Rachael Smith

#Flip is gone! 😳 This sent me scrambling to find new platforms to use in class. Does anyone have experience with thealternatives to Microsoft Flip (formerly Flipgrid)? Discover #Mirror, #Gravity, #Padlet, #ScreencastifySubmit, and #VimeoFigJam. virtualescaperooms.org/top-5-alternat…

Start the day, end the day mindfully <3

I will be teaching middle school this year... and its been a while! I'm looking forward to revamping many of my techniques for this age!

Engagement strategies

When should you start teaching your classroom management? Start thinking about it now! smartclassroommanagement.com/2024/07/18/tea…

Very interesting.... and a good idea! How a Connecticut middle school won the battle against cellphones washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/05…

Celebrating National Girls & Women in Sports Day by honoring our talented female student athletes! Special shoutout to our Girls Basketball (1st in Div 2) & Touch Rugby (3rd in Div 2) teams for their outstanding achievements at #SEASAC! #StamfordAmerican #CognitaWay #NGWSD

Grateful for Ts, today and every day. ❤️

Sometimes Ss need a moment of quiet reflection to recharge their brains. And sometimes they need a class-wide Rock, Paper, Scissors tournament! Whatever mood your class is in, @edutopia has got you covered. Check out the list of brain breaks here: edutopia.org/article/17-bra…

The #IB has launched a new free online #learning resource which focuses on action research. Explore the key features of action research and its impact through the lens of other school #leaders who have benefitted from this process. View the resource>> bit.ly/3ZtYp8T

Insightful… perhaps a great springboard text for my #DP class! #AI #Midjourney #Representationalharms youtu.be/L2sQRrf1Cd8

Think goal-setting is an individual exercise? Think again – this resource via @caselorg shares tips on setting goals collectively in your class: schoolguide.casel.org/resource/share…

That idea is so fantastic. Stop talking about it and do it.

"Talk moves" are sentence starters that help students join a discussion, or invite their peers into a conversation. So simple, but so powerful!

How do you show Ss you're there for them no matter what?

This is the highest compliment you can achieve as a T, says T @tikaee:

Teachers, your students may not remember everything about your class this year, but they will remember that you cared, showed grace, made them feel valued, and encouraged them to be their best. They will remember that forever.

When we limit the ways children learn, such as recess, unstructured play, physical activity, etc. Then we, in essence, childproof education.

‘You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read.’ James Baldwin, speaking to LIFE magazine in 1963 #ThursdayThoughts