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Todd Nesloney
@TechNinjaTodd
Director of Culture and Strategic Leadership at @TEPSAtalk, @WhiteHouse Champion of Change, 2x @TEDx Speaker; Educator, Author, Speaker
Apr 27, 2021 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
This lesson hit me square between the eyes when a grandmother came into my office in tears.

She shared with me that she had been raising her grandson since he was 3 weeks old because his mother just up and left and they had no idea who the father was.

She said... (/1) every year there's one day that she brings her grandson to school and he has a complete meltdown and it leaves her heartbroken. What day? The day we do "Muffins with Mom".

She said, "though I do everything for him just like I AM his mother, I can't show my face at... (/2)
Apr 26, 2021 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
Social emotional learning seems to be the hot topic and buzzword of choice these days, and for good reason honestly.

But it's nothing new.

I will never forget hearing about the importance of teaching students skills like resilience, goal setting, team work, .... (/1) fair-play, community involvement, and so much more. My initial thoughts were "isn't that the counselors job?" and "I don't have time in my class to cover that". Boy was I wrong.

Then I accidentally came across this organization called @ClassroomChamps ...... (/2)
Apr 25, 2021 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
When this realization first hit me, it hit me hard.

I was working so hard to create a space that students (and adults) would love coming into every day. I thought I was killing it. Then one day my buddy, @E_Sheninger came to visit my campus. And one of his questions... (/1) Image to me was "when are you getting student input?"

Of course my first thought was "they're elementary students, they're too young for that". And the moment that thought entered my head I was embarrassed. Our kids are only too young for things that... (/2)