![]() | Passionate Classroom Teacher l TEDx Speaker l International Keynote Speaker l Published Author l Enthusiastic Motivator l Loud Laugher #180daysofawesome |
It just doesn’t make sense...
We walk into the Dollar Tree to buy puff corn and juice boxes for a classroom party.… https://t.co/j3yXd8fxQr
@SCampise Yay!!!! This is SO awesome!!!!
Power points will never persuade people like passion does.
And do you know when teachers get really passionate?
W… https://t.co/qBmJDUmfxv @NTDSE @kmiller_ntdse I want that shirt!!!
Classroom Conversation
Teacher: I have a really cool surprise
Kid: I don’t trust adults when they say they have a… https://t.co/xbs6RgqXAM @AngelaCoy14 Yay!!! So excited to be with you!!
@Mrs_Starck @klvdb74 I totally hear you on this 🙌
One of the most important lessons we can teach kids is this:
What is simple on paper, isn’t always easy in practic… https://t.co/eGYiZnoqmH
@MrsLeo129 @mcikesh @CorinnSparks @lbeatus129 @Mrs_Plascencia @techingin Thank you for the opportunity to celebrate awesome!! @lbeatus129 @sd129 Holy mackerel, YOU are awesome!! @MrDanzingerWMS Oh heck yes!!!!!! 😂🌽 @jill_e_johnson @jms_jhawks @sd129 Thanks, Jill! So glad you enjoyed it 😎🎉 @techingin @ChaseMielke It was truly an honor to play a part in your day 🎉🤟 @JenReads101 @WAAcademics129 @SD129PD Yay!!! It can be AWESOME!!!! @IStanley09 @ChaseMielke Thanks for being a part of this awesome profession 🎉 @MrsLeo129 @SD129PD Thanks for the love! I could feel the love through the camera 💙 @MrBajekPE Thanks for celebrating awesome today!! @mcikesh @sd129 @ChaseMielke @SD129PD SOOOO excited to celebrate awesome with you! @JenReads101 @WAAcademics129 @SD129PD SOOO pumped to be with you!!!
Group collaboration, teamwork, and classroom camaraderie can exist!
These kids are resilient and totally making it… https://t.co/PaaXF2vWUxToday a student asked me if I had ever had eaten a pork chop.
I said yes.
The student said, “Oh! You don’t strike… https://t.co/d5Vvq2lTKH
@marnsteach71 @mrnesi Thanks so much for the love @mrnesi @MsJachymiak This Teacher Life! https://t.co/nBgsCDlm2o
@LemonNerdBoy We got this!! 🤟
Students were working on a project today that required them to think into the future.
A kid raised their hand and… https://t.co/gFPdTXNHdU
When teachers walk into school feeling fly and this happens...
Student: Did you get new Croc shoes?
Teacher: These… https://t.co/kjcQ4hZXvn
@Cr8iveTeacher24 So very real. But we CAN celebrate education 🎉 @MrsJames1111 Yay!!!! Glad you enjoyed it 🎉💙 @obie_lbms Thank you so much for watching! Sending you SO much awesome!!!
@NTDSE @MarieESheedy @BessetSabourin Love this!! @ErikVanHoveln78 @windsorwill The kids were so excited for those fish sticks!My classroom today smelled like:
- Sweat
- Axe Spray
- Fish Sticks
- Muddy Nikes
All mixed with a seasonal Bath… https://t.co/RpbQYpYrR1Teacher Friends!
Join me for a FREE LIVE PD session this Saturday Jan 9th- 10 am CST
Bring your coffee, bring you… https://t.co/awfSm50CIS
The kids of our country are watching this all unfold and are recalculating their definition of normal by the minute… https://t.co/5i0I2VWQY1
The amazing virtual PD continues for 2021!
Connecting on camera feels different, but it still can be SO fun, SO en… https://t.co/wgGIu6oDAa @MonicaGentaEd Huge thank you for a wonderful presentation! Cannot. WAIT for 2021 to start! Yas, queen!
Retweeted by Monica Genta @MissGantSC Yay!!! Thank you so much!!! Glad you enjoyed it

Kids don’t enjoy going to school because they love information.
Kids enjoy going to school because they feel loved… https://t.co/2mG5tEzyQ2
Schools don’t need more programs.
Programs have agendas.
And when everything has an agenda we start forgetting abo… https://t.co/8pABx6ahBH
@RJWJason22 Perhaps the fish like all the extra on the tree???Today is the day where millions of families in the Midwest throw their Christmas trees in ponds and lakes so “dirty… https://t.co/hTOQB2Viv6
Dear 2021,
We are not really sure what you are going to throw at us.
But whatever it is, help everybody to appro… https://t.co/8a5hSr9C4H @GregJWolcott This Teacher Life
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Last year my favorite holiday gift was a silly Barbara Walters t-shirt that said “this is 2020.”
This year my favo… https://t.co/JYBnejHnF5
THIS is what is happening in schools right now and it is a beautiful thing. https://t.co/9Po0KNW01g @CAMPrincipal This is literally one of the greatest things I have seen on Twitter in a long time. What an awesome m… https://t.co/xZZQHMfNT9There is a substantial difference between WORKING and LEARNING.
Working out 5 problems can prove that students are… https://t.co/n1rDHND7yX
When kids step outside their comfort zones and surprise themselves.
Me: Holy cow! That was awesome! I’ve never see… https://t.co/MYjYvGyfGb
@rerinmcguyer @LeighStovall Yes!!!! So glad your kids experienced thisGot a flat tire on my way home from school. I pulled into a gas station.
2 amazing gentleman came and helped
The… https://t.co/yFicClK50o
This is one of the most IMPORTANT weeks of the school year
It is NOT important due to:
- Final Exams
- Closing Out… https://t.co/U05pBaFP3vJust got an email...
Students have the option to go fully remote 2nd semester, but will not be on our rosters if t… https://t.co/dt7os9Mtxq
Taught one of the best lessons of my entire career this week.
It did not include any of the following:
-fancy soft… https://t.co/GwH5KPhdil
This 🙌 https://t.co/tVVmMxV6rY @BessetSabourin It’s been a joy seeing how the 180 Days of Awesome mindset has been used by the amazing @NTDSE crew!
@NTDSE LOVE seeing all the incredible work you are doing to create AWESOME for kids!
Know that you are making a hu… https://t.co/AayazxtpDV
Reminder to parents, teachers, and education leaders:
Letter grades this year are more of a reflection on how kids… https://t.co/L5Jud6eJWp
@TeachwithMsT326 Yay!!!! So glad you enjoyed it
There is a massive difference between students being disengaged in school work and students trying to work their wa… https://t.co/xVYX1sRJug
If you are returning to in-person learning it is totally normal to be feeling:
-excited to see your students
-nerv… https://t.co/KPKS7ab0Kf
Leadership in our schools, towns, and country is about both protection and freedom.
But is it possible to provide… https://t.co/Kqxwo9pUBm
Zooming with family this week has proven a few things:
Teachers have more patience than the average human for tech… https://t.co/JxdhvRTWkq
@BREEZIE4LIFE I always spend the first 5 and last 5 doing some sort of quick/silly SEL question to get them showing… https://t.co/TaiR6vbD83What is on your perfect plate for a Thanksgiving meal?
Mine is: pizza, chips, & ice cream
Happy Thanksgiving!… https://t.co/DJZFJjlZA0
@ErikVanHoveln78 Our students really are incredible kids! Super proud of their resilience and willingness to show up in so many waysIn the past 48 hours I have seen 98% of my students in a virtual environment
Over 75% of those kids showed up both… https://t.co/x3PRXqQXBN
@missdotson1 Soooo glad you all enjoyed it!!Teachers find themselves in an impossible position this holiday season
Do you gather with family and risk an expos… https://t.co/pVKZBtmfOc
Here is a comprehensive list for benefits of wearing a mask:
1.) They save lives.
2.) They keep your face warm in… https://t.co/9zf3JQEt5C
Teachers are ready to live in a world where administrators can stop using the term ”unprecedented time.”
Students… https://t.co/LDOw6j6qXT
Direct quote from a student today:
“I ate a pear for the first time in my life last night.”
Oh ya? How was it?
“… https://t.co/pIhDBTGqOkPersonalized Professional Learning Pathways with a side of Happy Hour. Excited to see where the learning takes us.… https://t.co/wwneH9MqMS
Retweeted by Monica Genta @McNairMiddleSch Awesome work here! PD choice is SO powerful and important 🎉 @DrC_LaHabra @MrsJudy6 @LasLomasSchool @LHSchools Heck yes! Love this!!! 💙💙

This is the truth.
#edchat #teachertwitter #pln #relationships #sel #virtuallearning #covidteaching #amle20… https://t.co/lFrnNeodZa
Teachers:
You are enough.
You are enough.
You are enough.
You are enough.
Keep it up!
#satchat #teachersmatter… https://t.co/uRq8VyPv2H
If you don’t cut the pan of brownies and scoop the entire 9x9 on your paper plate, does that count as just one brow… https://t.co/tlXXADTHDK @DHSoto Yay!!! Enjoy the reading! Thanks for being awesome!!!
@ChrissyKeith11 @JerlingJayhawks @135Learning Wow!!!! What a cool Fanny pack and integration of Veterans Day!!!!! @Mrs_TeresaLee Thank you for sharing your Monday night with me!
A student asked me today how many mental health days kids got this year
I chuckled and then my heart broke
We did… https://t.co/54Xn6AdvD6
“Dream with ambition.
Believe woth conviction.”
- @KamalaHarris
Walls are being torn down and I’m here for it.… https://t.co/Psfpy530f5
Free Webinar to help suppprt teachers on SEL and relationship building.
Monday, Nov. 9th at 7pm CT
Get registered… https://t.co/vpVYClxdlg
Nothing says a crazy Friday night quite like Googling words like adjudicated.
#Friday #FridayFeeling #Election2020results @blocht574 https://t.co/vx5ocmrbNJ
This Teacher Life
@marchioneem @instagram Thanks for the love 💙
Kids likely won’t remember the maps all over the TV right now.
But kids will remember the memories we are creating… https://t.co/YaA8D55bBL
@jcwms14 LOVED my time with the La Habra family!! Thank you for leading with love @MsStern3rdGrade Would love to connect!!
@swampfrogfirst @oesrams Super excited to have you!!!
Hosting a FREE webinar about how to connect with kids on a SEL level.
Get signed up for the event that will be on… https://t.co/MAuM2Z5NGI
@kuehn_stephanie Heck yea! Adapting is key. @MBatsPrincipal Yay!!!!!! So thankful to have been a part of this 🎉Reminder...
Teachers and schools are doing their best to do what’s best.
Read that again.
With love,
Monica… https://t.co/mJpHVp1y6n
Today a student told me that they predicted it would take a miracle to fix how bad my hair was looking
I could hav… https://t.co/oRzjczPUWO @Beyond_the_Desk Heck yes!!!! Love this remix! Way to adhere to the idea of trying out what you learn! 😂🎉👊
@Neopold Thank you so much! Thanks for being an awesome part of this powerful profession!!Thanks to @AMLE for hosting such an incredible virtual event!
SOOOO much awesome PD in one weekend #AMLE20
Honor… https://t.co/zAwNTKMHtM
@Mrs_Naugler Yay!! I’m glad you didn’t find my jokes PUNishments. 😂😂😂 thanks for being a part of this amazing profession!