Jennifer Le Varge

Our first #SheLeads Connection of the school year is Sept 7th 21:00 HKT. Find out more & sign up: bit.ly/SheLeadsEdu. @MsReyna2 @agarrett1212 @cecigomez_g @CoraEdTech @LBopenbook @VargeLe @trinamroth @RPregont @Edu_Kamisha @cho_liz Share & drop a GIF with your feelings!

The first day of school is quickly approaching! Teachers, here are ten important reminders as we mentally and emotionally prepare ourselves for today and the days ahead. 🔹 Many parents are doing the very best they know how to do - not the best they can YET, but the best they know how. Help them become their best for their kid. 🔺 Parents are sending us the best they have. Kids deserve the very best we can give them. Replace criticism with compassion. 🔹 Don’t tell a child, “You know better.” Oftentimes, they don’t. Teach them, don’t shame them. 🔺 Do whatever it takes to reach *that kid*. If you can reach *that kid*, you can reach all kids. 🔹 Kids didn’t sign up for a distracted, negative teacher. Give your students the best of you, not what’s left of you. Take care of yourself first so you can better pour into your students. 🔺 There will be a child walking through your door this morning who desperately needs a champion. Love them enough to learn their story and redirect their pathway. 🔹 What you say about your school and the people who fill it will either carry or trample the banner. There is no in between. You are the beginning of your school’s reputation. 🔺Connection over content. Always. In that order. But don’t fall prey to thinking content doesn’t matter. Education is the GATEWAY. 🔹We all fall down, but just because we have fallen doesn’t mean we have failed. We fail when we choose to not stand back up. Find your grit. 🔺Be positive. It’s as simple as that. We have the most important job in the world - the job that prepares the next generation for all future jobs. You’ve got this! Now get out there and kick butt on the first day and every day after that! Let’s GO!👊🏼 [The night before school starts always gets me in my feels. Below is a picture of me my first year as a teacher, in my first classroom, on my first day. 😉🤍]

“Your gringo ice breakers were never for me” A tragicomic thread 🧵 of “well-intended” oblivious, non-inclusive, forced interactions with a dash of cultural unresponsiveness. This is something I talked about endless times with my friend @AbelardoAlmazan

Striving to model adult learning that is inquiry-based, agency-supportive and data-responsive for new to #ibpyp educators. Learning about the PYP, by learning through the PYP. The medium is the message! #pypchat makinggoodhumans.wordpress.com/2023/07/30/sup…

We need to reject the tendency to see challenging behavior with judgment or as “manipulation.” Here are 6 common functions of behavior (expanded 4 categories of functions), rephrased empathetically as needs. Connection before correction. #TeacherLife #TeachersOfTwitter #EdChat

Even her tweets make me cry. This line really got me. “He remembers you reading to him.” What book do you remember your teacher reading to you? I’ll go first: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.

@AGraceMcCallum Congrats, Grace! 💫

I’ve been sitting on some incredible news, and I’m thrilled to be able to share it now - I am honored to be joining the vibrant Branksome Hall community as the 8th Principal in July 2024! Pinch me!

If you can go all-in with ONE thing next school year, let it be Teachers’ Collective Efficacy. Link to post new blog post: allysonapsey.com/2023/05/28/thr… ❤️ #LeadWithCollaboration #LeadingTheWholeTeacher #LeadLAP

🤔 Mastery assessment promotes growth through dialogue and celebration, knowing where students are. Grading is not the focus of teaching practice. #EdChat #EdTech #SpedChat #sblchat #education #LeadInclusion

When there is pushback 🖐️ against change, consider: -How are people being primed for the change? -Who had/has a voice in decisions? -Is communication ongoing and clear? -Are structures in place to support change? -Are diverse perspectives considered? What else would you add? ⚠️

@MargaretLPark Registered!

How the standards-and-testing juggernaut has soured children on reading for pleasure: "There's a whole generation of kids who associate reading with assessment now." A book is seen not as fun but as something to be "analyz[ed] within an inch of its life": is.gd/YTGUK6

@gyoensuk Yay! Following 😊

instagram.com/youngsun_es?ig… I would like to introduce Daegu Youngsun Elementay School, an IB world school(PYP) in Korean! More updates are coming soon!😍❤️stay turned!

@EceaNcte @StefIcsarescu @HarperKeenan @Nxumalo71 @trantempleton @professornb06 @shirinblue @soutomanning Amazing! I’ll be there 😁

A fantastic series w/ such beautiful & powerful scholars ❤️🥳🔥 A must-be-there for all ECE comm/ members, & the world as a whole. @HarperKeenan @Nxumalo71 @trantempleton @professornb06 @shirinblue @soutomanning Dr. Anna Lees & Dr. Michelle Salazar Pérez calstatela.edu/coe/questionin…

Recent happenings at #lislearning: morning gymnastics, pizza party in Y3, baobab tree is about to blossom, & Y5 Portuguese Language celebration of learning with parents #pypchat #inquiry

@igeeducators This is such an amazing read that I keep going back to, year after year!

"When we neglect to see who children really are, we deprive ourselves of deeper sources of delight. .... Becoming a careful observer of young children reminds us that what might seem ordinary at a superficial glance is actually quite extraordinary" Deb Curtis and Maggie Carter

Appreciating @VargeLe for this!

@TomSchimmerPod @ecsaibel @GSPlayDay @ecsaibel is awesome. Will def be listening!

[MONDAY] Ep. 90 will feature @ecsaibel, co-founder of Global School Play Day (@GSPlayDay)! #TeachBetter #ATAssessment #edutwitter #atplc #edchat #teachertwitter #teachersoftwitter

Recent happenings at #LISlearning: Early Years learning celebration, Year 2&3 Athletics Day, Year 6 migration museum w @MissAmyPYP, & my first Angolan Independence Day celebration #pypchat #inquiry #reggioplc

@MrsSpalding @Iago5Griffiths Thank you for these insights! It’s so helpful. If you are observant and smart, you don’t need years on the job to see areas where you can impact immediate improvements :-)

@Iago5Griffiths I’m know I’m new to role and have a lot to learn. These are simply tweeted reflections. Out of interest, is there anything here you disagree with?

🧵 After 9 weeks as Deputy Head in a new school, here are 5 bits of advice I’d give to leaders starting in new schools. 1.Share sincere praise generously. Shout about what you see as great. It’ll help show you’re proud to work at your new pad.