Mama of 3️⃣, teacher, children inspire me, love literacy, open mindedness,creativity, and music.
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Heather Van Gorder retweeted
14 Mar 2023
Having elementary students sit for any test over an hour. Our standardized tests take several hours for an average student.
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Heather Van Gorder retweeted
27 Feb 2023
The biggest challenge I see is many educators, admin, & districts won't acknowledge that the pandemic changed things and are trying to do things the way they've always been done. No one is trying to understand things from the students' perspective.
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Some days, I just want to scream this from the mountaintops:
HOW WE MEASURE SUCCESS IN SCHOOLS DETERMINES WHAT WE DO IN SCHOOLS
When we measure success by standardized tests, we teach to standardized tests. It's that simple.
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Heather Van Gorder retweeted
24 Jan 2023
Welcome to the United States of America where mass shootings happen everyday because GOP politicians care more about protecting the flow of guns (and thereby campaign donations and support) than protecting the lives of their own constituents—let alone the rest of us. 1/2
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Heather Van Gorder retweeted
24 Jan 2023
Job description: Must run five hours of meetings daily with reluctant participants. Must monitor and document participant learning. Will have 45 minutes to prepare daily, but that time will be taken away regularly.
Every other profession: *audible laughter*
Teachers:
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Heather Van Gorder retweeted
25 Jan 2023
Across my career, #TCRWP has deeply influenced my work. Regardless of how districts may have rolled out their instructional materials, TC is a community of practice who believes in empowering teachers to become their own instructional designers. Outgrowing the units is the goal.
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Heather Van Gorder retweeted
The moment you ask a teacher to follow a scripted curriculum with fidelity, is the moment you say to teachers, "I don't trust you to use your expertise to serve your learners."
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30 Dec 2022
Completely agree 💯
29 Dec 2022
Differentiated learning experiences are vital not just for students but also for teachers! Early career teachers often appreciate very structured PD and curricula. Experienced teachers should be given more autonomy to draw on their professional wisdom, and teach responsively.
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The story is so much deeper than the science of reading
Let’s talk about the Science of(So-)Trauma informed practices
So-class size
So-classroom community
So-behavior management
So-support & respect of Ts
The science & art of being a teacher that inspires kids to move mountains
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Every single day.
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Heather Van Gorder retweeted
15 Dec 2022
2) Depression is not sadness. You can be sad and depressed, but true depression is lack of affect and motivation. People don't know this and will try to get you to look on the "bright side." - This is actually a bad way to deal with sadness too, come to think of it.
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Heather Van Gorder retweeted
15 Dec 2022
Want to RETAIN teachers? Do THESE!
•Make smaller class sizes happen
•Increase planning time
•Improve salaries
•Stop holding teachers accountable for literally everything 🙄
•Let teachers TEACH!
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Heather Van Gorder retweeted
14 Dec 2022
about suicide, i always think of the great warsan shire's words about refugees:
"you have to understand...
no one . . . (leaves home)
unless the water is safer than the land."
may he be free.
may his family be comforted.
may we be love.
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Heather Van Gorder retweeted
14 Dec 2022
The Respect for Marriage Act is finally federal law, and we will continue our efforts to respect, defend, and protect the right of every individual to marry the person they love.
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I’m OG trained, have a dyslexic daughter, and fully support OG is one research backed intervention for dyslexic children *however* it is from 1930. The science of reading is not new. Why are we selling it as new?!
5 Dec 2022
The current research all supports the science of reading. The educational system needs a refresh starting with teacher education. They should be taught the science of reading to equip them with the best, most modern techniques to take into the classroom. #ScienceOfReading
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This is a good read for anyone who recently listened to Sold a Story and thought 😨 or 🤥 or are just tired of the never ending “reading wars”
Spoiler- there isn’t a 1 fit reading program. They are all selling a story. Teachers, you are doing great work❤️
nepc.colorado.edu/sites/defa…
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