We can’t ever become so professional that we become callous to what kids deal with. I think it’s important to hold on to a tender heart.

With many schools switching to #onlinelearning due to the #coronaviruschina teachers are geographically separated from their biggest support system: each other! Here's an "end of shift" checklist to keep our #mentalhealth in check over the next weeks #edtech #edtechchat #pypchat

Here are both graphics for EDUCATORS and LEARNERS - their 'End of Shift' checklist for #onlinelearning (Sorry for the multiple posts! And thanks to Katie Ham for suggesting a student version).

Big laugh to release some tension while doing #research:

I've just hit publish on a MEGA guide to teaching online due to #schoolclosures #COVIDー19 So many examples, tips, + tools. Plus a checklist to help plan for a school closure. Please share with anyone who may find it helpful! theedublogger.com/teaching-onlin… #onlinelearning #edtech

A friend said it feels like Mother Nature told us to go to our rooms & think about what we've done! If we use #COVID19 to re-establish parts of our lives we've been forced to adjust & keep the good (more home cooking, reading & walks, less cars) that would be a #silverlining.

So proud to be from a family filled with nurses. Ontario - get out there and honk your horns, bang your pans at 7:30pm each night! bit.ly/3aGzWD4 #TogetherWeCanDoIt #Cheer4HealthWorkers RNAO

Can’t wait to hear Danny Steele and Angela Duckworth present at the Whole Child Virtual Summit. Register for the free virtual event here: wholechildvirtualsummit.com #wholechildsummit CharacterStrong

Proud to have a hero in the family - thanks for your bravery, Mom! RNAO #TogetherWeCanDoit

Every kid you teach loves something. They are interested in something. They are nervous about something. They are good at something. I wonder what that something is.

Pure, chill-inducing beauty - one of my favourite songs of all time, now more meaningful than ever. #StrongerTogether #Covid19 #TogetherAtHome Blue Rodeo youtube.com/watch?v=63a3h9…

5 Hopes for When Schools Reopen Face-To-Face buff.ly/2SaDwOL

Emergency remote teaching vs. #onlinelearning... interesting insight from the post-secondary realm. Thanks Addie Loy 🇺🇸🇨🇳 for the thought-provoking read. #upei21c2069 bit.ly/3dbjqfL

Just sharing a small moment of beauty on a rainy Ontario afternoon. @theoatmeal theoatmeal.com/comics/be_kind

Portland, MAINE right now. Chanting for #BreonnaTaylor, on her birthday. Just stunning.

"Educators, and especially white teachers, have to roll up their sleeves, look within themselves, sit with discomfort, reflect on what they can do better, and then live and teach with racial justice as their guiding principle." bit.ly/2A6ztNE Dena Simmons ASCD

1) Have pride. (Work hard at everything you do.) 2) Be Kind. (You never know when your words or actions can lift the spirit of another.) 3) Do the right thing. (Be a person of integrity.) This is what I talked to our students about today. These are our expectations.

It's been a challenging year. Wishing all of you a #HappyNewYear & a much better #2021. Words by Neil Gaiman, art by me, from the print available here at neverwear.net

Do you prefer your own company? You're not alone. Watch Susan Cain's classic TED Talk about why we should celebrate the talents and abilities of introverts: t.ted.com/ayIUUAi #WorldIntrovertDay