Alternative Ed Inovator * 9th & 10th ELA Online Instructor * DnD geek, anime & videogame weirdo (She/They) 🏳️🌈🇺🇸
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Teacher Wilt retweeted
Wrapping up #pctela25 with a powerful and important keynote from Dr. Stephanie Jones! #literacy #educators #conference
Teacher Wilt retweeted
There’s still time to join us this weekend at #pctela25 in Harrisburg! Our three amazing keynotes are speakers that you won’t want to miss! Come network, learn, and grow as an educator.
bit.ly/PCTELA25Reg
@ncte @WPCTEtweets @PADeptofEd @PAEduChat1 @PSEA @writingproject
Teacher Wilt retweeted
Looking back on my years as a teacher, one theme stands out: American schools try to take on too much. They’re asked to be the solution for nearly every social problem. But when you try to be everything, failure is inevitable.
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A reminder that ‘knowing’ is not binary, it's not an on/off thing. We move through stages; hearing, recognising, recalling, mastering, before knowledge becomes truly usable. This example of of children's different phrases of 'knowing' words from Beck, McKeown, and Kucan is so useful as an illustration.
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Independence Day is a reminder that America is not the project of any one person. The single most powerful word in our democracy is the word ‘We.’ ‘We The People.’ ‘We Shall Overcome.’ ‘Yes We Can.’ America is owned by no one. It belongs to all citizens. And at this moment in history—when core democratic principles seem to be continuously under attack, when too many people around the world have become cynical and disengaged—now is precisely the time to ask ourselves tough questions about how we can build our democracies and make them work in meaningful and practical ways for ordinary people.
Teacher Wilt retweeted
This is… not surprising.
Teaching things as simple as vocab in isolation has consistently resulted in similarly limited or negative outcomes.
The best classrooms build on relationships to embed authentic safety and support like mortar between curricular bricks. #EMC2Learning
Mental-health lessons not only don't work, in some cases they're making things worse.
theguardian.com/commentisfre…
Teacher Wilt retweeted
Teachers who have less behavior issues have the following in common:
1. Have great relationships with their students
2. Firm but fair
3. Don't take things personally
4. Involve students in making classroom decisions and rules
5. Uses humor
What else would you add? #teacher
Teacher Wilt retweeted
Educators should take note.
When the leader of one of the largest religions on the planet selects a name to reflect the most urgent issues of his time (and directly mentions Artificial Intelligence)… the game has changed.
What are our schools doing to meet it? #EMC2Learning
Pope Leo XIV explains his choice of name:
"... I chose to take the name Leo XIV. There are different reasons for this, but mainly because Pope Leo XIII in his historic Encyclical Rerum Novarum addressed the social question in the context of the first great industrial revolution. In our own day, the Church offers to everyone the treasury of her social teaching in response to another industrial revolution and to developments in the field of artificial intelligence that pose new challenges for the defence of human dignity, justice and labour."
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We hope all educators had a great Teacher Appreciation Week. PCTELA is proud to work with and support educators across Pennsylvania. You are valued and your work matters! #teacherappreciation #PAProudEducators #education
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PAECT is teaming up with Mad Science for an in-person science event for adults only! All educators of grades K-3 are encouraged to attend, and it is free of cost.
Register here: paect.org/event-6167944
Teacher Wilt retweeted
Experiment time: join me for a 30 day challenge to see if Teacher Twitter is still worth our time!
Inspired by @MrMatera’s 30-day challenge & the Kaizen Way, we’re testing if real PD & connection still live here. Full story👇 emc2learning.com/30-days-to-… #EMC2Learning
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Before the chaos in May begins, make sure to register for #pctela25! It’s a meaningful two days of connections, learning, and networking. Bring a friend (or many!) and join us in Harrisburg this October.
bit.ly/PCTELA25Reg
@ncte @PSEA @PADeptofEd @OCTELA @PAEduChat1
Teacher Wilt retweeted
Join me TOMORROW for a 30 Day Challenge and all through the month of May to see how much #EduTwitter still has left!
✅ One positive edu post per day
✅ No complaining
✅ Track engagement & reflect
Let’s see what happens when we commit to amplifying the awesome in education!