Equipping ourselves because we love our learners! Author: Shelly Sanchez Terrell, @ShellTerrell
This week is Meet the Teacher. I created a slideshow to guide the virtual meet-up with parents and students. I was really touched when my toddler looked at the slideshow and said, “I want to be in that classroom.” That’s exactly what I was going for! Feel free to make a copy of the template […]
“If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.” – Nelson Mandela Each week I communicate with the parents of my 200+ students in multiple languages and this has made such a profound impact on […]
Today, the Goal-Minded Teacher (#EduGoalsMOOC) free open online course Twitter chat took place about the topics, Classroom Management and Parent Engagement. We invited two incredible leaders in education to be our guest experts for the chat, Dr. Lynell Powell (@DrJoy77), assistant principal and host of the Dr. Joy Radio Show and Marisa Constantinides (@Marisa_C), Director of […]
“At the end of the day, the most overwhelming key to a child’s success is the positive involvement of parents.” – Jane D. Hull One goal teachers often struggle with is communicating regularly with parents. Sending emails or texts to every parent is time-consuming. Additionally, English might not be their first language. The following free web […]
“At the end of the day, the most overwhelming key to a child’s success is the positive involvement of parents.” – Jane D. Hull One of the best survival lessons I learned as a teacher was to engage parents. This past week at the ISTE conference, I shared my tips and resources for engaging parents. Take […]
“One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” – Henry Miller In 1996, I joined an internship to design educational activities and exhibits to open the Witte Museum’s Science Treehouse. The internship taught me valuable lessons in organizing engaging field trips, summer camps, and camp-ins with student learning and safety […]
Guest post by Reese Jones & Shelly Sanchez Terrell Having a clear and positive communication with the students and their parents are a vital necessity among educators. According to School Family, good communication results in increased student achievement and better services from the school. An effective way in pursuit of this is through the use […]
Goal 16: Share Your Fail Story! of The 30 Goals Challenge for Educators. Join the challenge for free! Connect with other educators completing challenges in our 30 Goals Facebook community. “Failure is simply an opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.” ~ Henry Ford This year’s theme is, “This is MY Moment.” Goals focus on getting educators to […]
2nd post in a new series: PLN Tips 4 Teachers and Goal 15: Partner with Parents of The 30 Goals Challenge for Educators “People have been known to achieve more as a result of working with others than against them.” ~Dr. Allan Fromme One of the best survival lessons I learned as a teacher was to engage parents. Trust […]
Part of The 30 Goals Challenge 2011 and Cycle 7 of The 30 Goals Challenge: Make it Meaningful! “At the end of the day, the most overwhelming key to a child’s success is the positive involvement of parents.” – Jane D. Hull Goal– This week find ways to seek ideas from parents to implement. Suggest ideas for others. […]