We tend to think of "brain breaks" as downtime, but a 2021 study says they're "just as important as practice in learning a new skill.” 🧠 🧵 1/11

Important! 🙌 🌐 teachergoals.com

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Even Matt Damon agrees!

Minnesota is praying for our neighbors in Wisconsin as America once again mourns the loss of innocent, young lives at the hands of gun violence. Gun violence should not be a fact of life for children in our country.

Accurate. 💯 🌐 teachergoals.com

Being multilingual is a superpower! 🦸 Let’s Raise the Bar on multilingual education so students can excel in global markets & the careers of tomorrow: ED.gov/RaiseTheBar

The biggest benefiters from K-12 school budgets are the testing companies: The Growth of Educational Testing 1955…$7,000,000 1997….$263,000,000 2021…$2,825,000,000 Thoughts? 🤔

Rest can be hard to find, here are 7 types of rest to explore. Ideas via Dr. Dalton Smith Sketchnote via Sylvia Duckworth

Statement from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) on rescinding Title IX guidance on Name, Image, Likeness (NIL) issued in the final days of the Biden administration: ed.gov/about/news/pre…

If you want to keep the best teachers and administrators, treat them like they are the best. Few people leave an environment where they feel valued, supported, appreciated, and treated like professionals. This is more important now than ever!

A good teacher can inspire hope, ignite the imagination, and instill a love of learning. #education #teachers

"Objectives are not meant only for teachers and those that evaluate teachers, they are for designed to support the learners." 🌍 ναℓєηтιηα gσηzαℓєz valentinaesl.com/blog/posting-c…

Powerful reminder. 🙌

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Various visual supports can be used to create experiences for Multilingual Learners to engage in deep learning in first language and additional languages through: 👀Viewing 💭Thinking 📊Analyzing 🗣️Discussing 📝Writing How do you use these visual supports for language

Teachers shoulder a greater emotional burden than most people can imagine.

Thanks for listening to my TED Talk.

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High expectations should NOT be: -No mistakes -No second chances -Moving fast High expectations SHOULD be: -Doing challenging things -Doing it until you get it right -Working hard -Asking for help