Final Battle of the Books for 2018! Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School Falls Church City Public Schools #bettertogether

Rare opportunity to witness the naturalization ceremony of 20 new America citizen's. Proud of #fccps in our #littlecity Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School

MYP ATL - Developing community through twitter. Social media can keep Ss & Ps connected to school. Falls Church City Public Schools #fccps #myp

4th annual 7th grade #BattleOfTheBooks So much excitement for reading:) #fccps #lastdaybeforewinterbreak

7th grade team loves to celebrate! Bacon & birthdays make a Monday better :)

FINAL REMINDER: Rising 7th and 8th Registrations are due TOMORROW!!!

Pre field trip smiles! Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School 7th grade is visiting the Smithsonian's Zoo #fccps Kathleen Johnson @MsTrebelScience

Lunch break! So many animals...amazing weather...great group of kids! #fccps @MsTrebelScience Kathleen Johnson

Field Day 2017 #hotsmiles #sendmoreicepops #fieldday2017 Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School Coach Coffren

Last assembly of 2017! Congrats to all awardees :) #lastdayofschool #FCCPS #summerisalmosthere

MEHMS Flag Team - thanks for everything you do to keep them flying high and proud! #flagteam #usa #fccps

Starting yr16 Falls Church City Public Schools Looking forward to a great year! #teamfccps

My favorite guest speaker! Mrs. Champsabot telling our 7th Ss how she became a naturalized US citizen. Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School #fccps #citizenship #civics

Is your word problem "too hard"? Make it more accessible with more descriptive language not less! Jen Fessenden Falls Church Education Foundation Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School

So many options to use this beaded "number line" when working with integers!! Jen Fessenden Falls Church Education Foundation Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School

Making the "thinking" process visible starts with being aware of how you are thinking; explicate teaching of reflection. Jen Fessenden Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School

3Q strategy: What is the problem asking? What do you know? How are you going to solve? More meaningful discussion. #nctm2018 Jen Fessenden

Talking math out loud every day! Great learning today from Sara VanDerWerf 😀 Jen Fessenden Falls Church Education Foundation #NCTM2018 #NCTMannual

Varried use of FrayerModel: term->examples->characteristics->definition->non-examples. Best non-examples are similar to example. Jen Fessenden

If the front door is blocked, what other ways can students access the house of knowledge? #talkingmathiskey Jen Fessenden Falls Church Education Foundation