RSU4 Grade 4 teacher who loves learning, teaching, reading, gardening, making, and Maine. “Kids are powerful people.”

Joined June 2012
88 Photos and videos
13 Oct 2022
#ACTEM conference in Augusta. @RSU4CRS
14 Apr 2022
Board Game Day right before school vacation. So much SEL. @RSU4CRS
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14 Apr 2022
17 Mar 2022
I need your help! I need teacher input about PD experiences for my graduate course Professional Learning in Schools. Just 4 questions- no email collection. forms.gle/S9Y49qT1mvtMg6L98
Tell me all the reasons why I should let my Ss highlight in my classroom books, because I'm really considering it. We've tried post-its, but they fall out. Maybe one designated copy? #figuringouttroublespots #textevidence #literacy #elementary @RSU4CRS
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10 Dec 2021
All my 4th Ss earned their #HourOfCode certificate during #csedweek2021, now all my coding books are loaned out! @scratch @codeorg @RSU4CRS
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10 Nov 2021
4th graders from @RSU4CRS watching livestream from National Archives: Twenty-One Steps. 100yr anniversary of Tomb of Unknown Soldier. #VeteransDay2021
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So excited to get this new book in the mail and share it with my students! First Nation perspective. @AbbeMuseum #socstudme @RSU4CRS @madisonteacher
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What is this goodness?
Books by Maine authors and illustrators hold a special place in my heart and in my store. Which is why I’m very excited to be partnering with so many of them along with other independent bookstores in Maine on the upcoming #signed4ME promotion. More details soon!
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29 Oct 2021
My 4th graders made these for their mailboxes! @RSU4CRS @RSU4MAINE
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20 Oct 2021
4th grader in math class today: "When I think, I get sweaty." @RSU4CRS #math
On "Weeding" in From Leading to Succeeding by Douglas Reeves. We could kill 2 birds with one stone here, since it's connected to that last one.😂
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Thinking of all the @YouTube playlists I've curated/created for teaching over the years, and now my Ss can't access any of them unless I embed EACH video in a file to share on my drive. I'm told it's not a network block. Whoever it is, just STOP IT!
We did this together! Monday book talk T-Shirts for all grade 4! #IMWAYR ? @RSU4CRS @BlueSockGirl @danigauthier7 @LitCoachLady
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21 Sep 2021
Gr 4 S w/ IEP for ELA stays mainstream for writing because we turned on chromebook accessibility tools. Stories are flowing and motivation is high! Direct instruction pull-out to lazer in on reading and spelling. #literacy #accessibility #leastrestrictive
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10 Sep 2021
Ss' write to me about best and worst part of school so far. @RSU4CRS
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Frustrated w/wall space for interactive history timeline. Trying: timeline of bins. I've added nonfiction books, but hoping Ss add artifacts, notecards, etc. Starting with one bin each for First Nations/pre17 - 21 centuries. #literacy #elementary #socstudme
Creds to @MisterCMaine for saying "If they know you love them, they'll do anything you ask." It was yrs ago, but I remembered, and just quoted in a USM MSEd Leadership paper. Love the PLNs we build here.
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This brings me JOY
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Gr4 partners write SOPs, then all museum walk to read and comment. Revisions next week. Here's my favorite.
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Oh wait... 🤣