Champion of new-to-profession teachers, Instructional Mentor, mom, wife, lifelong learner, photographer. *views are my own
Waukee, Iowa
Joined January 2012
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Sheena Grove retweeted
My son has a broken arm, because boys. 🤦🏼♀️
His teacher sent this home. 💜💛 Best teachers, best school district. #Iowa #GiveLove #Waukee @WaukeeCSD
Sheena Grove retweeted
Every kid is a reader. The problem doesn’t lie with those who “don’t like” to read. The problem is in how we introduce, discuss, and “teach” reading to them, and what books we share and make available to them. The work is in figuring out how to reach each wonderfully unique kid.
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Four days into the school year. Here are four books students have read & loved already. 📚❤️ #ProjectLITBookClub #powerofchoice #whyiteach
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Sending lots of love to all teachers and educators. They often say “finish strong,”I invite you to “finish whole.” Don’t let the inequities break you. You’ve come too far.
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Teachers:
Check in with your students as humans this week.
Ask how they are doing mentally and emotionally.
Give them space to answer.
Validate their response.
Don’t just hustle to get work in or grades done.
Our students are stressed and need to be seen.
#teachwithdignity
Sheena Grove retweeted
Will > skill. You can teach the “how to,” but the “want to” has to come from them.
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Steven Danna has been playing tennis for as long as he can remember. But this spring looks a little different. The @WaukeeHS senior went through an incredible battle, just to be able to pick up his racquet one more time. @WaukeeTennis
waukeeschools.org/news/2021/…
Sheena Grove retweeted
This is way more disrespectful than taking a knee during the anthem. Waiting for that same kind of outrage.
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Got a 2.4 GPA my first semester in college. Thought maybe I wasn’t cut out for engineering. Today I’ve landed two spacecraft on Mars, and am now designing one for the Moon.
STEM is hard for everyone. Grades ultimately aren’t what matter. Curiosity and perseverance matter.
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Check out this way to learn and use your voice! Senators, education leaders, and health care experts will discuss two bills that will hurt Iowa public schools and how to help stop them.
Tuesday, Jan 26 at 7:00 PM
Register for this Statewide Town Hall: zoom.us/meeting/register/tJU…
Sheena Grove retweeted
I really hope someday number grades are gone bye bye and we can write longer narratives about our kids, and share their work in a portfolio, and share how they self asses what they do etc. I just hope someday..
Sheena Grove retweeted
With what educators call "class participation," as with most things, we need to look at motives, not just behavior. Does it reflect genuine engagement (wondering aloud) or is it just an effort to impress the teacher? (Hint: If it's being graded, it's almost certainly the latter.)
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The challenge of moving from a compliance-based approach to a commitment-based approach is thinking the result of punishment/reward is teaching & learning. We “need” control, and so we can’t let go. We think it’s for the kids, but really it’s about us.
It’s not about us. #LetGo
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I've been thinking about this question from @jamesclear "If you met someone exactly like you (same experience, same resources, same problems) ... what advice would you give them?
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With Thanksgiving just around the corner, it's not too early to consider how you can disrupt harmful lessons and activities that often happen around the holiday. These alternatives can help you center Indigenous voices and experiences. tolerance.org/magazine/teach…
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Teachers: Be silly with your students. It's good to learn and laugh.
During our break, we had a dance battle! I cut a rug to some Mexican music and mixed in some Time Tok moves. 😂😂 #FearlessFifth #educatorreflections
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How you close a lesson is important. It can be a reflection on learning, a summary of learning, or a metacognitive look on the learners themselves. Consider varying how you use exit tickets. #corechat
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Students learn more from what you model for them than what you tell them. We must model emotional awareness and wellness. Feel out loud and navigate the feelings in front of them #HipHopEd
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These are not normal times, we have to find ways to ensure we are not asking educators & students to do normal things in unnormal circumstances! Lets continue to protect our teachers & students health & wellbeing by remaining focused on the essential work & not unessential things