Melissa Proctor

5th grade math, science and social studies teacher.

[Melissa Proctor @FCPSProctorVes]

@MsCallahan12 @gimkit Yes! The best is when they start making their own and come to class and ask to play it. At first I was hesitant, but it's a great way for them to come up with content related questions AND have to determine the correct answer for the key. Then I just review before they play.

[Melissa Proctor @FCPSProctorVes]

@TVRav @thosethatcan I wanted to be a mortician and became a teacher 🤷🏼‍♀️

[Melissa Proctor @FCPSProctorVes]

@JCameronAP_FCPS @FCPSExecDir_CII @PatriceBain1

[NEA @NEAToday]

Our nation hasn't witnessed an event like today in recent history and it’s difficult to make sense of the scenes, let alone explain them to our children. But what's important to remind them of is that Americans are uniting to support justice and democracy.
https://t.co/S97yHWHsZZ

[Melissa Proctor @FCPSProctorVes]

@thosethatcan Let's just say, my student's know my son very well and don't bat an eye when he comes storming in.

[Melissa Proctor @FCPSProctorVes]

@MrsParkShine We had a snowball fight today in 5th grade. They LOVED it. Except for the red team that was disqualified because someone decided to hit copy/paste to fill up the screen with red snowballs. 🙄

[Esther Park @MrsParkShine]

⛄️Virtual Snowball Fight ⛄️

❄️Share “EDITABLE” link to Ss
❄️Assign team colors
❄️Assign different slides per team OR keep all Ss in ONE slide
❄️Give 2-3 mins to change snow balls with their team color
❄️ Times up! Change the sharing setting to “VIEW” only

Link in thread ⬇️

[TeacherGoals @teachergoals]

Yup. 😅🤣

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

Schools can’t expect teachers to work 60-70 hrs per week, but then say self care is important.

[Melissa Proctor @FCPSProctorVes]

@palmettokenshi @NicholasFerroni I get the point, but that doesn't change the amount we are getting. So, why not offer a suggestion to other educators on a budget?

[Melissa Proctor @FCPSProctorVes]

@RealGameTitan @Maire_from_NJ Believe it or not, it's from my cellphone. It has 100x zoom

[Melissa Proctor @FCPSProctorVes]

They are kids, their mental health and well-being are way more important than anything else. Let them play in the snow, let them chat with their friends. When my @PearDeck stress check today showed that they weren't ok, we changed our plan, real quick!

[Melissa Proctor @FCPSProctorVes]

Thank you!

[Melissa Proctor @FCPSProctorVes]

@TonyPannWBAL Too soon?

[Melissa Proctor @FCPSProctorVes]

@richardson_edu @gimkit Yes, but they continue to get more questions even after they complete all their tasks.

[Melissa Proctor @FCPSProctorVes]

Tried out @gimkit #TrustNoOne mode in class today. So much fun and so engaging. I did a survey after and every student wants to do it again.
Thank you for this incredible and engaging new mode. #oneteamonemission

[Melissa Proctor @FCPSProctorVes]

@richardson_edu @gimkit Depends on how many tasks you assign per student. I started with 10 and that was too many, like 40 minutes and I had to stop the game early. So, now I've found 5 is the perfect amount per student.

[Melissa Proctor @FCPSProctorVes]

So exciting!

[Meg Lee @MegVertebrae]

So excited to finally hold this in my hands! Thank you ⁦@FCPSPLcoord⁩ ⁦@fcpskarinemyers⁩ ⁦@gwhitmancttl⁩ for helping to make this dream come true! Symbolizes 4 years of partnership between ⁦@FCPSMaryland⁩ and ⁦@TheCTTL⁩! #FCPSMBE