Providing structure for more meaningful classroom discussions

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Great new tools to use to with your students.

Christmas came early! Thank you to The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for funding our classroom project. We can't wait to start coding with these new materials. #ccsgifted Cumberland AIG

A study of 6,200 kids found that elevated #curiosity was linked to higher #math and #literacy skills among kindergarteners and the achievement gap associated with poverty essentially closed The Hechinger Report owl.li/PmuF30nciWm #edchat #inquiry #parents

The faces of success! Our 2nd graders are not afraid of a challenge. #ccsgifted Cumberland AIG

"Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, 'I will try again tomorrow.'" - Mary Anne Radmacher #courage #bravery #endurance #action #try #quiet #QOTD

If only I had had that option...

When students do not understand how their brains learn and retain material, they can develop misconceptions about themselves as learners -- such as a faulty assumption that they are bad at a subject @dfkris @barbaraoakley owl.li/dtPA30o43yO #edchat #neuroscience #parents

Everyone needs affirmation. Although I’m not so sure about #45 ...

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"Asking kids what they want to be leads them to claim a career identity they might never want to earn. Instead, invite them to think about what kind of person they want to be — and about all the different things they might want to do" Adam Grant ow.ly/wCRw50py5Iw #edchat

Getting our doodle on. #AIGSketches #ccsgifted

Differentiating for our youngest learners. Love these personalized digital learning paths. #DL4Littles

New non-profit helps teachers get a free second monitor twoscreensforteachers.org via Two Screens for Teachers

Did I mention that I work with some awesome Discovery teachers? #AIGallday

Too young for analogies? These Sunnyside 2nd graders think not! student:builder :: teacher:foreman CumberlandCoAIG

What TED Talks do you think every teacher should watch?

The power of a question! These 2nd graders at Cashwell Elementary are honing their detective skills by asking targeted questions to solve for a mystery object. Strong listening skills and collaboration led to success! CumberlandCoAIG #AIGallday

Not the only X in town… Second graders at Armstrong use their mathematical and logical reasoning skills to solve for X and write their own clues for a mystery number. #AIGallday CumberlandCoAIG