This past week I had the opportunity to be a panelist for George Mason CEHD for their Alumni Teacher Panel. We shared advice, discussed planning and preparing, classroom management, and much more. Excited for all rising educators!

Students were able to construct their fourth Unit Of Inquiry poster! Our central idea was Understanding Structures Is Important and it was explored throughout all subject areas. We’ve got some great learning below! Take a look! #enrich #engage #empower

For our research unit, students researched various sources on an animal of their choice, demonstrated academic integrity, and were communicators as they presented their final products. #enrich #engage #empower

Today’s Young Male Leaders club included some math-Where’s My Product? As our warm up, students were tasked with working together to correctly find the product to their multiplication fact. I must say, they definitely knew their facts!! #enrich #engage #empower

We recently completed our Poetry Unit. Students learned about the different structures of poems and how they sometimes include similes. Check out our class simile poem based on the beach! #enrich #engage #empower

Talk about an amazing experience! Students truly enjoyed themselves as we traveled to visit the National Air and Space Museum ! #equip #engage #empower

Each day, we have moments of laughter, the creation of memories, & learning. The role of a teacher truly does have an impact. My undergrad university reached out to connect for their initiative to see alumni in their line of work. Here’s 2 📸 they took! #enrich #engage #empower

What a day! Young Male Leaders started off by creating & signing posters w/ words of encouragement for classes taking the SOL. We’re also taking action at our school & partnering w/ the Get2Green club by restoring & maintaining the school’s garden! #enrich #engage #empower

Students made connections across all areas of learning as to how our central idea—Behavior Impacts Change—was represented. The creation of our 5th Unit of Inquiry poster was completed! #enrich #engage #empower

I joined 5th grade, which included some of my former students, as their #MysteryReader for M Day! Woo hoo! I selected and read the text All Rise: The Story of Ketanji Brown Jackson. A touching and powerful read! The students loved it! #enrich #engage #empower

Today’s special guest! N day for Nacho Average School day included Pika!

Year 2 of teaching ✅! Many memorable students that I’ll miss, but glad to have been their 4th grade teacher! #enrich #engage #empower

#FCPSHonors tonight! Representing as the Outstanding New Elementary Teacher for my school!

And we’re back at it! Happy 1st day of school! Excited to work with my next group of 4th graders! Ready to #enrich, #engage, and #empower!

Yesterday, students created their Essential Agreements! They broke off into groups, drafted some values within a classroom community, then came back as a group to form our final product… #enrich #engage #empower

Students collaborated during our tuning in as they were introduced to our first central idea—Parts Affect the Whole! Here we go! #enrich #engage #empower

Students were critical thinkers during a chalk talk. They examined the impact on plants if certain parts were missing. Take a look! #enrich #engage #empower

Students analyzed narrative points of view (1st and 3rd person) across two Benchmark texts. Check out their thinking below! #enrich #engage #empower

Unit of Inquiry 1 poster collage ✅! My 4th grade students spent some time reflecting on a sampling of our learning experiences throughout this unit. Check out our reflections and some of what we’ve done since day 1! #enrich #engage #empower

Unit 2 is almost a wrap! To see what students have generated and shared is represented on our class concept map on Drama Features from our Characters’ Actions & Reactions unit. I’m proud of them! #enrich #engage #empower