#BmoreEdchat A1: Being selected from among many great teachers as my district’s teacher I’d the year for 2017-2018. Also, graduating from a Hindi language course.
A1. Training 6 mentors this week (including my principal, yay!!) to begin @QueendomTEA mentoring for all 100 freshmen and interested upperclassmen at Carver Vo-Tech High! 👑 #BmoreEdChat
Hey dear, hey! Yes! I’m an advocate for PUBLIC schools—I believe in our urban scholars and wish more took interest in them. Welcome lovely! Looking forward to getting to know you! 😍 #BmoreEdChat
A2: Simple struggle has been finding time to eat lunch. Adaptive challenge has been being consistent in having courageous conversations with community members #BmoreEdchat
A2: I took on a lot of new responsibilities this year, new course, class dean position, and @LoyolaEducation internship project. I feel like I'm a new teacher all over again #bmoreedchat
A2. I honestly cannot identify a struggle... I teach teachers to find a solution to every problem, lol. If I don’t have something for my scholars, I fundraise, etc. If anything, I struggle most with eating lunch because I wear so many hats, lol!! #BmoreEdChat
A2: Saying no without feeling guilty about it. With added responsibilities and teacher coverages, I really need my planning time to be able to give my kids the best experience. No really means yes to other things. #BmoreEdChat
A2: lack of AC causing difficult teaching days and many half days. Therefore, lessons being pushed back and guided reading being cut (on those half days). I'm so happy for cold weather! #bmoreedchat
I think having these tough convos is so important. How do you improve if you're not challenged to do so? There is always room for improvement. Starts with reflection on your end as well #bmoreedchat
A2: Simple struggle has been finding time to eat lunch. Adaptive challenge has been being consistent in having courageous conversations with community members #BmoreEdchat
A2: working with new team members and a familiar one. I have more responsibilities but have a hard time getting everyone on the same page and time. #BmoreEdchat
A2. Ok, maybe I want to revamp curriculum... 🙈 I’m constantly trying to find ways to not only challenge my scholars but also make learning fun. I want them to read for the sake of reading—read more than expected via the curriculum. #BmoreEdChat
A2: Saying no without feeling guilty about it. With added responsibilities and teacher coverages, I really need my planning time to be able to give my kids the best experience. No really means yes to other things. #BmoreEdChat
Thank you so much, dear! My scholars have been so interested in the @ProjectLITComm texts/topics! A few of them have already read 3 books and the first quarter hasn’t even ended yet! I am SO proud of them! 🙌🏽😍📚📚 #BmoreEdChat
A2: I regularly struggle with feeling a sense of accomplishment. That's a personal struggle. I spend many days repeating "enough" to my inner voice #BmoreEdchat
#BmoreEdchat A3: My personal goals usually involve others, so it forces me to stick to them because someone else is relying on my commitment and involvement.
A3: It starts with reflection. What can I improve or do better? Then what are specific incremental things you can do daily to get better. Check ins with long term goals and breaking things down. #bmoreedchat
A3. I am an AVID planner... constantly brainstorming, goal setting on paper and giving myself deadlines for mastery! When I either make progress towards the goal or complete the goal—my measure of meeting them! #BmoreEdChat
#BmoreEdchat A3: My personal goals usually involve others, so it forces me to stick to them because someone else is relying on my commitment and involvement.
A3: I know that I am setting a big goal when I feel uncomfortable about it with a "gut" feeling. I know I have met my goal when I receive feedback from another community member. #bmoreedchat
A3: we set goals collaboratively during our content team meetings! We are each other's motivators to help each other stay focused and on track. Also, we share strategies and plans to help achieve our goals. Data is used to help see if we achieved our academic goals , #bmoreedchat
A3 I usually set goals based on my interest in what I want to dive in, and, since it is personal growth and improvement, it can vary. @facinghistory is a big source of my learning, as well as professional communities in teaching ELLs. #BmoreEdchat
This summer I read the Alchemist. I decided to refocus my contributions on the greater social good as well as stay in constant reflection on what will be my 'personal legend' #BmoreEdchat
After establishing the big goal, I find small goals that will help to achieve it and work on them. That way I can have accomplishments/celebrations along the way to keep me motivated. #BmoreEdchat
I try to have reasonable expectations of people because there are times when I may not be able to come through as expected. Shortcomings happen. #BmoreEdChat
A4. My spiritual balance, being creative, a published author /writer and being a motivational speaker/women empowerment leader helps me in the classroom. 👸🏾 #BmoreEdChat
A4: Spending time with my family helps me remember every family & student has an individual story. Family grounds me & provides motivation to serve others. #BmoreEdchat
A4: playing social sports! My Ss and I really bond over our games! They love coming in telling me about their activities a d hearing about mine. #BmoreEdchat
#BmoreEdchat Q4: As a JW, my faith means everything to me, and since I deal with people of all nationalities and backgrounds, literally week to week, it helps me to be more than just tolerant, but compassionate, empathetic, and loving toward all! Find something to love about Os.
A4 Zumba! Designating time for my own health/fitness/fun keeps me energized and able to climb stairs while picking up and dropping off students :). #BmoreEdchat
A5: Every morning before student arrival I spend 5 minutes writing down one to two sentences to reflect on a challenge or goal for the day. #bmoreedchat
A5. I’m such a perfectionist, lol. ➡️🙏🏽 (prayer) ➡️📚 (reading/devotion time) ➡️☕️ (coffee) ➡️👑 (put my crown on, lol). I have faced many challenges but I am fully equipped to handle them! And I have the best encouragers surrounding me! 🙌🏽 #BmoreEdChat
A5: Get up early and go to the gym! I do this a lot less frequently than I would like. I also try to read (or listen to) a bunch of books, normally history or education! try to switch back and forth. I know I should read more fiction, but I dont :( #bmoreedchat
#BmoreEdchat a5 getting to work early every single morning... love the quiet before the storm 🤣 but I always find myself being productive before the kiddos arrive
A5: I have called my mom on the way home from work every day for the last 12 years, no matter the time. It is a vital routine and lifeline for us both #BmoreEdchat
#BmoreEdchat Q5: I need to TRULY refocus some things in my routine. Being injured has forced me to slow down, and although I hate it, it’s necessary to help me make sure if the more important things.
A5: I have called my mom on the way home from work every day for the last 12 years, no matter the time. It is a vital routine and lifeline for us both #BmoreEdchat
A5 - Setting limits to time “plugged in” to work. On the nights when I have class I make sure to give myself time earlier in the day to do non-work tasks. #BmoreEdchat
#BmoreEdchat Q5: I do sit in my car, no matter how long, and decompress. I’ve even dozed off a time or 10, but once I get out and go inside, everything from the day is behind me.
I am always thinking about how to make my lessons more student centered or engaging. PLNs / Grad school / collaboration / reading. What are your goals for your students? How can you help them reach them easier? Thats the question you should be asking constantly! #bmoreedchat
A5 Starting the mornings at home in a positive way. Getting kids’ clothes out to prevent morning wardrobe drama that takes time and patience :). #BmoreEdchat
A6: my vice principal and team help make sure I'm always improving! Between content team meetings, O3s, and team lunches, we all hold each other up! #BmoreEdchat
A4 Non work/school activities that get me outside, and clear my mind to make space for new ideas or ways of thinking. A favorite is going for a walk while listening to a podcast. #BmoreEdchat
#bmoreedchat a6 I also just started asking the students for feedback as well! What they like/ don’t like about the class, what thwhat they want to do less/ more of,
A6: Honest feedback and reflection around equity. Constantly asking ALL students. Am I serving ALL kids? How does this impact ALL kids? How do I ensure ALL kids feel valued? #BmoreEdchat
Heyyyy. Shanna Warburton-Barnes Sooo late to the 🎈 party! Exercising keeps me on the straight and narrow. Helps to destress and loosen up your mind, body, and soul to open up to more than before you started. #BmoreEdChat#BALANCE
#bmoreedchat a6 just last week I started asking kids for feedback as well... what they like/ don’t like about the class, what they want to do more/ less of, etc
A6. I read... A LOT. Not limited to books—articles, studies, educational magazines. I attend PD outside of my district as well (recently at @JohnsHopkins School of Education) #BmoreEdChat
Heyyyy. Shanna Warburton-Barnes Sooo late to the 🎈 party! Exercising keeps me on the straight and narrow. Helps to destress and loosen up your mind, body, and soul to open up to more than before you started. #BmoreEdChat#BALANCE
A6) Every year trying to improve or create something new in the classroom one year it was historical thinking thanks to @SHEG_Stanford PD another year it was teaching and writing DBQ's borrowed the idea from Michael Jordan who said he worked on his game each summer #BmoreEdchat
A6 There is always room for improvement. Tuning in to educational trends and finding idea-mates is crucial. New books are being written as we are tweeting. Education is a really dynamic field that reflects the changes in the society, so keep evolving! #BmoreEdchat
A7. The book You Are a Badass has been so beneficial to make. The author said to see what you can get away with. I did and that’s how I got some coaching duties. #BmoreEdchat
#BmoreEdchat Q7: Personally: https://t.co/tbf8AbWpFn and Professionally: Social Media PLNs and my TOY cohorts. That provided me with 23 new minds to pick.
A7. Resource = Me. Self-care is so important. I’m the one who has to value myself enough to stop and take care of me. I have to like me a lot and put a ring 💍 on my own finger, lol. Show ME that I care! #BmoreEdChat
In mostly do politics and history podcasts, i find that I really need to be up on the news of the day, the kids come to me about it constantly! #bmoreedchat
