Stockton-born. Proud SUSD grad and educator since 1986. Instructional coach hoping to instill confidence and improve competence in young teachers.
Stockton, CA
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The sixth story from “40 Stories” is about HUMOR.
I’ve endured unpleasant situations as a teacher and had many opportunities to complain. But I’ve found it easier to just laugh. A teacher needs to have a SENSE OF HUMOR.
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The theme the fifth story of “40 Years, 40 Stories” is OPEN-MINDEDNESS.
It is easy to surrender to immediate judgments, but teachers need to look deeper. We need to be OPEN.
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The fourth story from “40 Years, 40 Stories” is about EXPECTATION.
Teachers often get students entering our classes with a reputation that suggests success. But why not EXPECT success for every student who comes to our class?
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The third story from “40 Years, 40 Stories” is about COMMUNITY.
For many teachers, their classroom is a second home. If we do a good job in designing that second home, we can create for students a safe and welcoming COMMUNITY.
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The second story from “40 Years, 40 Stories” is about ENGAGEMENT.
Engagement is not synonymous with entertainment. Rather, it is the result of connecting with students in genuine and meaningful ways.
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Celebrating “40 Years, 40 Stories” over 40 Days of Summer
The first story is about maintaining a positive mindset, even when confronted by negativity. That mindset has helped me find meaning, happiness and stability.
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This is an outstanding thread. He articulates very well what I’ve argued for years
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My wife and I have LOVED watching @Jeopardamy win with style and grace for 40 straight. Looking forward to seeing you at the TOCs!
Wonderful story! I suspect Dr. @HenryLouisGates would appreciate this story. I wonder whether Miller family members have done ancestral DNA testing to learn more about their past.
I spent some time last month in southern Virginia with members of the Miller family. Grateful to all of them for sharing their story with me. washingtonpost.com/history/2…
#NoOneWillMissHer grabbed me from the first page. Great writing style, powerful themes, fascinating main character. @katrosenfield is a fantastic author.
This is the article I’ve been looking for (and wish I had written). No surprise that @cultofpedagogy points educators in the right direction once again.
New post and podcast episode with some thoughts about where we go from here.
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A good school (or teacher) will help lead students to doors of opportunity, possibility and knowledge. A good school (or teacher) helps put students on a lifelong journey of learning.
For anyone wrestling with the importance of media on one side and the problems of media on the other, this is GREAT.
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Always SO proud of @SUSD grad and @staggonline former EIC @Lissette_Rod for her work as a journalist!
Online instruction needs to encourage student thinking/ metacognition, not "busy work"/digital worksheets.
4 Strategies Designed to Drive Metacognitive Thinking - catlintucker.com/2018/09/4-s… #edchat
The great @RoyPeterClark uses his X-ray style on an outstanding column on race and confederate monuments. Powerful read!
"I praise many pieces of writing, but not many move me to say that they have been written in the voice of an angel and prophet," writes @RoyPeterClark poynter.org/reporting-editin…
Great article!
Check out this article about feedback with John Hattie @visiblelearning edweek.org/ew/articles/2018/…
Just finished @LeonardPittsJr1’s The Last Thing You Surrender. Such powerful themes, sympathetic characters. I have to think the train on the last page is symbolic of hope, movement (George & Thelma leaving Mobile?)
Last week I conducted my first online PD, which challenged my ability to multitask. Then I listened to @lauriesantos's #HappinessLab podcast and learned about setting good habits. I wrote about both here: docs.google.com/document/d/1…