Pre-K teacher at Briya Public Charter School
Maryland, USA
Joined December 2008
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Kerstin Schmidt retweeted
Perhaps to solve the great teacher resignation, we should consider the root causes & address those rather than lowering the bar.
1.Raise pay
2.Reduce class size
3.Provide resources (planning time & supplies)
There’s not a teacher shortage. Qualified teachers left the position.
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Risky play has an important role in the wellbeing, satisfaction, and development of children’s current and future academic and life skills ~ Migliarese, 2008; Miller & Almon, 2009
Kerstin Schmidt retweeted
Ready for Day 2 of #PlayfulSchoolsConference
"Play expresses people’s commitment to make and inhabit a new world. It is something we improvise together." - Thomas S. Henricks
@LEGOfoundation
Kerstin Schmidt retweeted
#playfulschoolconference #pedagogyofplay @LEGOfoundation Children need access to open play where they need to make choices – at Geldersheim, Deutschland
Kerstin Schmidt retweeted
Day 1 of 3 #playfulschoolconference with @LEGOfoundation “We don’t always have the answers but we need to try new things and take risks” we need to rethink learning beyond academics. “Play is not frivolous it enhances brain structure&function” we need to react and put joy back”
Kerstin Schmidt retweeted
What does teacher thinking look like? Check out a snap from our Playful Schools Network school session on Visible Thinking. Teachers were brainstorming and planning a thinking routine with play in mind. We cannot wait to see what they come up with. #playfulDMV
Kerstin Schmidt retweeted
“most of all, have the confidence in every learners ability to think and your capacity to nurture that thinking. the results will amaze and energize you” @RonRitchhart
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#stmdc #CCAThinks
Kerstin Schmidt retweeted
During an already difficult work shortage, it's critical that fair compensation becomes a priority. The strong, equitable, high-quality early learning system our littlest Washingtonians deserve can’t exist without a healthy, well-supported workforce. #ChildCareIsEssential
Kerstin Schmidt retweeted
DCPZEC is back! Hope you'll join us at our next meeting on March 3rd! pdcollaborative.org/2022/02/…
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THE WORLD'S BEST PRE-K? Meanwhile, in Helsinki, 4-year-olds have finished their 3rd hour of the day playing and discovering outdoors at -7 C. They do it at -14 C and below. This is how you do ECE. Sure beats worksheets and tablets. @pasi_sahlberg @DianeRavitch @John_Merrow
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En cada momento de juego hay un aprendizaje, dejar que ellos tomen decisiones de que hacer y cómo hacerlo es parte importante en su desarrollo. #PlayfulLearning #CCAImagination #CCAThinks
Kerstin Schmidt retweeted
So excited about this work! Cultivating habits of mind/heart in classrooms, museums, and teacher ed. We saw insight and compassion while piloting these routines. Try them & share how things go! Thank you @NoVoFoundation & @LongviewGlobal from @reimaginemigrat & @ProjectZeroHGSE
Social Emotional practices are particularly important for students under stress. This free guide from @VBoixMansilla , Carola Suarez-Orozco & Devon Wilson includes several new @ProjectZeroHGSE SEL thinking routines. Download it or share it now. reimaginingmigration.org/soc…
Kerstin Schmidt retweeted
What an inspirational evening! We started with a slow look at Ivan Puni's Suprematist Construction Montage & finished by creating our own shadow drawings. Thank you to all who joined & to @denashereen and @georgina_in_dc for sharing!
Kerstin Schmidt retweeted
Black parents need to flood these tip lines with complaints about our history being silenced. We are parents too
“Youngkin also touted a tip line for parents to report to the state any school officials they find to be behaving objectionably — including teaching ‘divisive’ subjects” washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/…
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Join us Tuesday, January 25th for a virtual workshop with @denashereen and @georgina_in_dc! bit.ly/DCPZECJanuary
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Learning and teaching should not stand on opposite banks and just watch the river flow by; instead, they should embark together on a journey down the water. Through an active, reciprocal exchange, teaching can strengthen learning and how to learn. ~ Loris Malaguzzi
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The teacher must adopt the role of facilitator not content provider. ~ Lev S. Vygotsky
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"Please help all immigrants to have better health by allowing us to renew once a year instead of every six months." -Catalina, Briya student
@VinceGrayWard7 @marycheh @chenderson @charlesallen @BrianneKNadeau please prioritize #DCAlliance renewal period with @DMHHS_DC today.
