Robin Pickens

USN CDR (Ret) Wes Rexrode was on the USS Theodore Roosevelt on 9/11. Now he's fighting against unnecessary book bans: “Spent the last decade of my Naval career fighting religious fascism abroad. Never thought I’d have to fight it right here in the United States of America.”

If we treated teachers with respect, valued them, paid them well, and supported them properly, attrition would be almost nonexistent! And our college of education programs would be packed!

You never know.

Calling all teachers! If someone had encouraged your earliest passion, what career would you be in today? #teachers #career #passion #encouragement

@susangbarber I teach for a half day each month, as do 8 members of our @NorthvilleEDU central office team…we all love teaching, it connects us to our mission, provides a half day off to staff, and generates resources for kids via a raffle led by @NorthvilleNEF 🧡🖤

Door Dash requires every employee all the way up to the CEO to deliver food at least once a month. What would happen if every state/district employee had to teach at least one class each month?

I recently came across data on who we spend our time with over the course of our lives. The insights are simultaneously inspiring and depressing. Here are 6 graphs everyone needs to see:

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Trunk or Treat…technology department showing a little love for our DLC @CarrieJostmeyer @techoodie @alannam01 @Boals_Frisco #friscomadetoshine

This describes so well the way I learned fake math - answers to memorize (facts, procedures, steps that someone else figured out) instead of helping me develop my reasoning. You? #MTBoS #ITeachMath #MathIsFigureOutAble #Elemmathchat #MSmathchat #HSmathchat #MathStratChat

Thinking about professional growth this morning… Unless we act on what we have learned, have we really learned anything at all? New learning should result in new and better decisions.

I love this idea! What a great way to ensure those positive notes are making it home😊

Did you know that 40 years ago..in 1982, the Supreme Court determined that content-based removal of certain books based on subject matter from a school library was a violation of student’s first amendment rights. (Island Tree vs Pico) Not sure why this is being discussed today?!

Some things standardized tests don’t measure: •Sense of Wonder. •Resourcefulness. •Motivation. •Creativity. •Critical Thinking. •Self-discipline. •Resilience. •Endurance.

Come grow with us!

Celebrating our first Reading Academy Graduates!! Way to go ladies!! @Boals_Frisco

Coaching Challenge 3: creating a coaching survey to determine the needs of our teachers #coachcollab ⁦@Boals_Frisco⁩ ⁦@Emily_Molitor⁩ ⁦@CarrieJostmeyer⁩ @FriscoISDTech @ci_elem @FisdB

Coaching Challenge 2: making plans for next year while enjoying a good lunch #coachcollab ⁦@Boals_Frisco⁩ ⁦@CarrieJostmeyer⁩ ⁦@Emily_Molitor⁩ ⁦@FriscoISDTech⁩ @ci_elem @FisdB

Coaching Challenge 1…planning a STEM teacher challenge to make use of our furniture refresh #coachcollab @Boals_Frisco @CarrieJostmeyer @Emily_Molitor @FriscoISDTech @ci_elem

As your school year comes to a close, please don’t spend time regretting what you didn’t get to or focusing on what the students still can’t do. Do this instead: hubs.la/Q0187k_50 @trustingreaders