An Arkansas school district installed 1,400 solar panels, saved 1.6 kilowatts of energy in 3 years and turned a $250k deficit into a $1.8 million surplus. Now it's raising teacher salaries by $2,000-$3,000 and surrounding districts are copying its model. energynews.us/2020/10/16/sou…

This is a MUST read. PLEASE stop asking these questions of people who look different than you. AMERICANS come in every possible skin color, shape, & facial structure. Embrace the beauty. #TEACHers #edchat A Look at Implicit Bias and Microaggressions edutopia.org/article/look-i…

$20 Billion Increase for ESSA Title I in Biden Administration’s FY2022 Proposed Budget transact.com/blog/20-billio…

That’s why independent reading of self-selected books at school is so important. Reading for joy and pleasure!

Insecure people pretend to know things they don't. They dismiss expertise from others. Secure people admit what they don't know. They defer to expertise in others. Proactive people take the initiative to learn what they don't know. They acquire expertise from others.

Stunning—670,000 white flags 🏳 flying in Washington DC. You can guess what they stand for during this pandemic - that is 1 flag for every 500 people. Let that sink in. Let that motivate us all to end this. #COVID19

Trying something new this week. Students signed up for a small group lesson in Writer’s Workshop. They were so excited to choose what they wanted to focus on this week. #ParksideDreamTeam #1LISD

Cherokee county teachers doing drumstick exercise in the Composer:Drums PBL experience. Putting the fun back into fundamentals! #DLPBLChampions @Defined Learning

There’s nothing to lose by giving a student a second chance. Nothing. Nada. Zilch. There’s only the possibility of strengthening a relationship, demonstrating the power of empathy, and instilling a glimmer of hopeful recovery.

#aussieED A5 Model and Empower a #GrowthMindset with #feedback, questions, and self-talk.

If teachers go into each other’s classrooms in non judgemental, non evaluative ways all of the teachers will become like the best teachers. No one steals a worse idea. #ElemAPNetwork

Who else has this tricky standard of how to punctuate titles? I made this game and now students are begging to practice. Anytime I can get students out of their seats and moving while learning about ELA is a win! Indian Knoll Cherokee Co. Schools #setthestagetoengage

Twenty great youtube channels to support students' maths development.

This always goes down so well with my Year 6s at this time of year. They will be sharing their Year 6 guides with Year 5 next week 💙

If you don’t know something, it just means you don’t know it YET! #ITeachMath #PowerOfYet

If You're Still Calling Your Class These 3 Things, It's Time to Reconsider weareteachers.com/teachers-call-… via We Are Teachers

Do you like escape rooms? Take a look at our Trick or Trapped PE experience. Watch @mk8hughes try to escape through a series of brain and fitness challenges. Falls Church City Public Schools Oak Street Elementary

You don't need to be like anyone else to be amazing!