Teacher ABCs

I was looking at journal starters and found a great idea on this Tumblr page about making an alphabetical list of something important. I thought this would be a fun and easy way to give some higher level thinking to a topic of interest. Here's my sample, on teaching.

Alphabetical List of . . . Teaching

By: Amelia Beard Grissom

Are you aware of differences?

Bet on the quiet kid

Count on interruptions

Ditch preconceptions

Every day is a new start

For every kid that “gets it,” two or more don’t

Go for broke

Hit the stuff they’ll need in “real life”

Imagine the potential

Just breathe

Kids are all human beings

Love unconditionally

Make them think

No one is above the rules

Open your door

Put yourself in their shoes

Quiet reflection is good for the soul

Resist telling the answers

Search for a different way

Travel together

Uncomfortable silences promote learning moments

Video as a resource, not a distraction

Wallow in beauty

X-amine your reasons

Yell at the dog (if you have to)

Zorro and teachers—both mark for life