Growth Mindset

6th Graders at Latimer participated in an amazing PBL on Growth Mindset. Cindy Hilliard invited me to watch their final presentations. There were Google Slides presentations and even a Kohoot for the parents to participate in!

Twin Day

Payne staff really loves their theme days!

Beyond College Day Workshop

Payne teachers attended  a Beyond College Day workshop at the SCCOE. The group set an implementation plan to further develop the college-going culture at Payne. 

Payne students are college bound!

NGSS

Middle School teachers are working hard and learning about NGSS (Next Generation Science Standards)!

The Ability Project

The Ability Project

A humbling inquiry into the lives of the physically and mentally challenged

I had the amazing opportunity to observe Cristin Reichmuth's 8th grade ELA students while giving their final presentations. The students created Slides and when presenting they were were well spoken, thoughtful, and respectful of one another. Students were able to choose what they were researching and explained why they chose it. I was able to see presentations on Autism, Alzheimer's, Narcissism, and OCD. The most incredible part was when the presenters spoke about how this project has changed their thinking. Here are a few pictures of their project. 

Techstravaganza

What an amazing Technology PD we had on January 22nd! Working together and learning from our co-workers was both fun and rewarding. Our keynote speaker, Lisa Highfill, shared many incredible lessons with us. Here is a link to view them and copy them for your classroom! bit.ly/AHAresources

Our website morelandtechstravaganza.weebly.com has resources to many of the Sessions from the day. Feel free to go look at ideas from Sessions you were not able to attend.

Thank you for helping make the day such a huge success.

STEAM activity

I had such a great time planning and teaching a Gingerbread Man STEAM activity in 2nd grade this week. We based the activity off of this question: How can we help the Gingerbread Man get across the river safely? Their ideas were thoughtful, creative, and well implemented! Take a look at some of their creations.