In celebration of Global Read Aloud which starts TODAY, I’m giving away five signed copies of FRONT DESK!!! 🤗🤗 Pls RT +follow to enter and happy Global Read Aloud!!! Let’s build empathy together through reading!!! ❤️📚🎉🔑🛎🌎🙌 #GRAFront #FrontDesk Scholastic

I got to see so many of my former students at the Cook Middle School Orchestra concert tonight! They played beautifully, and seeing their smiling faces made my heart explode! It was a wonderful performance by all of the students and I hope to see another! #gleasonpride #cookpride

And also, to paraphrase Cornelius Minor - What if, instead of perpetuating systems of oppression, we taught kids to dismantle them? 7/?

If you still have school today, please send every child home with books. Let them choose whatever books they want. Tell them they can return them late. Tell them they can return them whenever they can. Empty your shelves.

Want to re-open schools? Read. This. First. (This is a reposting with a link that didn't crash in first ten-minutes). kylenebeers.com/blog/2020/07/1…

I figure, if I plan for online learning and then have to be in the classroom, my students can do their online work in class. I can’t get near them, and they can’t get near each other, so even classroom learning is distance learning. #backtoschool

Looking for good PD? Check out Matt Campbell, Ed.D. and his schoology trainings!

Virtual Meet the Teacher template including tutorials on how to embed video of YOU, a classroom tour, and links to class flipgrid, parent questionnaire and more! FULLY EDITABLE to adapt to YOUR needs! meredithakers.com/2020/08/08/vir…

After a riding accident, Christopher Reeve became paralyzed, but remained ever positive and optimistic. We can get through anything with hope. Don’t deny reality, but choose to look for the positive, be optimistic,and find the hope! @SuptMarkHenry #TodayISketchnoted #sketchnote

Anyone wanting to do a digital notebook, but hasn't had time to figure it out (or set it up)....here is my template (I just started it today). Feel free to make a copy and use. Happy Friday docs.google.com/presentation/d…

Want to add a real life GIF of yourself for your virtual kiddos? 1. Take a LIVE photo of yourself & save as video. 2. Email it to yourself from your email (make sure it says .mov). 3. Unscreen.com & download as a gif 4. Import photo to google slides #CFISDConnect

I’ve Just gotta share!! This is the coolest! #becreative #bebecreative

I ❤️ checklists! Using 2 new platforms AND managing hybrid teaching can be a bit overwhelming. My team was able to come up with this system after doing practice runs of our lessons last week. What other tips do y’all recommend?

I’m giving this video for FREE to all Title I school. If you’re not a Title I school, you can get this video for FREE with a minimum purchase of THREE KEYS through your local indie bookstore—email me at [email protected]! #ThreeKeys #FrontDesk #OutTomorrow #ShopIndie

❤️❤️❤️ wowzers! This is amazing and will be loved by whoever receives them!

Combine students' love of mystery prize packs with YOUR content in this Fall-themed Mystery Prize and Points Template!!! meredithakers.com/2020/10/25/fal…

y’all. today, my wife put a sticker on her face each time a different kid unmuted and participated in class. the kids never said anything about her stickers and just let her look like this. I will be laughing about this until 2021.

My favorite video on the internet rn

I got to meet some of my new fourth graders today! 📚✨ I also got to see some of my former students who came with their families. 🥹 It was awesome!