Joletta Yoder

What a teacher evaluation should look like. Because great teaching is built through relationships, not rubrics. @SolutionTree @NAESP @NASSP @AASAHQ

Teacher Humor… Student: How can I bring up my grade. Teacher: Spell way Student: W-a-y Teacher: You forgot the F Student: There’s no F in way Teacher: Exactly

People who crave a slow life are rebels against modern culture. They don’t want constant stimulation. They don’t dream about “grinding” 24/7. They enjoy quiet mornings. Long walks. Thick books. Meaningful work.And being left alone with their thoughts. Because they’re built for depth over noise. For a life that feels good to live. And trying to force a peaceful soul to live in a hyper-stimulated world is one of the fastest ways to lose yourself.

Canvas just got hacked. 275 million students’ data exposed! The 5 steps to take tonight: If your kid does homework through Canvas, listen up. Hackers stole 3.65 terabytes of data, including names, emails, student ID numbers and billions of private messages between kids and teachers … Source below

@IAGovernor - Heard you had an opening that could help me build up my IPERS. 🤙📞📲😉

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There’s a mom at our school drop-off. Messy bun, always three minutes late, kids usually eating dry cereal out of a Ziploc. The "Pinterest moms" always whispered about her. I honestly felt a little bad for her. Then one day at the playground, my neurodivergent son had a massive, violent sensory meltdown. I’m sitting in the dirt, crying, totally paralyzed. The "perfect" moms just stared and pulled their kids away. Suddenly, she’s there. The messy mom. She drops her giant bag, sits right in the dirt next to us, pulls a heavy sensory toy out of her purse, and calmly shields my son from the crowd. No panic. No judgment. He regulated in three minutes. I was speechless. We had coffee after. She told me her house is a disaster and she has severe ADHD, but she knows exactly what a nervous system collapse looks like. I asked her how she deals with the judgmental stares from the other moms. She took a sip of her cold coffee and said: "Perfect moms know how to bake organic muffins. Chaotic moms know how to survive the trenches." Every time I see her running late now, I just smile. Girls, be like the messy mom. Stop apologizing for your chaos.

I used to be against the five-paragraph essay. It felt like it limited creativity. It didn’t seem useful in real life. But after seeing how few people can actually write one well—I’ve changed my mind. The skills behind the five-paragraph essay carry over to real life more than we admit. Here’s what it teaches you: -How to follow a logical line of reasoning -How to present and think about evidence -How to clearly elaborate on your ideas And the truth is—most people struggle to do these things well in writing. The five-paragraph essay, dare I say it, might be one of the most powerful thinking tools we have.

@ZackMorrison18 It is FANTASTIC! Thank goodness we still have decent writer and actors out there. So good!

Guys. How are we not talking more about Paradise? It’s a Lost-style puzzle box of a sci-fi epic disguised as a post-apocalyptic survival drama that was only ever advertised as a political thriller murder mystery—that has a whole time travel arc we’ve barely touched. Just wow!😳🤯

Teachers often notice the cracks before the data does. Right now, many are seeing: – A sharp drop in focus during reading and writing (thanks to cell phones) – A growing dependence on AI to think and write We’re not heading for a learning crisis. We’re already in one.

@TaraBull Very

Is Landman really good? I want to watch it

Wow, this story is so powerful and inspirational,it literally gave me chills. His journey has been one wild roller coaster, but what a testament to strength and hope. If anyone in your life is battling mental health challenges, please pass this along to them. 🙏❤️🔥

@dom_lucre I am so happy for you @PerezHilton! God is so good- and so smart. How cool that you can use your "name and fame" to share The Good News- God is real! 🙌

🔥🚨BREAKING: Hollywood blogger Perez Hilton announced that he had an encounter with God 3 weeks after her was hospitalized. Hilton: ”God presented himself to me”

Respect Your Substitute Teacher (Student Reflection) Link: briantolentino.com/respect-your-s…

When you teach what you love, your passion brings a natural flow, energy, and spontaneity to the classroom. This is why you should be “selfish”about what you teach. Students need a teacher who’s “on fire” for the subject.

👉It's Pi Day! Today, Saturday, March 14, get a fresh-baked slice of pie for just $3.14. Add a scoop of ice cream for 50 cents more!🥧🍨Our Cedar Falls and Waterloo stores will have fresh-baked Try Pie pie by the slice all day while supplies last. 🍒🍓🍎🫐

A rule that will improve your relationships: Never assume bad intent, but don’t ignore repeated patterns. Everyone gets grace. Nobody gets unlimited passes.