October 12, 2025 at 1:54 PM
This adorable stuffed mouse is a reminder that teaching is always a human endeavor. More than test scores and learning data, we are working with humans who are learning how to navigate this wide wonderful world.
Sometimes, you need an adventurous mouse to help you on your quest.
#WhyITeach
Sometimes, you need an adventurous mouse to help you on your quest.
#WhyITeach
November 7, 2025 at 8:00 PM
This adorable stuffed mouse is a reminder that teaching is always a human endeavor. More than test scores and learning data, we are working with humans who are learning how to navigate this wide wonderful world.
Sometimes, you need an adventurous mouse to help you on your quest.
#WhyITeach
Sometimes, you need an adventurous mouse to help you on your quest.
#WhyITeach
Stopped by @TacoBell yesterday after work and my student came out with my order like, “Ms. Watts?!” She was so excited to see me while working, and honestly, moments like that remind me why I love being a teacher. 🌮😂💕
#TacoBell #TeacherMoments #WhyITeach #IYKYK #LoveMyStudents
#TacoBell #TeacherMoments #WhyITeach #IYKYK #LoveMyStudents
September 27, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Stopped by @TacoBell yesterday after work and my student came out with my order like, “Ms. Watts?!” She was so excited to see me while working, and honestly, moments like that remind me why I love being a teacher. 🌮😂💕
#TacoBell #TeacherMoments #WhyITeach #IYKYK #LoveMyStudents
#TacoBell #TeacherMoments #WhyITeach #IYKYK #LoveMyStudents
#WhyITeach episode 8: 2% is not enough https://vimeo.com/169784687
Why I Teach Episode 8
Here is the 8th installment of "Why I Teach". I...
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November 23, 2024 at 5:33 PM
#WhyITeach episode 8: 2% is not enough https://vimeo.com/169784687
We’re revving up for our upcoming Leadership Institute! 🚀
As we get closer, we’re sharing quotes from our amazing trainers on why they love this work—and what inspires them to keep showing up for educators and students alike.💬
#TeacherLeadership #PopEdCommunity #WhyITeach #EducationMatters #edusky
As we get closer, we’re sharing quotes from our amazing trainers on why they love this work—and what inspires them to keep showing up for educators and students alike.💬
#TeacherLeadership #PopEdCommunity #WhyITeach #EducationMatters #edusky
June 26, 2025 at 2:28 PM
We’re revving up for our upcoming Leadership Institute! 🚀
As we get closer, we’re sharing quotes from our amazing trainers on why they love this work—and what inspires them to keep showing up for educators and students alike.💬
#TeacherLeadership #PopEdCommunity #WhyITeach #EducationMatters #edusky
As we get closer, we’re sharing quotes from our amazing trainers on why they love this work—and what inspires them to keep showing up for educators and students alike.💬
#TeacherLeadership #PopEdCommunity #WhyITeach #EducationMatters #edusky
Right. After all the craziness, even with #teacher busywork and nonsense that interferes with #teaching and building relationships with students, at the end of the day, this is #whyIteach. 3/3
November 19, 2024 at 5:58 AM
Right. After all the craziness, even with #teacher busywork and nonsense that interferes with #teaching and building relationships with students, at the end of the day, this is #whyIteach. 3/3
May 3, 2025 at 1:32 PM
August 15, 2025 at 9:54 PM
⚓️ These 7 questions, via ASCD, can help to keep you anchored in the values that guide your practice:
#WhyITeach
#WhyITeach
June 24, 2025 at 2:46 PM
⚓️ These 7 questions, via ASCD, can help to keep you anchored in the values that guide your practice:
#WhyITeach
#WhyITeach
Reminder: Ss aren't the only ones you make a difference for!
Via educator @steelethoughts.bsky.social #WhyITeach
Via educator @steelethoughts.bsky.social #WhyITeach
November 1, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Reminder: Ss aren't the only ones you make a difference for!
Via educator @steelethoughts.bsky.social #WhyITeach
Via educator @steelethoughts.bsky.social #WhyITeach
A teacher just told me thank you - you have made a huge difference to the lib in such a sort time. Made my day! #allin4theville #whyiteach
November 24, 2024 at 12:42 PM
A teacher just told me thank you - you have made a huge difference to the lib in such a sort time. Made my day! #allin4theville #whyiteach
The perfect #TeacherAppreciationWeek thank you letter has 3 parts to it:
What the teacher did.
The effort they made.
The impact they had.
slowchathealth.com/2024/05/05/t...
#TAW #ThankATeacher #WhyITeach #K12Education #Edusky
What the teacher did.
The effort they made.
The impact they had.
slowchathealth.com/2024/05/05/t...
#TAW #ThankATeacher #WhyITeach #K12Education #Edusky
Writing the Perfect Teacher Appreciation Thank You
Expressing gratitude will make you happy. Don’t believe me? Check out this short video from Soul Pancake and their ‘Experiment in Gratitude.’ According to Greater G…
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May 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The perfect #TeacherAppreciationWeek thank you letter has 3 parts to it:
What the teacher did.
The effort they made.
The impact they had.
slowchathealth.com/2024/05/05/t...
#TAW #ThankATeacher #WhyITeach #K12Education #Edusky
What the teacher did.
The effort they made.
The impact they had.
slowchathealth.com/2024/05/05/t...
#TAW #ThankATeacher #WhyITeach #K12Education #Edusky
MEET THE TEACHER 👩🏫✨
Fernanda Lucia Lopez is embarking on her teaching journey as a 7th-grade ELA teacher at Austin Achieve Public Schools. 🏫. #UTUrbanteachers #whyiteach
Fernanda Lucia Lopez is embarking on her teaching journey as a 7th-grade ELA teacher at Austin Achieve Public Schools. 🏫. #UTUrbanteachers #whyiteach
September 2, 2025 at 5:42 PM
MEET THE TEACHER 👩🏫✨
Fernanda Lucia Lopez is embarking on her teaching journey as a 7th-grade ELA teacher at Austin Achieve Public Schools. 🏫. #UTUrbanteachers #whyiteach
Fernanda Lucia Lopez is embarking on her teaching journey as a 7th-grade ELA teacher at Austin Achieve Public Schools. 🏫. #UTUrbanteachers #whyiteach
When you feel like the nervous new kid stepping into the 1st grade ZOOM class and then you hear: "This is the best day of my life EVER!" #whyIteach #bestquoteever #bertschilove @Bertschi1975
November 22, 2024 at 9:17 AM
When you feel like the nervous new kid stepping into the 1st grade ZOOM class and then you hear: "This is the best day of my life EVER!" #whyIteach #bestquoteever #bertschilove @Bertschi1975
Ran into a ex student who said to me "I miss you so much I learned so much from you and still use everything you taught me" #whyIteach #soms
November 24, 2024 at 12:17 AM
Ran into a ex student who said to me "I miss you so much I learned so much from you and still use everything you taught me" #whyIteach #soms
+2 MT @AmaliaCochranMD: Got one of those notes from a student today that made me tear up a bit & reminded me why I do it #meded #whyIteach
December 7, 2024 at 7:48 PM
+2 MT @AmaliaCochranMD: Got one of those notes from a student today that made me tear up a bit & reminded me why I do it #meded #whyIteach
#whyIteach #BRAINf="/hashtag/BRAINS" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#BRAINS?
Because there's SO much #families NEED & DESERVE to know re #BRAIN #Health..
STILL!
WHY do they?
http://maureengavan.com/about/advocacy
Because there's SO much #families NEED & DESERVE to know re #BRAIN #Health..
STILL!
WHY do they?
http://maureengavan.com/about/advocacy
Not Acceptable!
maureengavan.com
March 8, 2025 at 8:08 AM
#whyIteach #BRAINf="/hashtag/BRAINS" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#BRAINS?
Because there's SO much #families NEED & DESERVE to know re #BRAIN #Health..
STILL!
WHY do they?
http://maureengavan.com/about/advocacy
Because there's SO much #families NEED & DESERVE to know re #BRAIN #Health..
STILL!
WHY do they?
http://maureengavan.com/about/advocacy
One of my amazing colleagues had her 5th graders make bookmarks for staff members or fellow students, and I was handed these by some former students this afternoon. My heart is SO full. 😍
#talesfrom4thgrade #iteach4th #whyiteach
#talesfrom4thgrade #iteach4th #whyiteach
February 12, 2025 at 1:59 AM
One of my amazing colleagues had her 5th graders make bookmarks for staff members or fellow students, and I was handed these by some former students this afternoon. My heart is SO full. 😍
#talesfrom4thgrade #iteach4th #whyiteach
#talesfrom4thgrade #iteach4th #whyiteach
Some of the best advice I have ever received… Find yourself a corner, a shelf, a small space on the wall and put up the reminders to why you chose this job, a teacher, in the first place. ❤️ #teacherlife #gratefulandthankful #whyIteach
January 4, 2024 at 3:44 PM
Some of the best advice I have ever received… Find yourself a corner, a shelf, a small space on the wall and put up the reminders to why you chose this job, a teacher, in the first place. ❤️ #teacherlife #gratefulandthankful #whyIteach
1st Day of Soldering Projects with LearnToSolderKits. The tradition is "When your first circuit works, we brag to the world" May I introduce 4 more future Electrical Engineers / Makers / Inventors to the wide wonderful world of #EDUsky #STEM #PBL #WomenInSTEM #MakeItGlow #WhyITeach
October 26, 2023 at 3:07 PM
1st Day of Soldering Projects with LearnToSolderKits. The tradition is "When your first circuit works, we brag to the world" May I introduce 4 more future Electrical Engineers / Makers / Inventors to the wide wonderful world of #EDUsky #STEM #PBL #WomenInSTEM #MakeItGlow #WhyITeach
#TodaysMomentOfAwesome I enjoy giving students room to be creative in class. It helps me learn who they are as people.
It also makes moments like this possible. You don't get this from a scripted curriculum.
*Used with their permission.
#EduSky #LetKidsBeThemselves #WhyITeach
It also makes moments like this possible. You don't get this from a scripted curriculum.
*Used with their permission.
#EduSky #LetKidsBeThemselves #WhyITeach
October 30, 2025 at 7:02 PM
#TodaysMomentOfAwesome I enjoy giving students room to be creative in class. It helps me learn who they are as people.
It also makes moments like this possible. You don't get this from a scripted curriculum.
*Used with their permission.
#EduSky #LetKidsBeThemselves #WhyITeach
It also makes moments like this possible. You don't get this from a scripted curriculum.
*Used with their permission.
#EduSky #LetKidsBeThemselves #WhyITeach
The Carson City School District released a new installment video to its #WhyITeach series, which features Maiya Foster, a third-grade teacher at Fremont Elementary School.
‘Why I Teach’ video features Maiya Foster, third-grade teacher at Fremont Elementary
The Carson City School District recently released a new installment video to its #WhyITeach playlist on the district’s YouTube channel, which features Maiya Foster, a third-grade teacher at Fremont Elementary School. The video offers a heartfelt look into Ms. Foster’s journey as an educator—sharing what drew her to teaching, the challenges she’s faced and the rewards that make the profession so meaningful.
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October 16, 2025 at 10:01 PM
The Carson City School District released a new installment video to its #WhyITeach series, which features Maiya Foster, a third-grade teacher at Fremont Elementary School.
Chasm betw #ThanksGary (joshing of avuncular,dorky authority figure) & sneering,casual misogyny/racism of #FuckPhyllis tweets = #whyIteach
November 23, 2024 at 1:04 PM
Chasm betw #ThanksGary (joshing of avuncular,dorky authority figure) & sneering,casual misogyny/racism of #FuckPhyllis tweets = #whyIteach
I have this one amazing student this year that I greet her with "Hey Queen" every day at the door. She then tells me about something that is upsetting her, she gets it out, and then she has a great class. I am really going to miss her next year. #whyiteach
December 17, 2024 at 2:15 AM
I have this one amazing student this year that I greet her with "Hey Queen" every day at the door. She then tells me about something that is upsetting her, she gets it out, and then she has a great class. I am really going to miss her next year. #whyiteach