Wendy Turner, M.Ed.
@mrswendymturner.bsky.social
Educator. Author. Teacher Leader. I wrote "Embracing Adult SEL", #SEL for the win, 2017 Delaware Teacher of the Year, @edutopia.org creator, #PAEMST #GlobalEd. My work is here: https://wakelet.com/wake/7cc3e89b-78eb-486a-84a3-5873d417e503
A robust Adult SEL skill set includes moves working to develop competencies in proactive, in-the-moment, and reflective practices. We work in a matrix of relationships. All of them start with essential ground floor moves. Start building today. ⭐ #sel #adultsel #teachersoflinkedin #education #EduSky
Join our first-ever Jam Fest! Two back-to-school Jam Sessions = double the great conversation. ⚡ Chat about creating routines: https://edut.to/4xbTclI Chat about building classroom community: https://edut.to/3REqrzi Choose a conversation and jump into the Teacher2Teacher forum to get started!
Calling all #educators of #educators! Please join in this excellent discussion from @teacher2teacher.bsky.social asking "Teacher Educators: What's on your syllabus this fall?" www.edutopia.org/teacher2teac... @edutopia.org @asv.bsky.social #edusky
Paige T. asks, "What’s on your mind re: AI or classroom technology right now?" Join the conversation: www.edutopia.org/teacher2teac...
What's on your mind re: AI or classroom technology right now?
If your school was going to host a tech summit, what topic(s) would you add to the docket? My most recent article, Why Your School Should Have a Tech Summit This Year, was sparked by a Substack post f...
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Want to help your students get to know each other in the first few weeks of school? This sweet theater game requires students to use each other’s names, practice saying thank you, and tap into their imaginations. 🙏
Setting the Tone With a Get-to-Know-You Game
Morning meeting becomes a place for kindness and gratitude with a simple but powerful community-building game.
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Want a classroom where every student feels safe to take risks and truly belongs? Start with these 4 community-building activities. #EduSky #NewTeachers
Helping Students Collaborate and Connect From Day One
High school students are better prepared to take academic risks throughout the year when they feel a sense of belonging right from the start.
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I appreciated this @edutopia.org article as a checklist of sorts, in thinking about how I'm "filling the cup" for each need for my students: ✅ Increased emotional intensity ✅ Social engagement ✅ Novelty-seeking ✅ Creative exploration A pretty cool reflective lens! www.edutopia.org/article/inst...
4 Ways to Design Instruction for the Teenage Brain
These strategies, derived from Daniel Siegel’s book Brainstorm, can help you engage students’ attention and willingness to work.
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How to build a fun class culture *and* maintain high expectations! #ClassroomManagement #EduSky
Balancing Friendliness With Firmness
By setting clear expectations for behavior early on, teachers can have fun with their students without losing control of their classrooms.
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🎨 Thinking about what your classroom will look like this year? Print this poster and more here: https://edut.to/4wGUMvJ
Teacher educators, Alex V. is updating their syllabus and would love your input. Lend a hand on T2T: www.edutopia.org/teacher2teac...
Teacher educators: what’s on your syllabus this fall?
This one’s for all of you who teach teachers! What’s your favorite reading on your syllabus this fall? Any classic articles that your students get excited about every year? Or new readings you’re goin...
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Next time your class finishes a book, try this colorful activity made by middle school English teacher Krista Barbour to reflect on what they read! 🧵 1/3
Part of a comprehensive Adult SEL practice, using Affective Statements is an In-The-Moment strategy for self-management. When your nervous system is on high alert, making this type of statement that names feelings, conditions, and solutions can immediately help return things to calm. Try one today!
Your turn: What book would you recommend to a teacher just starting out? Question from @biblio-phile.bsky.social 📙 #EdChat #EduSky
What’s on your mind re: AI or classroom technology right now? @tatertutt.bsky.social and the @edutopia.org community want to know! Share your thoughts on the @teacher2teacher.bsky.social community forum here! ⬇️ www.edutopia.org/teacher2teac...
What's on your mind re: AI or classroom technology right now?
If your school was going to host a tech summit, what topic(s) would you add to the docket? My most recent article, Why Your School Should Have a Tech Summit This Year, was sparked by a Substack post f...
edutopia.org
A key component of a robust Adult SEL practice is knowing yourself deeply and completely, without judgement. A great way to get started with this idea is to unlock an understanding of your strengths. The VIA Character Strength Survey is quick and easy. viacharacter.org/account/regi...
Comphrensive Adult SEL is like a well stocked cabinet with supplies that you can easily grab when you need them. My personal Adult SEL practice is comprised of proactive, in-the-moment, and reflective skills and tools for my pesonal and professional life. It never fails me, build yours today! #sel
Before I could ever teach SEL well and develop my own personal Adult SEL practice, I had to ask myself: where am I with it, really? I map out four SEL zones we all move through; Fear, Curiosity, Confidence, and Competence. Notice yours, without judgement! Start your Adult SEL journey today. ⭐
I am thrilled and honored to be officially joining @edutopia.org as a creator! Educators, please let us know what you need. We love to support you in your journey. We so appreciate you and the work you are doing every day. Here's to summering!
Choose the right brain break for your students' needs! Discover ideas from @mrswendymturner.bsky.social 🧠👇
4 Brain Breaks for Different Classroom Needs
These brain breaks are designed to serve different purposes, and selecting the right one at the right time can yield positive results.
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Building math fact fluency works best when students can literally see their progress! @mrswendymturner.bsky.social shares a daily manipulatives routine that helps her 2nd-grade students grow their math fact fluency and confidence as mathematicians. ➕🙌 #MathSky #ElementaryTeacher #EduSky
Routines That Support Math Fact Fluency
Regularly working with manipulatives can help boost second graders’ fluency and confidence in fundamental skills.
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How can students feel like they belong in class? ☁️ Educator and author @mrswendymturner.bsky.social details her simple yet powerful daily routines that prepare elementary students for learning. #EduSky #SEL
Low-Lift Elementary Classroom Routines That Get Students Ready to Learn
Teachers can foster a healthy classroom culture with these easy-to-plan activities that spark thinking, sharing, and engagement.
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@mrswendymturner.bsky.social created this end-of-year reflection chart for teachers, modeled after student reflections! “I think we have to keep it simple enough that people will do it and not feel like it is another burden. We also need to provide meaningful time and space for the reflection.”
From @mrswendymturner.bsky.social: “We did a quick reflection in math. The important ideas and feelings we shared were: 1. Share a math topic you are confident in…..capability and pride! 2. Share a math topic you are struggling with…..vulnerability! 3. Share your perfect math day……excitement!”
If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, you're already teaching SEL, says T @mrswendymturner.bsky.social 👇
Good News: You’re Already Doing SEL
Use this matrix to spot the social and emotional learning opportunities in any lesson, at any level.
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Asking from a place of genuine curiosity. What do you think educators and education leaders?
Shout out 2nd Grade ! Your hard work each week in developing your fact fluency is paying off. And 4 of you are now working on multiplication. Keep going! I am so proud of you. ⭐️
