Q3: How do we balance exposure to the creative, pattern filled study of mathematical relationships with teaching the methods elementary students need to learn to engage in those mathematics? #scschat

Q4: What ideas from Chapter 1 are you still pondering/ trying to make take root? Did anything in particular surprise you? #scschat

A4: My personal challenge from this chapter is to incorporate some "long term" tasks or problems that the students can work on and revisit. #scschat

Thanks everyone for chatting tonight! We'll be back on November 26th to discuss Chapter 2! #scschat

Erin Hutton 3rd grade demo at JAE #scschat

A2: I think finding patterns and connections are important to the big picture. Engaging kids in authenticproblem solving, with trial and error, mistakes and ahas, beats memorizing the steps in a procuedure.#scschat

I think we can foster this by giving students freedom to approach problems creatively (yet efficiently). Being asked to evaluate a problem, choose a strategy, and defend their choice gives them ownership and direction in a way many of us never had growing up.

A3: I think we can foster this by giving students freedom to approach problems creatively (yet efficiently). Being asked to evaluate a problem, choose a strategy, and defend their choice gives them ownership and direction in a way many of us never had growing up. #scschat

When students are engaged in science or STEM projects that require math analysis, they often have to deal with variables or data that doesn't quite fit. I'm thinking specifically of plant growth, water absorption, repeated race trails. etc. #scschat

Always exciting to showcase the amazing students and teachers Station Camp Elementary ! The fifth graders in @mrs_machado_SCE class were digging deep into evidence to support the central meaning of The Boys’ War. #SumnerAchieves @co_sumner April Lawson Racheal Mason, Ed.D. Mr.Clapp's Class

The learning community is always spot on in Chrissie Parente’s fourth grade class Chrissie Parente. What a joy to see strong relationships and high expectations shine through everything. Tressa Sanders JackAndersonElemSTEM Jonathan Thurman

Students shared inferences based on illustrations in text with Nicole Steele this morning. They did a fantastic job describing details in the illustrations to support their thinking. ❤️❤️ #SumnerAchieves @co_sumner @WeAreUnionSTEAM @UnionChief2017

Students in Mrs. Fleming’s 5th grade class ROCKED citing and elaborating on text evidence this morning in preparation for their next FQT. Way to go! #sumnerachieves Scott Langford JennaFleming @co_sumner

Incredible work was happening Station Camp Elementary this morning! Second graders dug deeply into Bone Button Borscht with Cecily Galanopoulos , Mrs. Williams class @4thgradeismyjam evaluated an exemplar & wrote about myths, and Mrs. Leggett class explored text features with Transportation text.

Look what my friend Tiffany Wilkinson made!!! I love it and appreciate a district where EVERYONE gets coached. The #ROCvision is my vision!👏🏼 Kyle Craighead Kyla Hardin sherrie woods @SGMcClard April Lawson @trenadyf Scott Langford @jhesson83

“ Coaching isn’t about what’s wrong, it’s about what’s next.” Thankful to walk beside teachers committed to giving their absolute best to their students. Eager for year 3 at SCE! #ROCvision Racheal Mason, Ed.D. Kyle Craighead Karen L. Carpenter, EdD Cynthia Brinkerhoff, Ed.S Mr.Clapp's Class

Mr.Clapp's Class Station Camp Elementary @co_sumner This makes me so happy that SCE will be a showcase stop! As a first-year 2nd grade teacher last year, the support systems at SCE for new teachers were instrumental in my success in the classroom and in the school community.

My F R I E N D S and I had a blast facilitating this week’s school showcase about collaboration and teacher support. #ROCVision Racheal Mason, Ed.D. Erin Hutton Kerra Willhite @co_sumner Scott Langford Kyle Craighead @jhesson83

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