7th/8th Health & Science Teacher 🧪🍎 The views on this page are personal and do not reflect the views of the Los Angeles Unified School District.
Joined July 2011
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4 Dec 2020
How are y’all demonstrating science/implementing accessible hands-on science with Ss who are 100% online? I would love all the ideas I can get to avoid teaching from my #LavatoryLaboratory again. (Yes, I brought my Zoom classes into my bathroom to show them a dryer ball “moon”.)
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1 Dec 2020
I definitely think my students will appreciate this upgrade...
So excited to try out @mergeedu cubes with my students!
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18 Nov 2020
Teaching middle school science is the best! Can Ss use @PhETsims of gravity and orbits? Yes. Do they also get excited about making paper Earth “globes” and spinning in their chairs on purpose? Yep. Will they make fun of your poorly drawn globe? DEFINITELY.
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29 Oct 2020
I was trying to explain directions in class today (over Zoom), and a student said, “let me explain that in student language.” What do you think about this?
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Katie Key Thomas retweeted
3 Sep 2020
Educators @jody_guarino and @KatieKeyThomas created this 5-day weekly reading practice routine which features suggestions for synchronous experiences, asynchronous experiences, and activities for when there is limited or no technology. Find it here: bit.ly/2VtPQKV
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26 Aug 2020
My students each wrote a class expectation, & we went through THEIR shared norms today. This period came up with “be respectful,” so I reminded them of that when we went to a shared Jamboard. THEY did this, y’all. They rearranged the sticky notes to look like this.
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20 Aug 2020
I played “Zoom-on Says” with my students for our first day today. It was like Simon Says but with Zoom features. I went through mute, unmute, video on/off, reactions, and chat. I ended with them muted, video on, and writing a hobby in the chat. It was so fun!
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Katie Key Thomas retweeted
16 Aug 2020
Educators @jody_guarino and @KatieKeyThomas created this 5-day weekly reading practice routine which features suggestions for synchronous experiences, asynchronous experiences, and activities for when there is limited or no technology. Find it here: bit.ly/2VtPQKV
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11 Aug 2020
Love this @Desmos activity! A great way to get to know students' interests as well as gain insights into potential successes/struggles for classroom discourse. Super excited to try this in my middle school science classes!
New activity from your pals at Desmos!
✨ Getting to Know You ✨
A free distance activity to help you and your students introduce yourselves this fall.
teacher.desmos.com/activityb…
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Katie Key Thomas retweeted
21 May 2020
@jody_guarino-inspired reading lesson: main deck to keep organized & larger 2nd deck for student responses. It was awesome to see their little icons work when they were in breakout rooms discussing the Qs. We all came together to discuss & a S compared it to a Socratic seminar!
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Katie Key Thomas retweeted
21 May 2020
For us, accessibility is not a feature. It's an integral part of building #FlipgridForAll đź’š
In honor of #AccessibilityAwarenessDay, @Liz_Maddy @_paulconlin connected the @Xbox Adaptive Controller to Flipgrid!
Read more about our commitment: blog.flipgrid.com/news/acces…
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Katie Key Thomas retweeted
20 May 2020
Print this must-have teacher reference doc for your grade to help you prioritize the math content you focus on with students. bit.ly/2HhCaK3 #mathchat #mtbos #coreadvocates
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18 May 2020
During math warm up (review to build procedural fluency), I asked students to use @eluberoff’s fraction dice roll in @Desmos to come up with a word problem. They were asked to pick a peer’s word problem and solve it. I loved seeing the uniqueness in their Qs and thinking!
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17 May 2020
Zoom meetings w/ myself to try to make lessons run smoother. Just discovered a great “hack”. Go to “Advanced” when screen sharing & select range (pics 1 & 3 - green box) so slides look full screen to my students (pic 2), but I’m able to easily advance and type in slides (pic 3).
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Katie Key Thomas retweeted
15 Apr 2020
Here’s an overview of the 5-day instructional routine. We’re going to share the ideas using open educational resources including the Student Achievement Fluency Packet, but you can use your adopted instructional materials as well. bit.ly/2JgZiKJ #coreadvocates
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6 Apr 2020
So excited to share these ideas! Thank you to @jody_guarino for the opportunity to be a part of this great project!
5 Apr 2020
Learn about a 5-day instructional routine for reading practice and how to apply it in conditions of synchronous, asynchronous, or tech-free remote situations. Training on free remote learning platforms provided! @jody_guarino @KatieKeyThomas Register: bit.ly/3aJp07U #PD
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29 Oct 2018
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29 Oct 2018
We're as excited as Slam & Cheese for her first league practice & moving up in our Fresh Hops Program!! #derbytwitter #brewvictory
11 Oct 2016
#withmybookbag, I now attend my dream grad school & my twin fulfilled her dream of becoming a nurse. #Dayofthegirl
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