Damon (Executive Director of The LW Center)
@thelwcenter
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The LW Center is a conglomeration of a K-12 Christian school along with consulting and publishing entities. Writing retreats held 2-3 times a year.
Washington DC
Joined May 2020
Should K-12 schools' schedules align with the typical work schedule of parents? When our school was a traditional brick and mortar org, my wife opened the building from 7am to 6pm so parents had time to drop off and pick up within a normal work schedule. #school
#education
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The LW School wrapped up the school year with an awesome graduation ceremony!
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The Redefining Classics Conference was a success! @AnikaFreeindeed assembled an all star team of educational leaders, including the head of the Baltimore Public School system and the former New York State Commissioner of Education. The performances were excellent too! #classics
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Entrepreneurship Day at The Living Water School is one of my days. My daughter Day sold jewelry and lip gloss. The kits costs $25 and $14 respectively for a total cost of $34. Day sold $35 worth of product. Her profit was $1. She was not happy! #business #entrepreneurship
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We need better storytelling in STEM to make concepts more relatable to students. This will help make the topic more exciting! https://t.co/Ce0LgWtYBr
#Archimedes #STEM #education #storytelling #story #engineering #fluiddynamics #teachingtips #STEMstorytelling
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During undergrad, most of my chemical engineering classes were composed of dry lectures and nearly impenetrable textbooks. However, one class I particularly liked was Fluid Dynamics, the study of t…
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Does your child fit better in a traditional school or non-traditional school, such as Montessori or Sudbury? The traditional educational model is teacher and subject centered. Non-traditional educational model is student centered. #schools #Montessori #Sudbury #education
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I had the privilege of delivering the State of Black Education address at The Living Water School. I covered from slavery to Jim Crow (Plessy vs Ferguson) to Brown vs. Board of Education to Miliken vs. Bradley to present day. #education #blackeducation #school #blackschool
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Parents/Teachers: Our negative interactions with our children/students on their schoolwork could be destroying their confidence in academics. We need to stop this. Link below: https://t.co/mO3TwjE9P0
#school #learning #teaching #teachingtips
@AnikaFreeindeed
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One evening after a long day at work, I had to help my oldest son with his pre-algebra homework. He kept making errors working with fractions, a concept I expected him to grasp several years ago. A…
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Ready to use AI in schools? Not so fast. Read why @VictoriaTheTech says #K12 schools should vet before they bet on AI. #edtech
https://t.co/e8MZhrgIho
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It is time we value STEM fields AND the humanities. Blog below. @AnikaFreeindeed
https://t.co/vetELKzK3e
#STEM #tech #technology #liberalarts #humanities #LSA #jobs
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When I was a freshman engineering student at the University of Michigan, a favorite pastime that my classmates and I indulged in together was making fun of the humanities students (along with Michi…
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The LW Center is in the midst of setting up a performance review process for our staff. I consulted with an HR professional who offered this, "avoid implementing a review process that demoralizes your staff." How often have these reviews done just that? ##performancereviews
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Dr @AnikaFreeindeed will deliver the commencement address at Covenant Academy this week! @commencement @speech
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My mom's STEM career inspired my career. I honor her in this post. I also dedicate it to all the moms in STEM fields! https://t.co/7RuNvZUEve
#stem #womeninstem #mothersday2024
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An early memory etched in my mind is that of my Mom spreading stacks of programming code printouts over the floor. There was no Internet in the 80s, so hardcopies of code had to be brought home to …
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Redefining Classics online pre-event tomorrow! For more info go to https://t.co/7jhBoXVGt5 In-person conference in June. @AnikaFreeindeed
#classics
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Here is the Living Water School advisory board. They are such a blessing! Their guidance is so insightful. #onlineschool #classicalschool #education
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Anika Prather Consulting continues to expand the Living Water Center's educational offerings. Baltimore Public Schools and Cornerstone Schools-Detroit are new clients! https://t.co/canWqm9P7V
#consulting #education
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Living Water Center’s education consulting arm, Anika Prather Consulting, was awarded contracts by Baltimore Public Schools and Cornerstone Schools-Detroit. Anika Prather Consulting will prov…
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Knowledge and Nuclear Bombs: Improving Stale STEM Teaching Article below. https://t.co/HOR3ZRhkXb
#STEM #Education #Teaching
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Check out my new online poetry magazine (featuring me)! You can download it here: https://t.co/84gSBJR9zP
#poetrycommunity #poetrymagazine
#WritingCommunity
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The Christian writing retreat included songwriting this year. Check out Ceeka's original composition! #WritingCommunity #songwriters
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