Joined October 2015
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Starting my day with a little Bitmoji classroom! #bettertogether @therealVVMS @edinaschools
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Q6: How are you going to bring in creativity during hybrid or distance learning? #20wildcardgpde
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Q4: How does your "why" influence your teaching and motivate you? #20wildcardgpde
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Q2: What are the daily or consistent barriers within yourself that are holding you back from being a wild card? #20wildcardgpde
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Katherine Higgins retweeted
Yes!!! This👇❤️
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Minneapolis Blended 8 YOU ROCK!!!! Thank you for sharing your thoughts and ideas about assessment tonight! Feel free to go back and read through the chat to process the concept of assessment at your own pace. Ideas were flying!!! #MB8assess
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Q8: As you reflect on your classroom, which area of assessment is the most prominent (of, as, for)? How do you know this, and is it making a difference in your students’ learning? #MB8assess
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Katherine Higgins retweeted
A7: Has anyone ever heard of VABBing? We need to be validating, affirming, building and bridging with our students in order to meet their SEL needs during learning! #MB8assess
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Katherine Higgins retweeted
Replying to @ktbhiggins
A6: STUDENT CHOICE! For literacy comprehension I let my students choose how they can demonstrate their work. From slides on the chrome book to creative posters to written essays... the kids have a voice! #MB8assess
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Q6: How can we differentiate assessments in order to meet the needs of all different types of learners? #MB8assess
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Agreed!
A4: incorporating assessments through out a unit helps teachers and students see where they are at and where they need to go. Small assessments such as exit tickets can be useful! #MB8assess
Q4: What can we do to make assessment more of a process, rather than a stop point in a unit? #MB8assess
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Katherine Higgins retweeted
27 May 2020
A1: Instead of assessing students, handing back the graded assessment, and moving on, we have to find a way for students to interact with the content and grow from the mistakes.

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Q2: How do we find a balance between the many types of assessment options/styles and required tests (district/state)? #MB8assess
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VVMS WEB Leader Virtual Spring Play Date was a success!! @ISD273 @therealVVMS
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Afternoon learning and sharing!!! #medteachlearnlead #mb82021
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YES!!! High fives all around this morning! #medteachleadlearn #mb82021
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Teacher wellness is SO important!
Nearly all middle school teachers are highly stressed: Education experts suggest findings indicate a need to reduce burden of teaching sciencedaily.com/releases/20… The work is so very important... What can we do to keep teachers feeling alive, engaged, and empowered?
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Book L♥️VE today in 6th grade reading! @therealVVMS
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Makerspace Morning! Learning how diet affects our brains - food for thought;) Thank you Karen Waters! @therealVVMS
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