Dear Teachers, When reading your class roster, please remember that there are no accidents. Paths cross for a reason; you are meant to be in each of your students lives. Make a difference, inspire & encourage.Make a decision that this will be the best year yet.

Your advocacy worked & the bill amended in committee. Some bad stuff remains intact, tho. Let's keep it up & convince #ialegis to #VoteNOSSB1190 for a stronger #iaedfuture

Have you signed up for #BCEdCamp? Check the link for details. smore.com/qgau0 #iaedchat #iatlc #gwaea #edcampiowa #edcampia

3 Truths About Leadership: 1. Leadership isn’t about gaining power. It’s about empowering others. 2. Great leaders succeed because they bring out the greatness in others. 3. You don’t have to be great to serve but you have to serve to be a great leader.

6 Ways to Get Better: 1. Be humble and hungry 2. Focus on your strengths and what matters most 3. Tune out distractions 4. See life and people as teachers you can learn from each day 5. Help others get better 6. Care more. Put more time, effort and passion into your work/life

Yes yes and yes.

Grow stronger with adversity. This speaks to me. ❤️

Humble and Hungry ❤️ it

PD with 100 1st/2nd year teachers! So fun when everyone is together!

Hacked for the second time in two weeks :( Sorry for those that follow me and see that junk

Totally ageee! #gwaea The Case for Mentors Grows Stronger edutopia.org/article/case-m…

NTC is a game changer for me!! #NTCsym

Time to register BCEdCamp June 21, 2018 smore.com/m7a68 Becky Martin IowaASCD Iowa Reading Research Center #Multipliers Matt Townsley Fran McVeigh #educoach Erikka Vosmek Rob Arnold Shawn Pfiffner Gary Zittergruen Jodi Junge Jodi Hacker Brad Bridgewater Todd Whitaker Thomas Guskey Douglas Reeves Douglas Fisher

Franklin Middle School 8th-grader, Cora Johansen handcrafted 804 individualized valentines for student lockers. #WeAreCRCSD

We don’t get burned out because of what we do. We get burned out because we forget why we do it. Remember your WHY this week.

Barbara Mattison sharing joy w/ 1st yr teacher Amber Juhl @NewTeacherCtr #gwaea Jodi Hacker #LoveMySchoolDay #bentoncsd Shawn Pfiffner Sherrie Collins Jeff Furler Rob Arnold

Gotta meet Maslow's before you meet Bloom's #EdLeadership #ThursdayThoughts

I don’t need our teachers to be the most talented, the most innovative, or the most tech savvy. I need them to care about kids... work well with their colleagues... and come to work every day, excited about making a difference. #JoyfulLeaders

Mondays are a great day to focus on what we GET TO do instead of what we Have To do. Life is a gift, not an obligation.