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This all might seem trivial, teaching and education matter to me. I will continue to show up in every capacity, but what I can’t do is sit back and do nothing as people try to discredit our profession. We are doing the absolute best that we can.
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The kids, without a doubt, are what keep me in this profession. Back in April, I moved to Elkton, and who helped me move? Who played games in my backyard and ate pizza? My kids. I am, wholeheartedly and proudly, Elkton now.
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However, for the last year, I have been harassed, ridiculed on social media, and called in by various leaders because of ONE parent. As I grieved the loss of my mother and fell into such a void while trying to be the best teacher I could be, I have had this looming over me.
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Yesterday, I put on my best acting skills as we read a short story. I turned the lights down low, changed my voice, used all kinds of props and music. And the kids? They were hooked. They were readers. They were magic.
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I had one of the best teaching days yesterday only for it to ruined at the end because someone wants me fired and continues to try to slander my reputation.
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It’s corn! 🌽 Used this to get to know my students’ favorite snacks and food 😊
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Happy #PDMonday! Today's title, Keeping the Wonder is structured around four key elements that fuel engagement—surprise, curiosity, freedom, and inspiration and offers practical strategies and abundant inspiration to create fun and compelling lessons. Ask #YourBNRep for more info
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Welcome to our classroom! 🍎 First day of school is TOMORROW! 🥳
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This book is amazing!!! I love that it is applicable for teaching high school! An explosion of ideas on how to cultivate curiosity. I love this chart. A great #SAT prep idea. #KeepingTheWonderBook #EnglishTeacher
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Q4 A: I'm always looking for inspiration. Whenever I find myself feeling that sense of wonder, I think, "How can I recreate this in my classroom?" Recently, I played in Backyard Olympics, and now I have tons of ideas for games in the classroom! #tlap
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Q3 A: I often look at the UDL guidelines for recommendations and ideas for providing more choice in both how students learn and how they demonstrate their learning. #tlap
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Q2 A: I love sparking students' curiosity with the first slide on the board. When they walk in, they naturally look to the board area. How can you use that to capitalize on their curiosity? #tlap
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Q1 A: To hook your students with surprise, consider using a flashbulb prop (a prop that will likely stick out in their memory even after the lesson!) I love using fake skeleton hands from Dollar Tree; for some reason, the kids ALWAYS want them! :) #tlap
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Welcome to our Keeping the Wonder #tlap! :) I'm Staci Lamb, co-author of #keepingthewonderbook. I teach high school English pretty much year-round. To me, wonder is recognizing even the smallest awe-striking moments around us.
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Need ideas and free resources to get you recharged for the school year? 🍎 Grab a copy by 7/31 and get some wonder-filled resources and templates for free 😎 tinyurl.com/keepingthewond #KeepingTheWonderBook
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#KeepingTheWonderBook is the #1 Mover & Shaker on today! Biggest 24 hour gain in sales rank of ALL books! Currently #63 in sales out of every book on Amazon! Congrats to ! #dbcincbooks amazon.com/gp/product/195 #tlap
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I'm so excited 😭😎 Keeping the Wonder: An Educator's Guide to Magical, Engaging, Joyful Learning out now 💜✨ tinyurl.com/keepingthewond
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So excited to release our book TODAY! ✨
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SURPRISE EARLY RELEASE!!!
#KeepingTheWonderBook by Dr. Jenna Copper, @EngagingStaci, Abby Gross, & Ashley Bible is OUT!!!
An Educator's Guide to Magical, Engaging, & Joyful Learning!!!
It is WOW!
amazon.com/gp/product/195
#dbcincbooks #tlap #LeadLAP
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Honored to be a Wonder Maker! July 19th the Keeping the Wonder book will be available for pre-order! It will feature inspiration from 10 educators of varied content areas, grade levels & backgrounds! This will be my 12th book—so excited for more on the way! Stay tuned! ✨💜✨
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Getting through this virtual learning with memes and Baby Grogu 😂
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I gave my kids a picture today and told them to write dialogue for it.
This is exactly why I teach teenagers 😂
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I gave my kids a picture today and told them to write dialogue for it.
This is exactly why I teach teenagers 😂
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Trying to make the best of virtual learning with Baby Yoda slides and memes 😂
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This made my entire day 😂 When kids try to hold other kids accountable:
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So last week, I started using these skeleton hands as a prop for a spooky story, and now I can't go a single lesson without breaking them out 😂 Today, I started using them to make songs to fill the silence 😂
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When using hashtags, if you capitalize every new word Blind twitter users can actually hear the message you're saying.
So, instead of #blacklivesmatter (which still rocks but is a mm less accessible)
But #BlackLivesMatter allows the message to be accessible!
Even on instagram!
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White educators: "I love my students" is no substitute for racial justice, and if we don't educate about and act for racial justice--not just racial "diversity," but racial JUSTICE--we don't, in point of fact, love our students.
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Please read happy Black books too. We don't just write about slavery and colonialism. Consume Black history and art about anything. It all helps to decenter whiteness
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Idk but they tried peacefully kneeling and yall had a problem with that too.
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How does looting, rioting and destroying your OWN community bring justice for anyone?
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Now Introducing: What You Don't See, a book written by my students 📚 Some students detail real-life experiences, while others create pieces of short fiction.
If you'd like to support them by purchasing a copy, the link to Amazon is in my bio. 💛 All profits goes to them.
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This was our last in-person lesson. 💛 Romeo and Juliet tea party! 🍵
It was such a fun day. My student teacher planned all of this and decorated for it.
Thinking of you 💛
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These kinds of conversations are what I miss the most about teenagers! 😂
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Meet my "students" from today's virtual meeting 😂 We chatted, showed each other our animals, and caught up. 💛
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I don't know who needs to hear this, but lack of student participation in your digital learning content IS NOT a reflection of your "relationship building" skills as a teacher. And don't make it one
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