Amanda Carroll
@MsCarrollSS
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WI girl at heart living in IL▪Mother of 3▪Wife▪American Studies Teacher▪AP Government teacher▪Instructional Coach
Vernon Hills, IL
Joined August 2013
Wrapping up our differentiation lunch and learn series with a great group of learners! We are ready to finish the semester strong.
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What an amazing day of being a learner with Joellen Killion. Couldn't have asked for a better way to start this years Learning Forward Conference. @jpkillion @LearningForward
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A great day for a lunch and learn on strategies for differentiation. Love how much of our staff takes the time to learn with us. Thanks for coming. We appreciate you!
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Principals … here’s an awesome ice breaker your teachers are guaranteed to love…it’s called “Go work in your classroom.” #edutwitter
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https://t.co/4IuLfMpC9A Illinois has 10 of the top 50 high schools in the country according to today’s @247WallSt! Congratulations to these high schols! @ISBEnews @GovPritzker
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Huge thank you to the amazing teachers & staff at @LibertyvilleD70 for the support, guidance & wonderful education! Because of the foundation you've provided my oldest will soar next year in HS. I'm bias but @LHS128Principal you are getting a terrific group of freshmen! 🧡🖤
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Congrats to this wonderful group of seniors. Wherever your shoes take you you'll always have a home back here at VHHS 💙🤍
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One of the best days of the year! American Studies reunion with our students from last year. Love catching up. Good luck with your future. You will always have a home here! 💙🩶@SiobhanSzabo1
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Wrapped up our "Make it Stick" series showcasing the amazing ways teachers are using retrieval practice, interleaving, elaboration, & think you can in their own spaces! As always blown away with our amazing staff. #VHWay #inhousePL @vhkclarkelcsw @WattersEdu @MsGarciaVHHS
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Love this hands-on, interactive, learning experience! This is what you get when you have talented, creative educators who can create curriculum and tailor learning experiences to their students. Keep up the great work.
Our Gatsby Funeral was a success! Students wrote and performed their in-character eulogies/elogies. Ms. Randle created beautiful program and read Gatsby’s obituary. The student engagement was amazing! #vhway #DARING
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Love this along with one of my favorite quotes "the biggest concern for any organization should be when their most passionate people become quiet".
"Don't argue with the boss" is not a demand for respect. It's a sign of a fragile ego. Insecure leaders silence dissent to shield their self-esteem and save face. Secure leaders welcome critiques to improve their judgment. Being open to challenges is a prerequisite for growth.
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So much fun being a member of the jury in @VHBaranyK Law Class today along with several teachers who took time from their busy day. Students demonstrated strong knowledge and understanding of the case and class concepts.
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American Studies students visited the @ihmec on Monday. So grateful that field trips have returned and students are able to have these shared experiences again. @SiobhanSzabo1 @PFriedrich6
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Don't think morale is important for adults? Do you think students learn better in a classroom where the teacher is valued, appreciated, supported, and celebrated, or a classroom where the teacher feels isolated, disrespected and hanging on by a thread?
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The best PD happens in house with our Learning Teams! Today we identified Executive Functioning struggles our students are facing and next time we'll start to explore ways to improve these areas. Love working with this group & leave inspired @SiobhanSzabo1 @WMLedu @PFriedrich6
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Love when our lunch and learn topics pop up! Power of retrieval to "make it stick".
"Too often, we skip the 'think' stage of think-pair-share. By writing down a response first, all students are engaging in retrieval practice and they have something concrete to pair and share." @PoojaAgarwal Powerful Learning Is All About Retrieval: https://t.co/vMFnxJDSM5
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What a wonderful surprise to walk out of school on this snowy day and see @JonGuillaumeVH @LynneWexBenson @SchwarzVHHS clearing all the cars in the parking lot. These are the moments that aren't measured but make VH so special and staff feeling appreciated 💙🤍
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An important read, "if we really want to support educators—as so many institutions, advocates, and politicians claim to want to do—keeping student behavior in check is an important, too often overlooked place to begin"
The eradication of discipline in schools is making the teaching profession unsustainable. Teachers aren't quitting because of "culture wars!" on the internet. They're quitting because terrible behavior is making their jobs miserable every single day. https://t.co/KSO2Dtnx32
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