Katie Swartzendruber

@_CynthiaThurlow Starting a business in 2020

What accomplishment are you most proud of?

@_CynthiaThurlow working in my cut flower garden or taking time away with my husband or a friend - either out for a beer / coffee or a road trip.

What’s your favorite way to de-stress?

Calm Your Mind with this Virtual Aquarium pscp.tv/w/cnAyZjIxNjY3…

Anxiety isn't about ability, it's about interference, which means that traditional rewards and consequences don't often work with this group of learners. @Kschwart ow.ly/1NtT50zipRn

JMU Departments Creating Partnerships To Produce PPE Story from @DNR_Learn dnronline.com/news/coronavir…

ID is providing PPE! @JMU Industrial Design faculty member Kevin Phaup & his sophomore studio class are remotely leading a campus effort to redesign & produce hundreds of fabric face masks to help the community stay safe during the coronavirus pandemic. bit.ly/2Xlvfe2

High quality resource featuring 25 ready to use Novel HyperDocs via @DitchThatTxtbk @MsMarshallCMS, grateful for your contributions to this! Many LB units of study mentor texts featured here. @natasha_nurse @clamarca16 @LorraineRadice1 @2lorie #LBLeads ditchthattextbook.com/novel-hyperdoc…

#Stress can harm mental health.Key #parenting tool is knowing ea child's stress signs so you can help. #Thrivers know their signs bec you've pointed them out. Only then kids can use ur lessons so they cope and thrive! #parenting Your 1st step >

Feeling on edge & overwhelmed are normal in these times.Stress can spillover to our families & hurt.Start a Time Out Sign-like umpire's signal✋"I need space." Any member can use to walk away & calm down.Honor it! #parenting #coronavirus

We know this is a difficult time for everyone, especially those of you who are serving patients. Please join me to learn from experts how health care providers can reduce personal stress. ucsf.regfox.com/webcast-emotio…

Kids can’t empathize w/out reading emotions.1️⃣Talk feelings.2️⃣Point them out in others.3️⃣Read books w emotion-charged pictures.4️⃣Use feeling words: Do U feel sad?5️⃣Sensitize kids to others:”How do U think I feel?”Each QN stretches empathy & moves kids from ME to WE.❤️

@kdbbowman these look good, eh?

In the rush to provide at-home learning, a major problem has risen to the forefront: many students don’t have reliable access to the internet. Here are 14 tips from the MindShift community on how to support those students. #DistanceLearning. #VirtualSchool ow.ly/Xa2y50yV2G8

Teachers and families have been suddenly thrust into online learning because of #coronavirus. Here is a list of tools and resources to help maintain indispensable human connections during this period of social distancing. @PaulDarvasi #edchat #edtech ow.ly/Tccq50yMAgU

Taylor & Goodman-Scott: School Counselors Are Key to Creating a Safe Place for Students. They Need More Support to Make This Happen @The74 the74million.org/?p=547259

My ratio is 1:420. W a 1:250 ratio, the notes that I got from kids last week asking to see their school counselor could be responded to in adequate time. Please, our kids need us. #FundSB880 @DickSaslaw @SenatorJHowell @JennMcClellanVA @SenLouiseLucas @TommyNorment @senatornewman