Thank YOU!

Thank you for making every day special.  Thank you for the extra hugs.  Thank you for spending your weekends to make your class' week awesome.  Thank you for the compassion you give to those around you.  Thank you for your time because a lot is taken.  Thank you for the little things you do to make a kid feel ten feet tall.  Thank you for listening.  Thank you for understanding.  Thank you for doing extra even when you are beyond tired.  Thank you for making them smile.  Thank you for building confidence and growing learners.  Thank you for your support.  Thank you for your love.  Thank you for everything you do every single day.  THANK YOU!

Mindframes

John Hattie's research is changing the way we look at student achievement by analyzing the influences that impact our students.  What do you feel like are major influences on your students' learning and achievement?

To read more about John Hattie's research check out the link below.

John Hattie

Attitude is Everything!

In my opinion, attitude is everything! The energy you send out into the world is what creates your learning environment, makes connections to learning, and develops the relationships that are essential to building student success!  At next week's NTU follow-up day, we are going to be exploring the effects that teacher attitude has in the classroom.  Before we meet, do a little self reflecting.  What is your attitude towards your students, classroom, co-workers, teaching, or life? Granted, we all have our bad days, but do the bad days outweigh the good?  Time to reflect.....

Here are a couple of things to help as you are reflecting:

Motivation Monday!

Everybody needs a little motivation on Monday!

Spring is in the Air!

It is hard to believe that we are already more than halfway through the month of March!  Where has the time gone? As reality is sinking in, that means that we only have a few short months left with our precious kiddos.  Although spring time feels like crunch time, especially with the beginning of state testing, use this time to soak in the valuable learning moments you are having in your classroom. Capture the memories, the emotions, and the celebrations of your first year of teaching.  As each day passes, remember that you are making a lasting imprint.  

As you relish in the beauty of spring, check out these resources that may be useful as you SPRING forward!

The Teacher's Guide

Teacher Vision

A to Z Teacher Stuff

Teaching Ideas

Doodle Art Alley

Math Menus

At our last NTU follow up day, several of our teachers were able to meet with Mrs. Brooke Lyon, a 3rd grade math teacher in CSISD.  She shared some the math menu tools that she uses in her classroom.  Thank you Mrs. Lyon for sharing with us!

Mrs. Lyon also shared a resource that she uses from Teachers Pay Teachers.

NTU Follow UP Day 3

NTU Follow Up Day 3 - SUCCESS!

Thank you all for your willingness to engage in amazing conversations, observations, and learn new things.  Here are a few of your notable finds from today's session:



Where can I find an overhead projector?  Amazon of course!

Amazon

Transition Songs and Classroom Playlists

Transition Board

Playlist Board

Alternative Sitting/Classroom Arrangements

https://www.wittfitt.com/

Classroom Set Up Ideas

Nontraditional Seating

Running Records

Random Name Pickers

Class Tools

Fruit Machine

super teacher tools

stick pick

Educators Technology

Differentiated Instruction

Article

Edutopia

And Lastly...

If there is anything else you would like more information on, please email or comment below.