Christian/Alt Ed Virtual Instructional Coach/Mario Kart Enthusiast/Top 10 Finalist for MI Charter School TOY22/TOY22 @SuccessMichigan/@TeachBetter Ambassadr
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24 Aug 2022
Incredibly humbled & 🤯😭
TOY for @SuccessMichigan
TY for believing in & encouraging me!
#honored
#humbled
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Apr 8
I am speaking at Michigan Alternative Education Organization 49th Annual Conference. Please check out the details of my talk at: tinyurl.com/2nsvnrfu
Will I see you there? 🤩 Let's connect!
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1 Mar 2024
#macul24
Student Voice & Choice: Offering in a Virtual Setting
Join me as I share various activities that I have incorporated over the years in alternative high school classrooms.
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10 Sep 2023
Happy birthday @AdamSandler! For back2school professional development our team @SuccessMichigan picked characters from your movie! Enjoy! 🤣🤣
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10 Jul 2023
#adaptiveschools w/@sewardstephen
Part 5: Days 1 & 2 💡🔦
🎯Create intentional pause
🧩Paraphrase b4 asking ? or giving advice
🎯Pose ?’s to explore & specify thinking
🧩Label intention of my comment ~ “Here is a possible approach…”
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10 Jul 2023
#adaptiveschools w/@sewardstephen
Part 4: Days 1 & 2 💡🔦
🔎Monitor own nonverbals ESPECIALLY in stressful times
✏️Norms have to be taught, modeled, & retaught
🔎Meetings should be safe ~ not necessarily comfortable
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10 Jul 2023
#adaptiveschools w/@sewardstephen
Part 3: Days 1 & 2 💡🔦
🔑People not talking = not learning. Not learning = not growing
🗝️Strong teams always have a plan of action
🔑WHAT-WHY-HOW for all agenda items
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10 Jul 2023
#adaptiveschools w/@sewardstephen
Part 2: Days 1 & 2 💡🔦
🟩Adapted ~ done growing
Adaptive ~ continued growth; willing to change
🟧We disagree w/ideas ~ not people
🟪Simple prompt ~ “Say more”
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10 Jul 2023
#adaptiveschools w/@sewardstephen
Part 1: Days 1 & 2 💡🔦
🟠Where environment is safe but not comfortable = learning takes place.
🟢Adults struggle w/transition ~ not necessarily change.
🔶We need to intentionally teach & lead in new ways.
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23 Jun 2023
#TeachersAsFacilitators w/Carolyn McKanders
🟢 Microaggressions are usually unintentional.
* Timing is key ~ wait or find a right time to discuss with person/people
* Ask for forgiveness
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23 Jun 2023
#TeachersAsFacilitators
✳️ Another gem from Teachers as Facilitators w/Carolyn McKanders
➡️ Never take choice away from adults.
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#Mindset
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23 Jun 2023
#TeachersAsFacilitators
🟩“Tiny events create major disturbances in complexity. We can not mandate complex systems to change.” Carolyn McKanders
A gem from Teachers as Facilitators training!
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15 Jun 2023
Nothing holds us back more than continuing to do things the same way we've always done them.
Excellence is never easy.
Good enough never makes us great.
This is accomplished in the small decisions along they way to make things just 1% better than they were before.
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Tami Zimmer retweeted
13 Jun 2023
Sometimes the best ability is accountability
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12 Jun 2023
From @gcouros email #158…
WOW!
So much truth! 🤯
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Tami Zimmer retweeted
5 Jun 2023
Gain new insights... Stephan Hughes just put out a new #TeachBetter blog called 3 Strategies to Boost Students’ Speaking and Writing Skills! Have you checked it out yet? Listen now by clicking the link: buff.ly/43Bw4yo
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Tami Zimmer retweeted
31 May 2023
Good morning! Take time to point out the things that are great around you. Point out those who are working hard. Point out the kind deeds, wonderful gestures, and uplifting words that others share. Lift up those around you by pointing out the good things that are all around us!👊
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Tami Zimmer retweeted
2 Jun 2023
A LEADER IS ONE WHO KNOWS THE WAY, GOES THE WAY, AND SHOWS THE WAY.
#education #teacher #school #autism #sped #leadership #LeadershipMatters #teachertwitter #twitteredu
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