What are some analogies you have used to make connections with the students? For example:
I am the Costco sampler person. I give you a little taste (the content limit of standards) and hopefully you will buy more (looking deeper into the subject)
I am an academic mechanic, I have to diagnose the issues and solve that problem.
School year- does your school district wrap up the school year by the end of May? Do you teach in a district that has a modified calendar schedule?
I am curious to learn more in your thoughts, experiences etc on this!
How do you plan with your team? Is there one teacher who takes the lead or do you share the planning? How often do you meet?
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How do your teams plan together? Is there one teacher that takes the lead more than others or do you all collaborate together?
Has anyone published a class book with their students? I have done this in the past and it is a good way to help students with opinion writing and to see what they have learned about a particular subject. I use a company called Student Treasures. This is there website: https://studentreasures.com. I am showing pictures of 2 books that I have published with my students. I usually invite parents to my classroom for a book party and each student reads their page. They really enjoy it and it builds community.
In so many schools, play is dismissed as frivolous or not important to include in the day. How do you advocate for the inclusion of play?
We use orange folders for studentswho are a part of our Student Study multidisciplinary team/s. We summarize interventions, response to intervention, etc in a final recommendations report/pdf. This will then go into the student’s file. What does this look like in your school?
What are your favorite ongoing science experiments that you do with your students?
How do you organize your teaching materials?
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I am looking for some ways to enrich our high math students (NWEA MAP scores of 200+). What are some ways you enrich high students without completely teaching outside of their grade band? Any go to resources?
How do you prepare for your small groups so you can make the most of your time? I use these prepared baskets of materials so that students can get right to work when they visit with me!
Do your teaching practices ever get stuck in a rut? What do you do to reinvigorate your teaching?
What is your “go-to” educational quote that you find yourself going back to?
I will be absent next week and need to write plans for teaching point of view (first and third person) to fourth graders. Anyone have activities to share?
How do you hold your students accountable during math centers? I give my students notebooks and they have to show how they solved math word problems or math fact families.
How do you teach telling time to students using an analog clock? I like to use this video: https://youtu.be/jGtBYUQKF4M?si=Zh3Uwufj1A1qbykK It has a catchy tune that helps the students with skip counting by 5's and also teaches the students multiplication as she is counting by 5's. This video has helped my students to remember what each number on the clock stands for.
How do you make the last day of school fun for your students? Are there any special activities or events that you hold?
Do you have your students create memory books of any kind at the end of the year? What do you include in them?
