TLC Ninja Teachers

Much of the gender equity problem in today's workforce has its roots in education. Tara Linney explains why and how we need to give girls more opportunities to learn coding if we are going to solve the problem. For more information, visit her episode on our website at https://go.tlc.ninja/linney.

Allie Thrower threw out her reading logs, and now her students love reading. Yours can, too! To learn more, visit her episode at go.tlc.ninja/thrower.

Sissie Lola shares how the Next Generation Science Standards can drive the learning in your maker space. To learn more, visit her episode at go.tlc.ninja/lola.

Shapegrams are a fun and easy way to help students become proficient at digital drawing and learn other skills, too. Tony Vincent lets us in on how to use them in your classroom. To learn more, visit our website at go.tlc.ninja/vincent.

Veronica Alvarez arrived in the U.S. when she was seven and began her school career as an English learner. She shares her experience with us and encourages us to think about how we are inadvertently limiting opportunities for many deserving students who have not been reclassified as fluent in English. For more information, visit her episode on our website at go.tlc.ninja/alvarez.

Think emojis are just for texting? Jen Fischer and Suzanne Crowley will make you think again. To learn more, visit their episode on our website at go.tlc.ninja/emoji.

Teresa Ozoa explains that Genius Hour is beneficial for all students, not just the high achievers, and that it helps them become comfortable formulating their own questions, finding the answers to those questions, and developing self-confidence. For more information and a great list of resources, visit her episode on our website at go.tlc.ninja/ozoa.

Blogging with students is about so much more than writing. It empowers students of all ages. Linda Yollis explains why, shares resources so you can get started, and invites you to join the Student Blogging Challenge, which starts this week. To learn more, visit her episode at go.tlc.ninja/yollis.

Cori Orlando believes that when you know better, you should do better. For her, that meant ditching her behavior chart for more student-centered behavior management. You can do it, too! To learn more, visit her episode on our website at https://go.tlc.ninja/orlando

True STEM education requires more than traditional text books can give us. Jennifer Stimpson shares ideas and resources to help you up your STEM teaching game. To learn more, visit her episode on our website at go.tlc.ninja/stimpson

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