Spot on! The most important factor in student success is a knowledgeable, RESPONSIVE teacher who is fully supported with ongoing, embedded professional development & curriculum support.
Hey English teacher friends! This year in Creative Writing, I started a daily sentence study warm-up that I called Word Lab. It was the most beneficial 10 minutes of our class, hands down, and I want to share all of the resources I created with you! [thread!]
We are excited to offer 5 FREE pop-up Girls Who Code summer camps in Maine this summer thanks to amazing partners willing to host us: Magic Lantern Innovation Center, The Roux Institute, Gateway Opportunity Services and Somerset Career & Technical Center. projectlogin.com/girls-who-c…
A2a The first challenge is helping students to recognize online persuasion. This is not as easy as you may think. I ask Ss to annotate a screen shot of their social media. Can they spot all the different types of persuasive messages? #NCTEchat
Congratulations to our very own Seth Mitchell, on being selected as the Kennebec County Teacher of the Year! Way to go, Seth! SoMeWooooooop! mainedoenews.net/category/ne…@scmitch
A “pitching” robot from Monmouth Memorial School competing in the Ping Pong Shot Put at @Maine_robotics Track Meet. Great job Coach Seth Mitchell! @scmitch@mdoenews
Kennebec County's Teacher of the Year is Seth Mitchell from Monmouth Academy. We did a story earlier this year on the robotics team he coaches and how they won a trip to Texas to compete nationally.
So this happened today... bit.ly/3FGcdmO
Incredibly honored to be part of the 2022 cohort. I'm grateful for my colleagues, who inspire me to be and do better every day, and for my students (both past and present), who make the teaching life worth it.
Tasked with finding digital curriculum options for K-8 (especially K-5). What are your favorite vetted options? Need high-quality content that is easy to assign and track. Brain POP and MobyMax come to mind. What others do your schools use and love? #edtechchat#edtech
We're adding new teacher-requested features to #GoogleClassroom (like to-do list improvements) & #GoogleMeet (like tiled view for 49 users)! Get the 411 on these #BackToSchool updates, designed to support remote & in-person educators, students, and admins. goo.gle/3fIOVhG
Literacy folks: what resources are you using to purchase and disseminate digital texts in the secondary ELA classroom? Looking for system for class- and small-group texts. I know there are public domain options, but we're looking for diverse, contemp reads. @ncte#nwp
Literacy folks: what resources are you using to purchase and disseminate digital texts in the secondary ELA classroom? Looking for system for class- and small-group texts. I know there are public domain options, but we're looking for diverse, contemp reads. #edchat#elateacher
For a friend: "We have a senior who would like to learn to write a historical fiction novel for his capstone. He [...] wants to understand the process. Do you have any connections through your NWP network who might be willing to take him under their wing?" #nwp@writingproject