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I am extremely fortunate to have a group of friends that are teachers from my district, different schools, and different states. Some I have met in college or in my career. We enjoy sharing resources, ideas, and feedback.

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Gerry Brooks is a nationally known author, educator and public speaker. I had the opportunity to hear him speak at an ELEVATE conference in Nashville TN. His speech was inspiring to me as he encouraged teachers to build coworker relationships in addition to relationships with students. He also creates funny and encouraging videos that relate to teaching!

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Andrea A. is my mentor at the school I teach in. She is a great resource and is willing to spend the extra time after or before school to assist. She has a great amount of knowledge on our testing system, and has spent a generous amount of time teaching me the ins and outs of the program.

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Sydney Jensen has a fantastic TED talk that brings awareness to the importance of teachers mental health. She was 2019 Nebraska Teacher of the Year. This TED talk was an assignment in one of my courses and found it very inspiring.

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How can we support the emotional well-being of teachers? | Sydney Jensen

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I currently work at a Catholic school and my school is advocating for inclusivity, and more resources for private schools to meet children's needs. The administration has worked with Dr. Christine Bonfiglio from Notre Dame and she came to present on inclusivity in Catholic education. It was fantastic and I cant wait to learn from her in the trainings we have coming up this school year.

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Christine M. (Christie) Bonfiglio, Ph.D. | Alliance for Catholic Education

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Dr. Christie Bonfiglio joined the faculty at the University of Notre Dame in 2014 as Director of the Office of Professional Standards and Graduate Studies for the Alliance for Catholic Education. With a background in school psychology and special education, Bonfiglio launched the Program for Inclusive Education (PIE) in 2016 and serves as PIE’s director. PIE seeks to ensure students with different learning, social, emotional, behavioral, and executive functioning needs are integrated into Catholic schools.

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This service is a great resource for educators as there are many people within this organizaiton across Iowa with the passion and purpose to help educators and students meet their goals and needs. The AEA services I find important are the trainings they offer, opportunity to observe teachers and provide feedback, support children's needs within the classroom, etc.

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I wanted you to know how great our school social worker and school psychologist are to work with! They make a big difference in the lives of some of our most difficult kiddos! They make it look so easy, yet I know they spend hours creating plans, analyzing data and modeling plans to help ensure the best outcome for our kiddos. I have learned so much from them, and they have tackled some of the most difficult situations with such positive, hopeful and encouraging attitudes. We are so thankful they are a part of our family! I love working with them!

Shannon Carlson, Assistant Principal

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I wanted you to know how great our school social worker and school psychologist are to work with! They make a big difference in the lives of some of our most difficult kiddos! They make it look so easy, yet I know they spend hours creating plans, analyzing data and modeling plans to help ensure the best outcome for our kiddos.

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With teaching at a Catholic school we focus on faith. I am very blessed to have a director of faith at my school I can ask questions, get materials to aid in the teaching of my students, and set up discussions with the priests or deacons from our Parish.

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The Creative Classroom with John Spencer is a great resource that talks about many different topics and shares great ideas to make your classroom better. I get great tips, tricks, and new information on the changing world around us.

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Subscribe to the Creative Classroom Podcast The Creative Classroom podcast is consistently ranked in the top 10 K-12 podcasts on Apple Podcasts. Subscribe below to get equipped and inspired to boost creativity and spark innovation in

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I am currently teaching second grade and found Sparkling in Second Grade Blog and website and fell in love. She has wonderful ideas, resources, and content to read.