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Erin Ott

@erinott9

Teacher, parent, writer.

Joined April 2012
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Brain breaks and mindful moment exercises via @BuLisaBisa #edchat #teaching #brainbreaks #mindfulness #wholechild
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Trying @spencerideas #divergentthinking project. My favorite were the Boom-A-Shank earrings. #seventhgrade @ClaytonSchools
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As Much Freedom As Possible spencerauthor.com/?p=3381 The 20-Minute Peer Feedback System spencerauthor.com/?p=542
As Much Freedom As Possible

As Much Freedom As Possible

When I was a kid, I loved learning but I hated school. That's not entirely true. I loved my teachers. I liked some of my classmates. I even enjoyed some of the assignments. However, I

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My Education Week Commentary has been published. 🤗🤗🤗 Please check it out! "Teachers, We Don't Have to Be Martyrs" edweek.org/tm/articles/2018/… #edchat #edleadership

Teachers, We Don't Have to Be Martyrs (Opinion)

It’s necessary for teachers to set boundaries between their home and work lives and advocate for themselves, writes Natashia Hill.

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#CLMOOC #WriteOut #JulyDoodle #compass
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A Bold Effort to End Algebra Tracking Shows Promise edweek.org/ew/articles/2018/…
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This weekend I sorted through some papers my mom saved from my childhood. The top one is my 4th grade self evaluation. The bottom, my 4th grade state test score. Random House published my 6th book last week. #MoreThanATest
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Reflection on the timeline of who have been and who we are today as teachers.... How did we get here? Why are we who we are? #TeachShift
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Always looking for ways to be a writer so I can teach writers. Check out @CLMOOC! @debrasbaker @becgroves1 @MrsFulstone
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Coming soon to #GSuiteEdu: More control over organization of your #GoogleClassroom. Learn more: goo.gl/gWZdMd teapaw.org/mrs_behniwal/status/10…
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Electives are so important and proud of our offerings at RHHS! I was also drawn to a detail within the article. Finding 5 shared similarities would create such rich conversations and is a simple way to build relationships btn Ts & Ss! @erinhturner teapaw.org/edutopia/status/101309…
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@edutopia30 Jun 2018
A vibrant elective program in middle and secondary schools should be considered just as precious as core classes. Here’s why → edut.to/2tGHdj2
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"if we are ever going to fulfill the promise for schools to become incubators for democracy, then that task requires creating a democratic adult culture within the schools themselves that mirrors the one we want for children" @DebMeier bit.ly/2lHuQ1P #edchat
How Educators Can Model Democratic Decision Making In Schools | KQED

How Educators Can Model Democratic Decision Making In Schools | KQED

Deborah Meier highlights the need to create cultural norms within school that values the opinions and experiences of students, families and educators.

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Anyone from @ClaytonSchools attending? I'm interested! @MrsFulstone @GHSaysRockChalk @DrJamieJordan teapaw.org/LearningSTL/status/101…
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Edcamp #Leadership Missouri - Take your leadership to the next level! ↗ - mailchi.mp/connectedlearning… #edchat #learningSTL #moedchat
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Anyone have experience working design thinking into their curriculum? Looking at attending connectedlearningstl.org/eve… from @LearningSTL. #LearningSTL

Design Thinking: Developing a Framework for Creativity in the Classroom — Connected Learning

Design thinking is a creative problem solving method adopted by designers that uses a human-centered approach to better define problems and solutions. This is done by collecting information from and...

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We love this assignment idea from @Edutopia and @erinott9 for building community in your classroom and getting to *really* know your students. Bookmark this to use in the future reference! edut.to/2t97hDd #backtoschool #classroom #culturematters

The Take Care of Me List

A middle school teacher asks students how she can best support them—and shares how they can best support her and the class.

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The practice of using the #singlepointrubric is slowly but surely catching on. Try one for yourself and let us see it! cultofpedagogy.com/single-po… #assessment #feedback #singlepointrubric #growthmindset
Meet the Single Point Rubric | Cult of Pedagogy

Meet the Single Point Rubric | Cult of Pedagogy

The practice of using single point rubrics is slowly but surely catching on. Try one for yourself and let us see it!

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A Powerful Way to End the School Year edutopia.org/blog/powerful-w…
‘You’re not alone if you cringe every time another camp mom asks a question or reports on another pre-camp “must-have” purchase.’ motherwellmag.com/2018/05/15… @wendyandy2000
Humor | How to survive the camp mom group chat

Humor | How to survive the camp mom group chat

What if your daughter shows up at the bunk without enough stationery or hair ties? You’d never forgive yourself. By Wendy Siegel

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'The thing about kids is that we keep having them, and as long as we have them, we will keep wanting to talk about them.' motherwellmag.com/2017/06/15… @laurenapfel

An editor's perspective: the personal parenting essay is not dead

Lauren Apfel writes insightfully about the long-life of the parenting essay, as there will always be new mothers and fathers who need to share their stories.

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