So so true... #PZATL

Thanks for learning with us Loren!

Today’s quote: “Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children play is serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood.” ― Fred Rogers As educators, how are we supporting play? #WeAreD34

Add to your PLN with some educational chats on Twitter cybraryman.com/chats.html #MAET #MAETy1

it's back to school season & I'm proud to be an educator in Glenview District 34 who is encouraging teachers to start the school year w/a blank canvas to invite students to co-construct their learning environment #BlankCanvas34 #WeAreD34 [inspiration from Christine Hertz & @MrazKristine]

Starting a year of learning with #BlankCanvas34 to help design classrooms so we "Start with a blank canvas, not a finished masterpiece & Let our space reflect our students.” thanks to #KidsFirst @MrazKristine Christine Hertz #WeAreD34 #LyonLearners Tips @ tinyurl.com/BlankCanvas34

Excited to think about how "By, with, and for the children in the class" can drive all our instructional decision making, starting with classroom design Thanks Emily Tribbett Christine Hertz @MrazKristine

Soft Starts have been a simple and transformational shift (from morning work) that helps us build a joyful culture for thinking and inquiry where kids know their choices and voices are important from the first moments of their day... #inquirymindset #softstart #WeAreD34

One of the best KEVA® Planks creations I’ve seen!

Join us in our first Winter Break Family Inquiry! Together we will answer the question "What can we give that we cannot buy?" For directions and details visit tinyurl.com/LyonGives or check you child's backpack! #LyonGives #LyonLearners #WeAreD34 #InquiryMindset #WinterBreak

Some great ideas here #WeAreD34 friends

#WeAreD34 and we are sending smiles to front-line heroes and those in need. Kindergarteners sent letters and artwork to cancer patients who aren't able to have visitors. #D34forOthers

What an amazing time to be teaching #CEP813 electronic assessment for #MAET - I am already inspired by the connections students are making (to ideas and to one another). Plus I get to teach with the BEST Chris Sloan

So proud of these second graders

Dear educator friends/Edtech brands, if you are a fan of a white “Edtech influencer” who has been silent while still pushing their brand or if they are showing performative support while also muting & stealing space from black voices, you are complicit in your support of them.

Education is better because he shared his gifts. May he be our inspiration this year, when we need creativity more than ever.