• Teacher • Soccer Coach • Swim Coach • Bus Driver • Grad Student • 2019 Kenan Fellow • STEM Advocate •

Joined March 2019
Turns out if you have not ironed a pair of pants since March 13th that is a motor skill that can be lessened in that amount of time!!! #sendhelp
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How to take the stress out of the CRAZY school year to come: 🔸Watch the sunrise at least one day during the week 🔸Support that poor soul that is beginning their teaching career this year 🔸Support that veteran teacher struggling with online instruction 🔸TAKE TIME FOR YOU!
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This is YOUR year to sharpen those classroom discussion skills. When school starts back it will be over 5 months since students have had any large group communication. Take advantage of that!!! #edchat #learning #edreform
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Beginning Teachers, Do👏Not👏Hide👏In👏A👏Bubble👏This👏School👏Year👏 This school year will be rough for even veteran teachers, but the technology courses that you have taken are GOLD right now! Be confident, be kind, and don't hold back!!! #beginningteachers #educationmatters
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This is your year to try something new!!! Smaller Class Sizes ✅ Zero Expectations For Testing ✅ And Students ACTUALLY Wanting To Be In School ✅✅✅ COVID sucks, but make the most out of this school year and step outside of your “comfort-zone”.
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3 simple tips for an awesome STEM unit: * Share personal adventures * Design the unit around what students need to know not what the State thinks the students need to know * Don’t fear failure Don’t be your own worst enemy in the classroom and let those students grow!!! #STEM
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Sometimes you just have to “let it roll” 🚵‍♂️
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“Beautiful things can come from broken pieces when you give your broken pieces a chance” This school year will be full of broken pieces, but don’t let that stop you from making a difference in someone’s life. #educationmatters
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I’m in the search for good books for school administration. I am beginning a post-master’s program in the fall and I am wanting to gain all the knowledge I can before, during, and after the program. Any book suggestions? @DrBradJohnson #principals #ednc #edchat #edutwitter
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Austin Hedden retweeted
#NCGA House unanimously passes SB374, which lets NC school districts seek State Board of Education permission to open school year using remote instruction instead of in-person instruction due to #coronavirus. Uncertain if Senate will concur. #nced #ncpol
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Admin, while we expect our staff to do their job well as professionals, its still important to encourage and show them appreciation. Be quick to praise and slow to criticize. How you treat your staff has a major influence on school culture!
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“Good teachers know their curriculum, but great teachers know their students.” Regardless what fall brings relationships will be more important now than ever. #educationmatters
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Dear New Teachers, Not every minute of class has to be focused on standards based instruction! Sincerely, A Teacher that wishes they had heard that their first year teaching @cultofpedagogy #education #educationmatters
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Throughout the pandemic my eyes have been opened to the STEM possibilities growing right in my back yard. Gardening will definitely be added to my STEM playbook when/if we are back to school in the fall! #STEMeducation #agriculture #ednc
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If you are in need of a mask check out Mountain Mantra Masks on Etsy! My wife has been hard at work and you can message me directly for custom orders. #COVID19 etsy.com/shop/MountainMantra…
I am excited to continue my educational journey and will be doing so with App State in the fall!!!
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And Dreams before Data!!! I get that we are in a data driven world, but how many students’ dreams are crushed because of the pursuit of data?
Schools, As you prepare for next year. Remember grace, patience, relationships and love should drive your mission.
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It is almost comical when you research why the school year is 180 days and how that has been the standard for over a century. The Spanish Flu pandemic didn’t change that mindset, but could the COVID-19 be the pandemic that introduces educational reform?
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Today #IrunwithMaud because nobody should have to run in fear 🖤
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