Gary Baker

ELA Teacher at Eisenhower MS. “Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.”

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When they come back as young adults, the feeling of pride is overwhelming and at the same time you want them to stay longer as your 8th graders. #students #careerday @LoriGambino

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Short Story One-Pager winners, voted on by fellow peers. Terrific analysis, organization, and creativity from these young scholars. #shortstories #onepagers @LoriGambino

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I appreciate the parents of my students and so many of the thoughtful and kind gestures. It is much appreciated. #bekind

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The Reading Wall is up and names are on it. Teachers, students, faculty, parents, whomever. Invest in yourself by enjoying the company of a good book and get your name up on the wall. Thanks, Ms. Snow & Ms. Riordan for the help. #TEAM @DDEGambino

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Contemporary Fiction Launch- Quote Carousel Activity. Get up, move, find some books quotes that resonate with you, Team1. #contempoararyfiction @DDEGambino

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My TEAM for the 2024-25 school year. Name plaques that go along with the Name Stories each student crafted. Artsy work on display. #namestory #TEAM @DDEGambino

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A huge thank you to FTEF for awarding me a grant to support my students, classroom, and vision. It means so much and it is much appreciated. #TEAM #FTEF @DDEGambino

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Two very talented artists with a very questionable subject. Alina and Ana…thank you for a terrific year! #dde ⁦@DDEGambino⁩ ⁦@DDE_AGiarratano⁩ ⁦@MsKLHarms⁩

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End of the school year but so many accomplished readers in ELA. @MsKLHarms @DDE_AGiarratano @DDEGambino #dde

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@GubitosiAnthony Good lucky, Anthony!

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Onto the final…”Nothing Gold Can Stay” vs. “Richard Cory.” Poetry Madness Tournament 2024
#poetrymadness @DDEGambino @DDE_AGiarratano @MsKLHarms @SahlinJennie

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The simple things in life are the most enjoyable and rewarding.

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And the Poetry Madness begins! @DDEGambino @DDE_AGiarratano @MsKLHarms @SahlinJennie

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These scholars took our class library to another level. They organized, cleaned, and reshelved books. The Spring cleaning is much appreciated! #classlibrary @DDEGambino @DDE_AGiarratano @MsKLHarms

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Book Club discussions in full swing. Chatting about social issues, themes, central ideas, etc. Insightful discussions from these young minds. @DDEGambino @DDE_AGiarratano @MsKLHarms

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Some high-level discussions from our insightful scholars about Literary Nonfiction books. @DDEGambino @DDE_AGiarratano @MsKLHarms

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Congratulations to our scholars and Mr. Krupp for finishing 3rd today in the Academic Team Competition at Cedar Drive MS. Always fun, competitive, and rewarding. #academicteam @DDEGambino @DDE_AGiarratano @MsKLHarms

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Recent winning One-Pagers, voted on by students, teachers, and my own kids. So many terrific and insightful entries. Below are the top 3 from each class for our Short Story unit. Such talented scholars. #onepager @DDEGambino @DDE_AGiarratano @MsKLHarms

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Some outstanding Synthesis Pages, condensing multiple resources and pages of notes into one. @DDEGambino @DDE_AGiarratano @MsKLHarms