Maine Teacher of the Year- 2014 • Retired Educator after 37 years • Ed Consultant • Advocate for Project-Based Learning
Joined December 2013
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Karen MacDonald retweeted
22 Dec 2023
Our Christmas gift each year from our principal is a book of our choice. The only rule: it cannot be a book about teaching. It has to be a book that we want to read for pleasure.
My principal, Sue Haney, invests in the reading lives of our entire staff. EVERY. SINGLE. EMPLOYEE.
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Karen MacDonald retweeted
11 Oct 2023
“Joshua Chard embodies the qualities that make Maine teachers amazing, and we’re thrilled to honor him as Maine’s 2024 Teacher of the Year,” said Maine Education Commissioner Pender Makin.mainedoenews.net/2023/10/11/…
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🎉👏 Congratulations to MEA Member Joshua Chard on being named 2024 Maine Teacher of the Year! #WeAreMEA #MEAProud
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Karen MacDonald retweeted
4 Oct 2023
Thank you @PtldMuseumofArt for hosting FableVision and Paul Reynold. Reiche students had a great time creating bravely. You are all Going Places! @PORTLANDPUBLIC
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Karen MacDonald retweeted
Backward Systems Thinking: Trying to "diversify staff" our way to antiracism by recruiting people into a racist system, then providing them with mentoring and other "supports" ostensibly to help them survive the racism we're ignoring. Then acting surprised when they leave.
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Karen MacDonald retweeted
21 Sep 2023
Republicans: Why won't Biden fix the border!!!!
Also Republicans:
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Karen MacDonald retweeted
8 Sep 2023
today we answered questions about ourselves and then made connections by finding out what we have in common & physically linking our hexagons together - every single student found something in common with at least one other person in their class #classroomculture #teacherlife
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16 Aug 2023
RT @MuellerSheWrote: I was in the room when Shaye Moss gave her riveting and emotional testimony to the J6 Committee. I watched @libradunn…
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Karen MacDonald retweeted
27 Jul 2023
Colleen Maker- 2023 Washington County Teacher of the Year- “incorporating hands-on learning opportunities is crucial to expanding student engagement in learning.”
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Karen MacDonald retweeted
27 Jul 2023
Inspiration abounded today @UMaine for Panels, Presentations and Portfolios Day. Check out the thread for some incredible words of wisdom from our Maine 2023 County Teachers of the Year. @MAINETOY @mdoenews #lovemaineschools⬇️
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Karen MacDonald retweeted
26 Jul 2023
Excited to be at @UMaine for #MTOY24 Panels and Presentations! Good luck to the semifinalists… thank you @UMaine_COEHD for co-hosting with us! #CTOY23 @mdoenews @EducateMaine @MaineTOYA
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Karen MacDonald retweeted
20 Jul 2023
Another great zoom! Thank you @UndoneMovement. Loved hearing Christine Flavin discuss her journey as a white ally and @selmekki’s discussion of freedom schools of the past and how the current model supports kids today.
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Karen MacDonald retweeted
19 Jul 2023
Spent tonight on Zoom learning from these inspiring veterans of the Civil Rights Movement. “Movements change but commitments don’t”- Flonzie Brown Wright. “Think about the kind of world that you want it to be. Learn the stories and tell them.”- Frank Figgers.
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Karen MacDonald retweeted
14 Jul 2023
We met Susan & Gina from Nevada (do you pronounce it correctly? We do now!) walking around the pool area on night one. This morning we hugged them goodbye. They are two exceptional educators and our conference besties! @caribouteacher #NNSTOY2023
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6 Jul 2023
Also, have them use the "speech" tool on their computer to listen to it.
Here’s a useful tip to help students improve their writing. ✍️ 🤩
Ask them to read their work aloud. While it may not feel as natural—or modest—as reading silently, it can help them catch often-overlooked errors, a 2022 study found.
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