Jennifer Orr
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@jenorr
Teach elementary students in a suburban, public school. I love my job. (Somewhere in there I am a mom, wife, reader, & musician too.) she/her #educolor
Happy 2nd birthday to We're Gonna Keep On Talking! Co-authors @MattRKay and @jenorr empower elementary teachers to respond authentically and truthfully to children's questions about the world and lead meaningful discussions about race. spr.ly/60114En37
Always a good time presenting with @jenorr 🥰 Some of my favorite compliments are about how we always find a reason to laugh. Despite *all* the hard conversations. I like to think our students appreciate it even more than the good folks at our PDs and presentations.
So, honest question. If you were in your classroom today, and your students were joking/speaking light about the assassination attempt. What would you do? What would you say? Why would you say it? Would it depend on “which* kids?
New on the blog this week 🎉 Find it 👉 ClassTechTips.com/BLOG 📚 EdTech Essentials: 12 Strategies for Every Classroom in the Age of AI ✨ 7 Educator Tips for Going to a Conference 📝 Fostering Academic Conversations with @jenorr – Easy EdTech Podcast 269
How many ways have you found to say “we almost there” to colleagues in the hallway? “We done yet?” “I could call it right now.” “___ more weeks!” Someone said today in the parking lot, “I think I see the light but it’s running”
