Jennifer Bowers

Wife & mom of 2 lovely little ladies l Director of Curriculum, Instruction, & Assessment l UW-Whitewater & MSOE Graduate

[Jennifer Bowers @JBowers_edu]

We have to have some quality social studies at the elementary level. Our kids deserve it. Great day spent looking at the new standards and diving into the K- 5 scope and sequence @cesa2wi with @WisDPIsocstu

[Jennifer Bowers @JBowers_edu]

@GibbonsTJo And that's exactly what we've got planned this week for PD! #smallschoolbigdreams

[Danny Steele @SteeleThoughts]

If teachers aren’t joyful about teaching… there is zero chance the students will be joyful about learning.

[Jimmy Casas @casas_jimmy]

#ThoughtForTheDay If we expect all support staff to invest in kids & perform at the same high level that we expect from our teachers & admin, then we need to ensure that they are all included in the same high level of professional learning as the rest of us...via #Culturize

[Teachers Connect @teachconnect_us]

Thanks @SteeleThoughts

[Dylan Wiliam @dylanwiliam]

@C_Hendrick Every 12-year-old I have ever met has a growth mindset for car-driving (Can you do this now? No. Will you be able to do this if you want to? Yes.). What we need to do is to get students to see mathematical ability in the same way.

[Jennifer Bowers @JBowers_edu]

"Having the materials is not enough. Teachers need professional learning that supports them in using their materials." Great day of learning with @sjbriggs, @KateGerson, and @EdReports. #wimaterialsmatter

[Jennifer Bowers @JBowers_edu]

This is one thing that I have been trying to do as I've been out in both buildings with students and staff. Thanks for the reminder @SteeleThoughts

[Danny Steele @SteeleThoughts]

I have learned that smiling at students and calling them by name, goes a long way. This is not a profound truth... but it is an important one. Connecting with kids is a big deal. It doesn’t take much... but it almost always starts with a smile.

[Jennifer Bowers @JBowers_edu]

I love this! Lots of good stuff going on @ParkviewSD. Thanks for sharing @VictorNicki! #pechat

[Nicki Kretzer Victor @VictorNicki]

Working on listening skills and testing our reaction time. When the students hear the number 3 the first one to get the cone scores a point, best of 3 then we rotate. @lutzkekids @JBowers_edu @kstrandt1

[Jennifer Bowers @JBowers_edu]

@ParkviewSD extending their learning day with some professional learning about @Flipgrid with @lutzkekids, @MalinowskaGr5, and @KimJohn59391754.

#innovate4parkviewkids #swiscoplc #vikingproud

[Jennifer Bowers @JBowers_edu]

A quick little formative assessment has students @ParkviewSD reflecting on their performance and participation in PE. #swiscoplc #vikingproud #ParkviewElementary

[Nicki Kretzer Victor @VictorNicki]

Students self assessing themselves on how they did in P.E. for the class period. Working on being honest and reflecting on how they did. @JBowers_edu @kstrandt1

[Jennifer Bowers @JBowers_edu]

@lutzkekids @ParkviewSD @Flipgrid @MalinowskaGr5 @KimJohn59391754 @stelter_mary @SteveLutzke There was some #FlipgridFever with the math dept. on Friday afternoon. @KimJohn59391754 helped them create exit tickets for their classes. I can't wait to see them in action!

[Jennifer Bowers @JBowers_edu]

@lutzkekids @ParkviewSD @Flipgrid @MalinowskaGr5 @KimJohn59391754 @stelter_mary @SteveLutzke I'm loving all of the possibilities with @Flipgrid ❤

[Jennifer Bowers @JBowers_edu]

@VictorNicki @Bauling_PESpe

[Drew Spangler @DSpanglerPE]

Students self assessing themselves as they leave PE. We are working on being honest and being better than we were the day before. #hardwork #honesty #bdp3 #kmdolphins #physicaleducation

[Jennifer Bowers @JBowers_edu]

This.

[Dr. A. Katrise Lee-Perera⚜️ @akperera]

“Tomorrow, we won’t be able to control the weather, the attitudes of the kids, or the number of annoying emails that flood our inbox. But...we can control the number of times we smile, the number of high 5’s we give, &the energy we bring to work.“~ @SteeleThoughts 🙌🏼 #BuildGBSD

[Jennifer Bowers @JBowers_edu]

@VictorNicki @stelter_mary @kstrandt1 LOVE. THIS. #Letsdoit #buildingrelationships

[Jennifer Bowers @JBowers_edu]

"Inspiration is the process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something, especially to do something creative."
PES teachers spent the morning with @Holtz_Di working on reading and writing instruction. #ParkviewSD #ParkviewElementary

[Justin Tarte @justintarte]

If a student turns an assignment in late, it doesn’t mean the student knows the content less.

Similarly, just because a student turns it in on time, doesn’t mean the student has the content mastered.

Focus on assessing learning, not behaviors.

[Jennifer Bowers @JBowers_edu]

How true!

[edutopia @edutopia]

Do flexible classrooms work? "[They] are successful because they go hand in hand with a change in pedagogy...Changing the layout of your classroom will almost certainly have no impact at all—if you don’t change your teaching too." https://t.co/fMSBB8CWjE