Grace upon grace. #upliftEdu #happyclassrooms

Got my first copy of I Survived Titanic graphic novel (it’s very beautiful!) I want to give it personalized/signed to one of you! Rt to enter. I will contact the winner privately on Tuesday afternoon ❤️❤️❤️

12 Days of Twitter...Day 1 I’m Kay Koronka, 1st grade self-contained at JES. I’ll be celebrating Christmas with all of my family in Austin. I’m looking forward to seeing all of my children and grandchildren at one time! #jeschat #12DaysTwitter Ashley Kinney Brigitte Schmidt

Power of a Positive Team - It’s important to have a positive attitude. Support each other and remember that negativity and complaining is toxic. It spreads to others and drags the team down. My aha moment - No negative self-talk! It’s destructive! #jeschat #PTPD

One of my favorite resources in Teach Junkie. Over the years, I’ve found lots of great ideas there the elementary classroom. #JESgreatness #12DaysofTwitter

Day 3 - My amazing 1st grade team inspires me every day. We laugh and have fun every day...and each of my teammates is willing to share ideas to make my job easier. I’m truly blessed to work with these ladies! #JESchat #12DaysofTwitter

Teams need to work together to create a long term goal, as well as short term goals that are geared toward achieving the overall objective. This will help prevent frustration and burnout. #jeschat #PTPD

Power of a positive team - My takeaway - I tend to look at the big picture and get overwhelmed. I need to focus on one day at a time, taking small, consistent steps. Don’t try to swallow the whole elephant! #jeschat #PTPD

You can’t discipline trauma. So true. A student returning to you from break may very well have experienced some type of trauma. Pay attention to emotions, behaviors and interactions.

20 Meaningful Second Grade Math Games Kids Will Enjoy bit.ly/2MNYSyD via We Are Teachers

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School is NOT closed for the year. The building is. If you listen closely you can hear the hum of hard working teachers, administrators, and support staff preparing to save the day in ways and means never seen before. Yes, we are brokenhearted, but these broken hearts will lead

Join us in our Twitter Chat this Tuesday! Bring a friend or 2! #jeschat #noplacelikejones #wisdgreatness #TeacherAppreciationWeek #teachertribe

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!!! Join in on the Twitter Challenge for the opportunity to win some prizes!! #jeschat #teachertribe #noplacelikejones

Happy Cinco de Mayo! No tacos, but we had homemade refried beans and Mexican cornbread. Yum! #jeschat #noplacelikeJones

A1 - Read! I love to get lost in a book! #JESchat #noplacelikeJones

A2 - Finding a balance of my time for school/students/parents and my family. #JESchat #noplacelikeJones

A3 - Phone calls and personal written notes that are mailed to them #JESchat #noplacelikeJones

A5 - Seesaw...it’s an amazing platform that my students can use to respond in so many ways. #JESchat #noplacelikeJones