Shelby Jares

Our babies are almost back to school. PLEASE help us stock our #foodpantry for our students who suffer from #foodinsecurity. #clearthelist #BackToSchool We are a 94% underprivileged #Title1 school in #Kissimmee, #Florida amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls…

School starts in just a few weeks. Each Friday, we send our FIT families home with a backpack full of food to get them through the weekend. Your contribution to this project will help us get stocked to start the year with the support our students need. donorschoose.org/project/food-p…

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Our #TitleI school in Florida is looking to create some #AVID classroom transformation boxes to bring our students' learning to life. Thank you so much for any help! donorschoose.org/project/party-…

From my latest post: Rigor Because of Relationships "When learners encounter rigor in a relationship-rich environment, they don’t see it as insurmountable. Instead, they see it as an opportunity to grow because they trust their teacher & know their teacher trusts them."

🌟Each day, our students pick a sentence starter, like “Today I worked hard to accomplish…” and reflect on their achievements. This not only boosts their confidence but also helps them set goals for the week ahead! buff.ly/3Dqx6FK

HEARTWARMING: #Lions 2nd round draft pick Ennis Rakestraw Jr. made a promise to his teacher in fourth grade and has now delivered… “If I make it to be an NFL player I'll talk about you” IT DOES NOT GET BETTER THAN THIS🥹👏

My Donors Choose project for our FIT students has TRIPLED donations today. We only need $156 total to complete the project and provide snacks and necessities to our most fragile babies. donorschoose.org/project/warmth…

FINS UP! I'm voting for the #DolphinsCelly #BudLightCelly

After his second year at Michigan, Tom Brady wanted to transfer. He wasn't playing in games, and he was so low on the depth chart that he only got 2 reps in practice. Brady met with his coach to express his frustration, “The other quarterbacks get all the reps.” Coach replied, “Brady, I want you to stop worrying about what all the other players on our team are doing. All you do is worry about what the starter is doing, what the second guy is doing, what everyone else is doing. You don't worry about what you're doing.” Coach reminded him, “You came here to be the best. If you're going to be the best, you have to beat out the best.” And then he recommended that Brady start meeting with Greg Harden, a sports psychologist who worked in Michigan's athletic department. Brady went to Harden's office and whined, “I'm never going to get my chance. They're only giving me 2 reps.” Harden simply replied, “Just go out there and focus on doing the best you can with those 2 reps. Make them as perfect as you possibly can.” “So that's what I did,” Brady said. “They'd put me in for those 2 reps, man, I'd sprint out there like it was Super Bowl 39. 'Let's go boys! Here we go! What play we got?'” “And I started to do really well with those 2 reps. Because I brought enthusiasm, I brought energy.” Soon, it went from getting 2 reps to getting 4 reps. Then from 4 to 10, “and before you knew it,” Brady said, with this new mindset that Greg instilled in me—to focus on what you can control, to focus on what you're getting, not what anyone else is getting, to treat every rep like it's the Super Bowl—eventually, I became the starter.” Takeaway 1: Greg Harden telling Brady to just focus on being great during his 2 reps reminded me of a piece of advice from the entrepreneur Mark Cuban. “People come to me all the time and tell me they're stuck,” Cuban explained. “They're stuck in a job they don't like. They're stuck working for a boss they don't like. They're stuck on a team they don't like.” “I just tell them, 'Be great.'” “The reality of life is that you can't just always quit your job. You can't just always go to your boss and say, 'Give me the promotion, or I'm out of here.'” You can't just always go to your coach and say, 'Give me more reps, or I'm transferring.' “So when you're stuck, you've gotta find it within yourself to say, 'Ok, this is where I am. And if I'm going to be here, I'm going to be great.' Because if you're great at your job, typically other people and companies find out, so it creates opportunities.” Takeaway 2: I've written before about “lead measures”—the actions and behaviors that predictably drive success. The core characteristic of a lead measure, the authors of The 4 Disciplines of Execution (4DX) write, is that “a lead measure is influenceable; it can be directly influenced by you.” To achieve your goals, they recommend (echoing what the Michigan Coach told Brady), apply a disproportionate energy to the things that are in your control. Starting at Michigan and for the rest of his career, that’s what Brady did, that’s what drove his success. In his first media call after he was selected by the New England Patriots with the 199th pick in the 2000 draft, Brady was asked: “Are you aware that [along with starting quarterback, Drew Bledsoe] there’s another quarterback here that they drafted last year?” Brady said he was aware of that. “And I know he’s a heck of a player,” Brady said. “But I’ve always really concerned myself just with the things I can control. I don’t put a lot of thinking into the other guys because I know I’m not at my best when I’m not just thinking about playing as well as I possibly can.” - - - “I never once in my life ever said I wanted to be the best of all time. Ever. I wanted to be the best I could be, period. I learned that in college. It didn’t matter what the other guys were doing. It mattered what I was doing.” — Tom Brady Follow @bpoppenheimer for more content like this!

Today is match day! Please consider helping out our school with a donation. We only need $92 to fulfill our goal. donorschoose.org/project/loving…

We are kicking off a Lego club for our primary students. They will build their critical thinking skills and foster sense of community with their peers. Any and all donations are GREATLY appreciated! #LEGO #clearthelist #donorschoose donorschoose.org/project/loving…

What's your favorite way to get Ss to move past "I don't know"? (📸 via leader @DrReyRodriguez, spotted in T Ms. Ratliff's class) #TeacherTwitter

You’ve heard of think-pair-share. Now get ready for note-pair-compare, from educator @CriticalSkills1. 📓 edut.to/3Ozk77F

When students can't answer, what's your next move? | Brain Blast #education #teachers #studentsuccess #backtoschool #k12 #edu #teaching #ukedchat

In schools, if we would never: Label adults, Belittle them publicly, Yell at teachers, Give them lower standards to work towards... Then why would we ever do any of that to our learners? Seems a little counterproductive for relationships & learning. 🤔