Teacher, Mom, Reading and Math Specialist, and Doggy Grandma
Kansas City, MO
Joined August 2012
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I recently came across data on who we spend our time with over the course of our lives.
The insights are simultaneously inspiring and depressing.
Here are 6 graphs everyone needs to see:
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In lieu of an “icebreaker” to launch the new school year..think about having each grade or team in your building have time to share, put their accomplishments together, share them with colleagues, students, parents and the community. Would celebrate teacher voice !
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It's #TeacherAppreciationWeek and we are doing DAILY GIVEAWAYS! We asked & YOU told us you wanted fluency activities- so we are giving away 5⃣ of our K-2 Fluency Slide Bundles!
To enter retweet & comment the first emoji that comes up on your keyboard!! #teacher #teachertwitter
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#Teachers with few behavior issues have the following in common:
1. Rarely gets offended.
2. Provides very little down time.
3. Talks w kids before/after class.
4. Asks lots of questions.
5. Don’t need the last word.
Add to the list 👇
#ThatOneKid #edchat
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Education is not teacher centered or even student centered, but it is relationship centered. Teachers thrive w/ positive admin relationships & students thrive w/ positive teacher relationships. Relationships drive education.
Thank you @gregtangmath for today’s adding within 100 lesson. I heard 2 really encouraging things from my students during the lesson. “Man, I thought this was going to be hard. This is easy.” and “Can we use our white boards as math tools? This will make the snake so easy!”
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I got tons of them. Not random like the ones I see all over. Careful progression of key skills that build from K thru middle school so kids – with steady, strategic, systematic, sensible practice over long period of time – can solve hard problems mentally & without guess & check!
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Nothing in math is more important than sense making.
It is an invigorating, self-affirming, and creative process that is also messy, un-grade-able, and doesn’t fit within our conventional units of school time (1 problem, 1 lesson, 1 unit, etc)
Trying out @gregtangmath virtual manipulatives while solving comparing word problems. It was a huge success! They also love seeing their own names in these problems. @RavensNKC #hadtodanceinmath
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Most do not teach the third MAKE 10 strategy I showed today. But don't kids need to learn to break BOTH numbers apart? Isn't that the EXACT skill they need for double-digit addition? Programs show all the CRAZY strategies but not the ones kids actually need. Status quo? Say NO!
Thank you @gregtangmath ! We had an amazing 45 minutes with you this morning- making tens to help us add. Look what happened at my Number Talks...MAGIC! @RavensNKC #ThankfulThursday #10isthemostimportantnumber
Thank you @gregtangmath ! We had an amazing 45 minutes with you this morning- making tens to help us add. Look what happened at my Number Talks...MAGIC! @RavensNKC #ThankfulThursday #10isthemostimportantnumber
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Help us spread the word so we can get great manipulatives in the hands of EVERY student! We're committed to helping ALL teachers & kids in these challenging times. Our PD is free, our student lessons are free, and our new virtual manipulatives are free!
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It's a brand new day! As we move into our next phase of coding/development we want to share our virtual math manipulatives with teachers & their students. I have so many ideas about where I want to take math instruction. This is just the beginning! Free at TangMath.com
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Can your 1st graders MAKE 10 all 3 ways? Every kid needs to Make 10 at least 1 way. No IFs, ANDs or BUTs! Our 5-step progression builds their skillset systematically & sensibly with 5 levels of abstraction. Advanced kids? Ask them for ALL 3 ways & to explain their thinking, too!
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Wow. Took her all these years to figure this out? Lucy Calkins Says Balanced Literacy Needs 'Rebalancing' blogs.edweek.org/teachers/te…
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The author of one of the nation’s most influential and widely used curriculum for teaching reading is beginning to change her views. apmreports.org/story/2020/10…
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On a mission to reinvent math. Some of the best superintendents, principals, coaches, teachers are with me. No more mass PD. Targeted & FREE with our program. Incredible technology? Virtual & FREE. Amazing materials? PERSONALIZED & 5 levels of abstraction. TangMath.com/TM
