One of my sixers absolutely made my day when he came to me at dismissal & told me that I remind him of one of the teachers w/ “an awesome smile” described in his book. When I told him that I was an LTS for Amanda Foreman a few years back, his jaw dropped to the floor! 📚 #booklove

With the daily use of technology in 6th grade, reviewing and reinforcing tech non-negotiables early in the year will set 6th graders up for success (& save a lot of ink, paper, tech, and sanity 🤪 in the process!). Ss stamped their fingerprint to “sign” that they agreed! 👍

When grading math quizzes, I noticed 3 students solved the same problem in 3 remarkably different ways. I asked them to share their strategies with the class, and they were thrilled to share! Double teacher win: multiple strategies + proud mathematicians! #CBSDElemMath

Thanks for stopping by & sharing some really important advice to our 6th graders, Office Lawn!

Sometimes, in a K-6 elementary school, it’s easy to forget that the “big kids” are still KIDS! Inspired by Kacie Kruzits , these mathematicians put on their “thinking caps” to work through some challenging problem solving tasks from Math in Focus #CBSDElemMath #LetThemBeKids

Minor adjustments made to *NSYNC ‘s song... 6M is “tearing up the text” when they “real read” with thinking codes in the margin! #closereading #SetTheStageToEngage

Students in 6-M enjoyed exploring our new Wellness Room at George G. Gayman Elementary & engaging in a rich discussion about how the simple act of listening is sometimes the perfect way to show kindness with our school-wide Book of the Month, “The Rabbit Smiled.” #choosekind

World Kindness Day was in full-swing today in 6M! Sixth graders have been eagerly adding to our hallway kindness chain and checked off different random acts of kindness they completed throughout the day! #worldkindnessday #spreadkindness

Thank you so much for guest-teaching, mlechniak ! It’s always a good day when you’re back in the George G. Gayman Elementary 6th Grade hallway, and my mathematicians loved learning with you!

You’ve heard of “Turn and Talk”. How about “Turn and Walk”? Walk around and around until the teacher says stop. Now you have a new partner! #MovingGetsTheBrainWorking Megan Milroy #GoGaymanMustangs

After reading the empowering story Say Something! By @peterhreynolds with Ms. Meier, these sixth graders brainstormed inspirational messages to share with George G. Gayman Elementary students!💛🤗 Added bonus: the interactive board was 100% student created! 🙌

As a visual learner, I have always preferred reading along to only listening to a story. Brian Novick introduced George G. Gayman Elementary teachers to the new PowerPoint subtitles feature, and now Ss can read along on the screen! Spelling isn’t perfect, but the kids LOVE it! #cbinnovate 💻

Ready... set... go! How fast can you run 20 meters? Now, create a bar model showing how far you ran per second. Megan Milroy @SaraBrodzikCB Math in Focus #PerfectRunningWeather

I love how George G. Gayman Elementary “books of the month” have provided such relevant opportunities for social-emotional learning in 6th grade this year. This week, we discussed what is in and out of our control. What an excellent suggestion by our amazing school counselor Ms. Meier!

Collaboration in the Innovation Lab! Students working together to learn more about other countries. #cbinnovate #GoGaymanMustangs Megan Milroy 💻

After reading Kobe Bryant ‘s poem & watching his Oscar-winning short film, Dear Basketball, George G. Gayman Elementary 6th grade students wrote poems dedicated to something impactful in their own lives.

Check out Mr. Foster with Mrs. Milroy’s 6th grade! Our 5th and 6th grade students loved the surprise Teams visits from our specialists. Megan Milroy Central Bucks Health & PE #GoGaymanMustangs #OneTeam

Is there anything better when favorite classroom call-backs seamlessly transfer to Microsoft Teams calls? I used the word, “Challenge” when going over directions, and my incredible kiddos did not disappoint in the chat feature... 💬

6M SHINED this morning in our Pear Deck Learning “guinea pig trial” during our Microsoft Teams call. I am so proud of them & excited for how this could transform our last 5 weeks (😱) of distance learning & beyond! Thanks for introducing it to me @CB_JShaw & Brian Novick 🤩💡

Spent my AM run learning (& typing mid-run notes) about how to digitize “Moments of Genuine Connection” with Ss this year..highly recommend this podcast by Cult of Pedagogy ! 💻🔗