Fifth grade teachers thinking deeply about end of module task using the module prep protocol. Shout out to Mavis Clark Foster and Jen Grey for facilitating the collaborative conversations. #NOV DLD

⁦sarahELA⁩ and Anitra Selmon support kindergarten and first grade teachers solidify foundational literacy instruction using Fundations. Collaborative learning with colleagues. #NOV DLD

Michelle Hoffmeister and Belinda Holderness lead fourth grade teachers through unit prep protocol. Planning with the end in mind. Teachers working together to prepare effective implementation of Benchmark Advance. #NOV DLD

Kindergarten and first grade teachers engage in deepening content knowledge of foundational literacy. Thanks to Kelsey Willenborg and Allison Murray for leading the work. #NOV DLD

Second grade teachers intellectually peeping using unit prep protocol. Thanks to Tarah Karczewski and JoBeth Hooter for leading the collaborative conversations. #NOV DLD

First grade teachers using unit prep protocol and asking -have I prepared students to speak and write about the knowledge within the unit. Thanks to Jayne Dyar and Lindsey Chapman for facilitating this important work. #NOV DLD

Third grade teachers digging into unit prep protocol. Nicole Buchanan and Andrea Hetman prompting rich conversations on what students need to know and do for the culminating task. #NOV DLD

Kindergarten teachers preparing to teach using unit prep protocol- backwards design. Lora Nanny and Tiffany Holmes leading the conversations asking what do students need to know and do. NOV DLD

5th grade teachers discussing the impact of creating a timeline to support the culminating task. What standards will students demonstrate when completing the task? Michele Genova, Heather Johnson, and Kim Fischer prompting thinking to support collaboration. #NOV DLD

⁦sarahELA⁩ and Lacey Robbins modeling explicit instruction of foundational literacy. Stepping out and asking questions to prompt collaborative discussions with second grade teachers. #NOV DLD

Loving these student summaries as they tackle Lyndon Johnson’s Voting Rights Act Address in Benchmark Education unit 3! This unit really gives such great depth to our upcoming social studies module as well! Beaumont Magnet Academy Janet Sexton #kcsregion5

5th graders discussing how voting rights evolved from the 1800s to the 1900s is 😍! Beaumont Magnet Academy #kcsregion5 #noplacelikebma Benchmark Education Janet Sexton

Whitney Harness engaging students in discussion as they find collective nouns in informational text while building knowledge about government. Implementing Benchmark Advance with integrity. ⁦Jamey Romig⁩

Using our reading blueprint to use the word responsible in her writing. #Kindergarten #region3 #littlekidsbigwords Megan ODell Janet Sexton Carter Elementary School Thomas Watson

Bingo meets Jeopardy meets Team Vowels and Benchmark Education Automaticity Practice. Core Extension was lively and fun today! Beaumont Magnet Academy #KCSRegion5

The fact that reading needs to be taught doesn’t make it any less magical.

It’s so cool to see a new generation engaged with Walt Whitman & Maya Angelou. Benchmark Education first read strategy of asking ?s of the text got every S invested, even those who maybe moaned when they read “poetry” in the learning intentions. 🤣❤️ Janet Sexton Beaumont Magnet Academy

Enjoyed using Freeze Frame from Tennessee Arts Academy with both Benchmark Education and Gallopade this week! Ss acted out the rising action and climax of “I Speak Spanish, Too” in ELA as well as the Battle of the Bluffs in social studies. Janet Sexton Katherine Shultz Beaumont Magnet Academy

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Evaluating a peer’s opinion essay using success criteria we created as a class. Beaumont Magnet Academy Benchmark Education #kcsregion5