To all Future Educators: Presenting Ms. Cassidy
Kathy Cassidy is a successful 1st grade teacher in Moose Jaw, SK, Canada. I’d really like to take the time to analyze her entire Twitter along with the people she follows to get a better look at her as a teacher. I am here at Rowan University to be an Elementary School teacher. I can’t wait to have my own classroom, so follow Ms. Cassidy is just getting me even more excited about my future.
“A grade one teacher inviting the world into her classroom”, is the first thing a person visiting her Twitter will see. This is a great way to introduce her position and purpose to having this account. She adds her website: http://kathycassidy.com to her Biography as well.
Searching through Ms. Cassidy’s tweets, I noticed quite the repetition of tweets. She is very professional throughout and tweets about her findings in the educational world and shares them with her followers. For example, her latest tweet states, “RT @LakeshoreLM: FREE games & activities available for iPhone, iP@d or iPod Touch. http://bit.ly/no1s4E #kinderchat #1stchat.” At first I looked at this and thought it may be spam but as I dove deeper, I realized it was simply games for kindergarten or first grade teachers to use with technology in their classrooms.
Her professionalism doesn’t stop there. Seeing as Ms. Cassidy follows 1,187 people with 2,644 people following her that would be a lot of people to look through. So, I took a look at the first ten people she follows and their biographies go a little something like this;
1. “Wife of Denis, mom to Karla and Alex, feeder and caretaker of Blue, Thor and Mitsy, and Educator.”
2. “Wife… third grade teacher… Jesus follower”
3. “I’m a kindergarten teacher at Pasir Ridge International School who likes to hang with the wife and boys, take pictures, and ride bicycles in my spare time.
4. “Reggio inspired PYP teacher at YIS, Japan. Using technology in an early childhood classroom. Involving parents in children’s learning; ES literacy coordinator.”
5. “Burlington High School (MA) Principle- I have the best job in the world.”
6. “I teach in a 2nd and 3rd grade loop. I love to incorporate technology in my lessons. Also a Beachbody Coach living in Hawai’i.”
7. “I am an English teacher”
8. Christine King is a K-8 Match consultant and technology integration specialist”
9. I am a Christian, Middle Years/High School Teacher, Walt Disney World fanatic, and passionate about personal fitness and marathon running! #Goofy2011 Finisher”
10. I’m a relatively new teacher (English & History) at Burlington High School who enjoys bocce, tea, and H2G2. While I enjoy brevity, I fear that I lack the discipline”
Overall, Ms. Cassidy’s interests are rather obvious here. The first ten people she follows are teachers and followers of God. She seems to be well-rounded and loves her profession. She is an inspiration to all teachers. I plan on following her and learning as much as I can from her and the people she follows.