep the best teachers, treat them like they are the best. Few teachers leave an environment where they feel valued, supported, appreciated, and treated like professionals.
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Mrs. Graffeo@MrsGraffeoCCS1 Aug 2023
So many great new ideas at the sessions I’ve attended presented by @TopDogTeaching at #ElevateYourClassroom. Ready for the new year with fabulous new ideas. ✏️ ♥️
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