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Sweat to inspire

Sweat to inspire

By Todd Bloch

7th Grade science teacher sweating to inspire the next generation ...ideas about education to inspire thought and action.
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Developing a making mindset

Sweat to inspire Jul 29, 2019

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Listen to hear!

Listen to hear!

We need to make sure we hear others
Jun 25, 202008:33
There are opportunities in learning

There are opportunities in learning

What are opportunities in our situation for learning
Apr 03, 202004:12
Schools closed? NO shifting!!

Schools closed? NO shifting!!

Our schools aren’t closed! The building are but the staff is working diligently to shift services!
Apr 01, 202005:15
Is it graded?

Is it graded?

Stop worrying about the letter on a piece of paper and focus on learning!
Mar 30, 202006:09
The New Normal

The New Normal

Education is changing to a new normal.
Mar 25, 202004:30
Our moment to shine

Our moment to shine

In this every changing world Now is the time for educators to shine, inspire and help move students towards the culture of learning
Mar 13, 202004:35
Strange days

Strange days

Reflections on the world today!
Mar 13, 202004:02
Kobe, legacy and me

Kobe, legacy and me

Thoughts on #24
Jan 28, 202007:09
Is the teaching profession sustainable?

Is the teaching profession sustainable?

Pondering a twitter question
Jan 21, 202008:20
Time to Shift EDU

Time to Shift EDU

We need to shift education into the 21st century.
Dec 03, 201906:23
Do we take ourselves too seriously?

Do we take ourselves too seriously?

As I watch my 15 yo loose passion for education due to homework over the holiday I wonder: do we take ourselves too seriously?
Dec 01, 201905:32
Focus on steps to the goal not the goal

Focus on steps to the goal not the goal

Students so often focus on the end result that they don’t worry about the steps to get there. Help them focus
Nov 23, 201906:45
Basketball tryouts

Basketball tryouts

Reflections after day 1 of my son’s basketball tryouts
Nov 19, 201905:35
3- Levels of PD inspirations, perspiration and Grind

3- Levels of PD inspirations, perspiration and Grind

Talking about types of PD
Nov 11, 201906:16
We are talking Homework!

We are talking Homework!

Rethinking homework
Nov 01, 201903:35
Tardy

Tardy

Why are students late
Oct 15, 201903:29
Money in education

Money in education

Seems like so many fund raisers in schools today, are we limiting opportunities due to economics?
Oct 08, 201905:10
Recruit and retain educators!

Recruit and retain educators!

Ideas to recruit and retain best and brightest in education
Oct 04, 201907:40
Teachers forced to act like porn stars? #clearthelist #equity #thisisamerica

Teachers forced to act like porn stars? #clearthelist #equity #thisisamerica

There are huge inequities in funding for classrooms so many educators have gone to social media to publish lists of their needs. Time to fix educational funding this is sad!
Aug 05, 201906:17
Edutwitter reflection

Edutwitter reflection

Reflection on attack’s on edutwitter
Aug 01, 201906:21
Developing a making mindset

Developing a making mindset

It is important to allow our students the opportunity to develop a making mindset
Jul 29, 201904:17
Teachers aren’t saviors ....

Teachers aren’t saviors ....

Teaching is a hard challenging job. Many feel teachers are saviors but we aren’t. Sure saving happens from great teaching but that is a side effect.
Jul 23, 201906:42
Kathy Dooley Thank you! #queereye #netflix

Kathy Dooley Thank you! #queereye #netflix

Watched Netflix Queer Eye season 4 episode 1 and saw a familiar face. I grew up in Quincy IL. And Kathy Dooley was my choir director in church.
Jul 22, 201905:04
Innovations by teachers

Innovations by teachers

Remember many innovations fail, how do we support innovations in our schools
Jul 18, 201906:10
Need for diversity of instruction

Need for diversity of instruction

One size doesn’t fort all, remember tos mix up instructional styles for your students
Jul 17, 201906:24
Extra credit? Time to be a thing of the past!

Extra credit? Time to be a thing of the past!

Why do some thrashers give extra credit? Is this practice outdated l, shouldn’t it be part of the past!
Jul 11, 201905:45
What! You’re not going to college?

What! You’re not going to college?

Perceptions and ideas around college/ career training
Jul 10, 201906:32
Acknowledging that I am Old and White!

Acknowledging that I am Old and White!

Pondering diversity being old and white.
Jun 28, 201907:37
Debt free college education?

Debt free college education?

There are many question around the 2020 political platforms that propose debt free college.
Jun 25, 201905:48
Red for Ed Rallies

Red for Ed Rallies

Present in spirit today
Jun 18, 201904:06
Message to my departing 7th graders

Message to my departing 7th graders

Last day message to my students
Jun 14, 201903:49
Data-that 4- letter word

Data-that 4- letter word

Data is important but be careful how we use it!
May 30, 201906:26
Class size matters!

Class size matters!

When we are talking about classroom instruction, class size matters!
May 19, 201916:34
Advice to School of Education Graduates

Advice to School of Education Graduates

Advice to recent school of education graduates on finding the best fit for them
May 12, 201903:49
Teaching is difficult, but amazing things happen

Teaching is difficult, but amazing things happen

Considering how many different starting points exist in a classroom it is amazing what is accomplished in a classroom
Apr 23, 201904:19
High stakes test thoughts

High stakes test thoughts

As PSAT and SAT are upon us, a few thoughts on high stakes tests
Apr 09, 201903:42
Are Siloes in education creating us vs them mentality?

Are Siloes in education creating us vs them mentality?

Rethink Ed structure
Mar 28, 201905:26
Equity in funding please

Equity in funding please

My reaction to DeVos budget
Mar 27, 201904:40
Day 1 reflection #macul19

Day 1 reflection #macul19

Reflecting on my day 1 experience of #macul19
Mar 22, 201908:32
#macul19 3 quick tips

#macul19 3 quick tips

3 tips for those attending MACUL
Mar 19, 201904:06
The struggle with choice in the classroom #tlap

The struggle with choice in the classroom #tlap

Is choice good? Not always ! Students often struggle with making right choices and can have anxiety over them
Feb 26, 201905:34
Teaching: hard but rewarding #mschat

Teaching: hard but rewarding #mschat

Teaching is a very hard job that has many rewards.
Feb 21, 201905:05
Going from good to great?

Going from good to great?

Is this common expression around education helpful?
Feb 18, 201904:36
Working against free will of students

Working against free will of students

How can educators get past students who use their free will not to learn content?
Feb 16, 201905:13
#Loveteaching

#Loveteaching

Shout out to teaching on Valentine’s Day
Feb 14, 201902:42
Let’s take learning off the clock!

Let’s take learning off the clock!

With all these snow days in Michigan it has many worried about extending the school year. What if learning was it measured in days and hours but targets meet!
Feb 12, 201906:18
Learning is hard work!

Learning is hard work!

Lets remember that learning is hard work and students have free will whether to learn or not learn.
Feb 11, 201903:55
Language matters

Language matters

The words we use when talking about education matters. We need to stop the use of superlatives.
Feb 10, 201905:04
Thoughts about this twitter tool!

Thoughts about this twitter tool!

Twitter is so powerful for connections but be careful with judgements
Feb 07, 201905:19
Snow day thoughts #miched

Snow day thoughts #miched

Tough decisions are made around snow day calls by districts.
Feb 06, 201904:38