The feedback from teachers has been incredible to our top 10 twitter accounts for teachers. We would like to continue to provide great resources for teachers and educators, so we are creating a blog series of “Perfect Twitter Accounts for Educators.”
The only requirement is that the account receive a perfect score of 100 / 100 from tweet grader.
For each account we have included the twitter name, the twitter profile, twitter followers, and the perfect twitter grade. We hope you find them helpful and would love your feedback.
Since all these accounts are 100% perfect. We have listed them in reverse alphabetical order. We will be adding additional accounts in the future as we come across them.
1. @WorldLillie ~ “Boston teacher & #travel blogger: http://AroundTheWorldL.com & http://TeachingTraveling.com. #EdBlogs founder: http://www.facebook.com/groups/EducationBloggers Boston (and the world) · http://www.AroundTheWorldL.com/about/” (4,700+ followers 100/100 twitter grader)
2. @willrich45 -“Parent, author, speaker, instigator, blogger about social Web tools and their effects on schools, education and learning. Flemington, New Jersey · http://willrichardson.com“ (29,300+ followers, 100/100 twitter grader)
3. @web20classroom “Educator, Speaker, Blogger, #Edchat Co-Creator, #140Conf Character, Edublogs Twitterer Of The Year, ASCD Emerging Leader. Do You Use Social Media In Education?Winston-Salem, NC · http://blog.web20classroom.org“ (50,700+ followers, 100/100 twitter grader)
4. @WEAC – “Wisconsin Education Association Council ÜT: 43.035197,-89.427211 ·http://www.weac.org” (5,800+ followers, 100/100 twitter grader)
5. @vmcmurray – “Special education math teacher. Advocate for my students. Future queen of the world? Maybe… Chicago” (22,500+ followers 100/100 twitter grader)
6. @tyeducators “Educators play such an important role in our lives. We want to say thanks to those who teach and enrich our communities. Presented by California Casualty. · http://educators.calcas.com“ (7,650+ followers, 100/100 twitter grader)
7. @tomwhitby “Prof of Education. Founder: #Edchat, The EDU PLN Ning, Linkedin group Technology-Using Professors et al. BLOG: My Island View http://tomwhitby.wordpress.com Long Island, New York http://tomwhitby.wordpress.com/” (23,700+ followers, 100/100 twitter grader)
8. @theTeacherPage “Quality Resources for Teachers! Comments and Suggestions Welcome! @robertwhughes Halifax, MA · http://TheTeacherPage.com” (9,800+ followers, 100/100 twitter grader)
9. @stumpteacher – “Father, husband, 6th grade SS/LA teacher, tech enthusiast, 2012 IL teacher of the year and aspiring Jedi. suburban chicago · http://www.stumpteacher.blogspot.com ” (9,000+ followers / 100 /100 twitter grader)
10. @stevekatz – “Tech Integration Specialist, teacher, ADE, Apple Professional Development, author, international conference presenter, video projects, father, deadhead Seoul, Korea · http://www.teachwithvideo.com” (5,000+ followers 100/100 twitter grader)
11. @shannonmmiller “Teacher Librarian & Tech Integrationist who loves connecting, creating, change, advocacy & NOISE. Presenter & Blogger. Connecting People Shorty Award Recipient. Van Meter, Iowa · http://vanmeterlibraryvoice.blogspot.com/” (15,700+ followers, 100/100 twitter grader )
12. @TheScienceGuy – Science Educator seeks to change the world…Los Angeles, CA, USA · http://billnye.com (448,000+ followers / 100 /100 twitter grader)
13. @teachingwthsoul “Consultant/Speaker. ASCD/ISTE presenter.New Teacher Chat Founder #ntchat.Core Blogger @Edutopia @KIDS_DISCOVER. Rep.@iTooch. Former Principal. Passion2 #mentor! California · http://bit.ly/lisamdabbs ” (12,000+ followers, 100/100 twitter grader)
14. @TeacherSabrina – “Teacher-turned-advocate for kids, teachers & communities. Pro-#edreform that works for real people, not corporate interests. Tweets = mine, RTs ≠ endorsements. Washington, DC · http://www.sabrinajoystevens.com” (4,000+ followers, 100/100 twitter grader)
15. @teachermelanie – “★ An online teacher (ESL) who can help YOU improve your English! ★ I tweet about English, Canada, & anything I find interesting! Join the fun! ☺Toronto, Canada · http://www.englishteachermelanie.com “(5,100+ followers, 100/100 twitter grader)
16. @TeacherCast “TeacherCast.net was set up to help teachers better use technology in their classrooms. We are your Educational Community for 21st Century Learning. Philadelphia · http://www.TeacherCast.net (4,550+ followers, 100/100 twitter grader)
17. @TeacherBeat “I cover teachers for Education Week newspaper and write our Teacher Beat blog. Washington, D.C. · http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/teacherbeat/“ (10,300+ followers, 100/100 twitter grader)
18. @TeachaKidd – “Blogger, EdTech, Geek… I will annoy you with questions. You’ve been warned. South Florida, USA · http://www.leekolbert.com/ (11,600+ followers, 100/100 twitter grader)
19. @stumpteacher – “Father, husband, 6th grade SS/LA teacher, tech enthusiast, 2012 IL teacher of the year and aspiring Jedi. suburban chicago ·http://www.stumpteacher.blogspot.com ” (9,000+ followers / 100 /100 twitter grader)
20. @SNewco – “Educator, Mobilist, Speaker, Blogger, 1:1 Mobile Learning Devices, ISTE & eLearning Guild member, SIGML http://www.themobilenative.org Ohio · http://www.smriders.net/Mobile_Learning (6,300+ followers / 100 /100 twitter grader)
21. @ShellTerrell “Education thought-provoker, The 30 Goals Challenge author, International Speaker, #Edchat founder, Host for AM TESOL Free Fri Webinars, SC Mgr @TheConsultantsE worldwide · http://bit.ly/ShellTerrell” (27,100+ followers, 100/100 twitter grader)
22. @ScholasticTeach – “The official Scholastic Teachers account. We like to talk books, education trends and life as an educator. USA · http://www.scholastic.com/teachers“(27,300+ followers, 100/100 twitter grader)
23. @rweingarten “American Federation of Teachers president, committed to improving schools, hospitals and public institutions for children, families and communities. Washington, DC · http://www.aft.org” (14,600+ followers 100/100 twitter grader)
24. @rmbyrne “Teacher. Speaker. Writer. Google Certified Teacher. My dog thinks I’m cool. http://android4schools.com Maine, USA · http://www.freetech4teachers.com” (30,500+ followers, 100/100 twitter grader)
25. @plugusin – “I’m a full time classroom teacher and the author of Building a PLC at Work (http://bit.ly/plcatwork)and Teaching the iGeneration (http://amzn.to/igeneration) Raleigh NC · http://teacherleaders.typepad.com/the_tempered_radical” (7,600+ followers, 100/100 twitter grader)
26. @plnaugle “I teach 4th graders math and social studies using many Web 2.0 tools like Edmodo. Glogster, kidblog.org, Jing, Skype, Wikis and I have 35 years of experience. New Orleans, LA · http://pnaugle.blogspot.com ” (6,650+ followers, 100/100 twittergrader)
27. @pbsteachers – “Multimedia resources & professional development for America’s preK-12 educators. Arlington, VA · http://www.pbs.org/teachers ” (28,100+ followers, 100/100 twittergrader)
28. @PatrickMLarkin “Artist formerly known as @bhsprincipal – BPS Asst. Supt. NASSP National Digital Principal Award Winner (2012), Evangelist for Web 2.0 and Digital Tools. Burlington, MA · http://www.patrickmlarkin.com/” (15,200+ followers 100/100 twitter grader)
29. @NMHS_Principal “Principal of New Milford HS (NJ): NASSP National Digital Principal Award Winner (2012), Google Certified Teacher, Adobe Education Leader, Author, Speaker. New Milford, NJ · http://ericsheninger.com ” (27,800+ followers 100/100 twitter grader)
30. @NEAToday – “The National Education Association’s official publication, committed to a great public education for all students. Get free resources, news & more!Washington DC · http://www.nea.org/neatoday ” (57,700+ followers, 100/100 twitter grader)
31. @massteacher – “The Massachusetts Teachers Association Boston, Mass. ·http://massteacher.org“ (3,700+ followers, 100/100 twitter grader)
Massachusetts Teachers Association – THANK YOU
32. @l_hilt – “Elementary Principal, K-6 Tech Integrator/Coach, Reader, Writer, Connected learner! PA · http://lynhilt.com/” (8,600+ followers, 100/100 twitter grader)
33. @learningfy -“Curator of EdTech Weekly http://goo.gl/YWvVf, a free weekly newsletter on #edtech Vancouver, Canada · http://goo.gl/Bx8EG ” (6,050+ followers, 100/100 twitter grader)
34. @Larryferlazzo “Inner-city High School teacher — ESL & Mainstream Sacramento, CA · http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/” (19,800+ followers, 100/100 twitter grader)
35. @langwitches “Educational Consultant GloballyConnectedLearning.com 21st Century Learning Specialist- Technology Integration- World Language Teacher USA-Argentina-Germany · http://www.langwitches.org/blog“ (13,200+ followers, 100/100 twitter grader)
36. @KylePace “District Instructional Technology Specialist and Google Certified Teacher. Presenter. Love to learn. Love to share. #EdcampKC organizer. Proud Dad. Kansas City, MO. · http://www.kylepace.com” (16,300+ followers 100/100 twitter grader)
37. @kathyschrock – “Educational Technologist, DEN Star & Guru, Adobe Ed Leader, Google Certified Teacher (kathy@kathyschrock.net) Twitter RSS feed: http://linkyy.com/twitterfeed Cape Cod, MA · http://kathyschrock.net” (19,000+ followers, 100/100 twitter grader)
38. @justintarte “Director of Curriculum & Support Services in a district of 3,000; learning & growing through group collaboration & sharing of ideas. I love technology & PD! St. Louis, Missouri · http://www.justintarte.com (8,100+ followers, 100/100 twitter grader)
39. @gcouros – “Division Principal of Innovative Teaching and Learning for PSD70. Passionate about learning, ed. tech, and helping others find their passion! I like dogs 🙂 Edmonton · http://georgecouros.ca” (17,800+ followers, 100/100 twitter grader)
40. @feedtheteacher “EFL Teacher, E-tutor and social media and technology enthusiast! I believe in the power of sharing and collaborating! · http://feedtheteacher.blogspot.com” (8,400+ followers, 100/100 twitter grader)
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41. @EducationMN – “The union of 70,000 educators. Our members work in pre-K-12 schools and higher education institutions statewide. Saint Paul, Minnesota ·http://www.educationminnesota.org “ (5,200+ followers, 100/100 twitter grader)
42. @dougpete – “Educator, Presenter & always on the look for something new to learn. http://www.dougpeterson.ca I tweet about education, technology, Minnesota Vikings, Formula1 Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada · http://dougpete.wordpress.com” (5,500+ followers, 100/100 twitter grader)
43. @DianeRavitch – ” I write about education. I blog at dianeravitch.net Brooklyn · http://dianeravitch.com“ (36,300+ followers, 100/100 twitter grader)
44. @DebChitwood – “I’m a Montessori educator/writer, former homeschooler, and mother of two adult children. I love sharing ideas and activities and encouraging others! Colorado Springs, Colorado · http://livingmontessorinow.com“ (9,100+ followers / 100 /100 twitter grader)
45. @dancallahan “Instructional Technology Specialist K-5 @PineGlenLTC by day, #edcamp Foundation Chairman of the Board of Directors and Co-founder by night. Burlington, MA · http://remixteaching.com” (5,900+ followers / 100/100 twitter grader)
46. @cybraryman1 “Educator & Writer trying to catalog the internet for students, educators and parents. http://cybraryman.com ÜT: 27.179819,-80.236438 · http://www.cybraryman.com” (18,700+ followers 100/100 twitter grader)
47. @courosa – “Professor of #edtech & #media, #education researcher, #connected educator, keynote #speaker & #open scholar – Faculty of Education, University of Regina. Regina, Canada · http://www.couros.ca (22,350+ followers, 100/100 twitter grader)
48. @coolcatteacher “Best teacher blog award winner, co-founder- Flat Classroom Projects, Conference, Digiteen, NetGenEd, known as the Wikinator by my students, author Camilla, Georgia · http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com” (40,500+ followers 100/100 twitter grader)
49. @cnansen – “District technology coordinator for 25 years. Apple Distinguished Educator. Google Certified Teacher. STAR Discovery Educator. Husband,father, grandfather Minot, North Dakota · http://pages.minot.k12.nd.us/blog/craig” (3,700+ followers, 100/100 twitter grader)
50. @CATeachersAssoc – “CTA represents more than 325,000 teachers, counselors, librarians, psychologists, nurses, community college and CSU faculty, and education support professionals California · http://www.cta.org“ (5,450+ followers, 100/100 twitter grader)
51. @blairteach – “School Improvement Consultant (middle grades, ELA, SS, DI, literacy); former MS teacher/administrator; life-long learner; Mac user; USAF vet originally from MI. Atlanta, Georgia (5,700+ followers, 100/100 twitter grader)
52. @bjnichols – “Executive Director of School Leadership, Google Certified Teacher, Doctoral Student exploring 21st century learning initiatives and transforming education. Newport News, Virginia · http://flavors.me/bjnichols” (4,600+ followers, 100/100 twitter grader)
53. @baldy7 – “Father. Husband. Educator. Blogger. iPhone: 42.363468,-71.057022 · http://transleadership.net“ (6,900+ followers, 100/100 twitter grader)
54. @AngelaMaiers “I believe these 2 words can change the world – #YouMatter – I’m an Educator, Author, Speaker passionate about literacy, learning, and power of social media. Iowa · http://www.AngelaMaiers.com“ (74,900+ followers 100/100 twitter grader)
55. @AFTunion – “We’re 1.5 million teachers, paraprofessionals/school-related personnel, higher ed faculty, gov’t employees, & healthcare workers making a difference every day. Washington, DC · http://www.aft.org“ (5,800+ followers, 100/100 twitter grader)
We hope you have found this list helpful. We hope to add more to help teachers expand and improve the quality of their PLN. As we find more 100% twitter accounts for educators, we will add them to our list.
How do we stack up?
@mytowntutors “Teachers are GREAT tutors! We connect parents with local teachers who tutor. Teachers keep 100% of fees. http://www.mytowntutors.com/blog/ Boston, Massachusetts and USA · http://www.mytowntutors.com“ (3,000+ followers / 97.2 /100 twitter grader)
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Month: September 2012
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Top 55 Connected Educators – 100% perfect twitter accounts
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Hillsdale, NJ Tutors: Teachers are Great Tutors!
Hillsdale, New Jersey teachers (zip code 07642) are great tutors!” My Town Tutors believes this 100%.
We currently list 4 teachers within 15 miles of zip code 07642
Mrs. Jamie Bianco is a math teacher who tutors from Glenrock Middle School.
Tanya Lesser is teacher who tutors who is currently a stay-at-home mom.
Marc Hoberman is an English teacher who tutors from Spring Valley High School, specializing in reading and SAT prep.
Bill Krakower is a computer technology and Special Education teacher who tutors from Charles Olbom School, specializing in reading and SAT prep.
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Hanover, MA Tutors: Biology Tutors
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Hanover Tutors: Biology Tutors
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Massachusetts Tutors: Biology Tutors
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South Shore, MA Tutors: Biology Tutors
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Quincy, MA Tutors: Biology Tutors
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Psychology Lesson: Create a Bucket List
How many people REALLY have a life list / bucket list?
Each person should have a life list that they refer to regularly. A high school psychology class is a great opportunity to expose students to a valuable life lesson: identify your most important goals, then work very hard to reach them.
As individuals, we are rarely given advice on goal setting. This is a simple 50 minute lesson that can have a lifetime impact on some of your students. I teach two senior electives, during the first week of school, I use this activity with one of the classes. (It is never too early to teach the skills of goal setting.)
Step 1: Watch The Dead Poet’s Society: Carpe Diem Speech (5:29): This is a great clip to start the year off with – it is the students’ first day at an elite prep school – course expectations, syllabi, etc. Imagine if you had a student who had 5 teachers who went over rules and regulations. If you were the one teacher who had an engaging, exciting lesson, you might make an incredible first impression that could make a huge difference in student achievement and participation in your class – the one the really counts.
Here are the words to the impressive speech:
MR. KEATING: They’re not that different from you, are they? Same haircuts, full of hormones just like you. Invincible just like you feel. The world is their oyster. They believe they’re destined for great things, just like many of you. Their eyes are full of hope, just like you. Did they wait until it was too late to make from their lives even one iota of what they were capable? Because, you see, gentlemen, those boys are now fertilizing daffodils. But if you listen real close, you can hear them whisper their legacy to you. Go on, lean in. Listen. Do you hear it?
Carpe. Hear it? Carpe. Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary.
Step 2: After watching this clip, have the students create a “Life List.” People sometimes refer to this as a bucket list. The students will create a list of things they hope to accomplish, places they hope to visit, people they hope to meet, and things they hope to do. Each list should be realistic. These are the MOST IMPORTANT things in a student’s life. They should view it daily, add to it, check off the things completed. This is not an assignment it is their life.
For high school students this activity might take an entire class period. Adapt the time to the age an maturity level of the student.
Step 3: After 20 – 30 minutes (depending on the attention span of the students), have th students share their list. This will be a great starting point for class discussion and you will receive some incredible responses.
Step 4: Make it a permanent part of your curriculum. Make each student keep a copy of his / her bucket list in a binder / folder. Offer extra credit to any student who completes an item on the bucket list. Perhaps you could designate Fridays or one day a month for students to share any items they have accomplished.
It is important to emphasize this is NOT simply a graded assignment, but something you would like them to share with you in many years when your current students will be attending open house and parent conferences.
Below is the worksheet I hand out to the students for this activity. Feel free to use this or revise it in anyway.
Name:
After watching this clip, you are going to create a “Life List.” People sometimes refer to this as a bucket list. Create a list of things you hope to accomplish, places you hope to visit, people you hope to meet, and thinks you hope to do. Your list should be realistic. These are the MOST IMPORTANT things for you. You should view it daily, add to it, check off the things you have done. This is not an assignment it is your life. Good Luck!
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Teaching the Last Lecture: 25 High School Lessons & Activities
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The Last Lecture is a great book.
(The speech also can be watched.) It teaches so many life lessons. I have been using this book for the last few years in a senior elective course. My students read independently in class for 20 – 30 minutes. I find this method to be most effective for my classes, you may choose to use the book as an outside reading.
For the silent sustained reading, the students fill out a journal entry at the end of the reading session. (If any teacher would like a copy of my Silent Sustained Reading Chart, please email me, mark@mytowntutors.com.)
For a more detailed Click on the link to see a more detailed account of the lesson. (I will be adding future posts for many of the activities.)Randy Pausch: The Last Lecture
25 Activities
1. Life list – 25 – 50 items that you hope to accomplish in your life. (Make it an IMPORTANT part of your life. Look at it regularly!)
2. Family Stories – “All parents want to teach their children right from wrong, what we think is important, and how to deal with the challenges life will bring. We also want them to know some stories from our lives.” (page ix)
3. “If I were a painter, I would have painted for them. If I were a musician, I would have composed music. But I am a lecturer. So I lectured.” – use your talents.
A. Explain & Describe 1 – 3 talents you have.
B. Explain how you developed these or are developing these talents.
C. Explain how you use them or can use them to help others.
4. “What makes me unique?” (page 9) – Essay question 500 words
5. ROLES – “I thought about how I defined myself: as a teacher, a computer scientist, a husband, a father, a son, a friend, a brother, a mentor to my students. Those are all the roles I value.” (page 10) Explain THREE of “the roles (you) value.” Explain why you value each of these roles. Why are these roles important to you?
6. “We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.” (page 17) Explain a “tough hand” in life you have been dealt and how you “played the hand.” This hand could be something out of your control – a birth defect, divorce, accident, moving – or something you controlled – an arrest, a bad grade, a bad decision. In your answer
A. Explain the “hand”
B. Explain “how you played it”
C. Describe how you feel about how you played it
7. Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams – Select a CURRENT dream of yours. Something you are very passionate and enthusiastic about. Write about what it is. Why it is important? How will you progress toward that dream?
8. Parent Lottery – All humans have flaws and our parents are no exceptions. We all have different relationships with our parents, however, as young adults you can understand some of the good qualities in others. You will present this to you parent(s). Some ideas for this activity include:
A. “I had a father and a mother who got so many things right.”(page 22) Make a list of the things your parents got right.
B. “My dad gave me advice on how to negotiate my way through life.
“Never make a decision until you have to.”
“Just because you’re in the driver’s seat does not mean you have to fun people over.” (page 23)
Explain the valuable advice you have received from your parents.
C. “Kids more than anything else – need to know their parents love them.” (page 26) So do parents – Let your parents know that you love them. In this letter / activity be sure that your parents completely understand how important they are in your life
9. “I want to paint things on my wall. Things that matter to me. Things I think will be cool.” (page 27)
A. POSTER – Create a poster of your dream wall. It should include things that matter to you. You will be graded on effort and creativity. Some of us are artistically challenged. You will not be marked down for lack of artistic talent.
B. Explanation of the objects on the wall and their significance to you. Pages 28 – 30 are an explanation of Randy’s choices – please follow this model.
10. “It [football] helped make me who I am today.” (page 35) – What is the “it” in your life. Describe your “IT.”
A. What is the history of “it’? How long has “it” been in your life? How was “it” introduced?
B. Describe your commitment to “it”? How does “it” impact your life?
C. What are the sacrifices you have made for “it”? What rewards have you received form “it”?
11.“Giving kids self-esteem. It’s not something you can give. It’s something they have to build. .. He knew there was only one way to teach kids how to develop it: You give them something they can’t do, they work hard until they find they can do it, and you just keep repeating the process… He made me realize that if I work hard enough, there will be things I can do tomorrow that I can’t do today.” (page 37) Describe something in your life that raised your self-esteem because you could not do it, but with hard work you accomplished it.
12. “So that was my setback. But I kept my mantra in mind: The brick walls are there for a reason. They’re not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something.” (page 51-52) Describe a brick wall you encountered and the steps you took to show how badly you wanted something.
13. “Wow, this is the epitome of a person appreciating this day and this moment.” (page 64) Identify a person who you know who “appreciates” life the most.
14. “Like many people, I had strengths that were also flaws.” (page 67) Do a little self-reflection and evaluate yourself analyzing a strength that also might be considered a weakness. This is a great question to answer well. A common interview question is what is your greatest weakness?
15. “The number one goal of teachers should be to help students learn how to learn. I always saw value in that, sure. But in my mind, a better number one goal was this: I wanted to help students learn how to judge themselves… educators best serve students by helping them be more self-reflective.” (page 112) Reflect on yourself.
16. “I’m a scientist who sees inspiration as that ultimate tool for doing good…. When you’re putting people on the moon, you’re inspiring all of us to achieve the maximum human potential, which is how the greatest problems will be solved.” (page 132-133) What inspires you? What is your inspiration?
17. “Too many people go through life complaining about there problems…Complaining does not work as a strategy. We all have finite time and energy. Any time we spend whining is unlikely to help us achieve our goals. And it won’t make us happier.” (page 138-139) Evaluate your level of complaining. Do you complain often or do you look on the bright side? What do you complain about? Do you think if you complain less you would be happier?
18. “If nobody ever worried about what was in other people’s heads, we’d all be 33 percent more effective in our lives and our jobs.” (page 141) Are you overly concerned with what others think?
19. “Being able to work well in a group is a vital and necessary skill in both the work world and in families. As a way to teach this, I’d always put my students into teams to work on projects.” (page 142) How well do you work with others? Do you enjoy group work? Why or why not?
20. “Experience is what you get when you don’t get what you wanted. And experience is often the most valuable thing you have to offer.” (page 149) Describe an experience where you gained experience. Be detailed in your narrative. What was the event and the lesson that was learned?
21. “Because hand-written notes have gotten so rare, they will remember you… My advice was more about helping them recognize that there are respectful, considerate things that can be done in life that will be appreciated by the recipient, and that only good things can result.” (page 152) We have completed many of these types of activities so far. Describe the process and reaction.
22. There is No Job Beneath You – “There is a growing sense of entitlement among young people today.” (page 168) He is calling you out? Is he right?
23. “There are a few key moments in anyone’s life.” (page 173) Select a few and describe the moment and the significance in your life.
24. “All of us have a responsibility to the community…When we’re connected to others, we become better people.” (page 175 – 176) Comment on this quote and apply it to your personal experiences with community service.
25. Create a Last Lecture to present to the class. A variation could be a slide show or a video production.
I would love feedback from teachers if you try any of these activities. If you have any additional questions, please email mark@mytowntutors.com.
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