Kwastina Jackson

Teacher and lover of math!!!

[LeShell Smith @LeshellSmith]

“Direct instruction does not mean direct lecture!” All three elements must be present to be effective direct instruction! @pbwarrick @MarzanoResearch @SolutionTree explaining what effective direct instruction is! @AMSTI4all @AmstiUAH @AlabamaAchieves @sledwell

[Robert Kaplinsky @robertkaplinsky]

If you're an elementary teacher looking for a free virtual math conference this summer, check out the Build Math Minds Virtual Summit with all of these speakers. It starts 8/2 with @sheldoneakins and ends 8/5.

https://t.co/9hYAYWkZnh
#buildmathminds20 #MTBoS #iteachmath

[Alabama State Department of Education @AlabamaAchieves]

Alabama Teachers & Students - Have you Considered Applying for the 2020 Summer-STEM Program? See the "official application" info now available at https://t.co/d09DqUScPy

[Jennifer Rouse @jbrouse40]

When one of your Ss sends you a video and says, “This is what we discovered in class today, but he did it with water!” @tiktok_us for the win! #iteachmath

[Carrie Beth Buchanan @CBGBuchanan]

Students in Ms. Waldinger’s class @MinorMiddle are analyzing Langston Hughes’s “Mother to Son” and writing their own poem following Hughes’s formula. This activity is a great exercise in modeling that also builds relationships. #readwritetalkdo @JEFCOED

[Kwastina Jackson @KTeachesMath]

Jigsaw with exponent rules. Experts sharing their findings with their home groups. # ImJustListening #engagement @LeslieCRichard2 @JEFCOED

[Cena Davis @davis_cena]

Dr. G. Welcoming NIC schools! “I appreciate the work you are doing and working together! We are not waiting for the Calvery, we are the Calvery”! Thank you! @JEFCOED @srebeducation @amorganWE @Vail_Smith

[Cena Davis @davis_cena]

Kwastina Jackson sharing how to support teacher collaboration! Change ideas that support the work! @KTeachsMath @JEFCOED @LeslieCRichard2 @Vail_Smith @amorganWE

[Kwastina Jackson @KTeachesMath]

Student: Ms. Jackson, can I teach a teach the small group.
Me: Absolutely

[Robert Kaplinsky @robertkaplinsky]

Teaching Pythagorean Theorem? Show students this clip from the Wizard of Oz and ask them to correct what the Scarecrow says.
https://t.co/Z90qLNvtx6 #MTBoS #iteachmath

[Kwastina Jackson @KTeachesMath]

That one time when math class was lit and the history teacher wanted in 🔥🔥 #MultiStepEquations #Talented #HYTMiddle

[Robert Kaplinsky @robertkaplinsky]

Use the Pythagorean Theorem to calculate a phone's pixel density and compare Apple's "retina display" to other phones. https://t.co/eiFYSi5WPQ #MTBoS #iteachmath

[edutopia @edutopia]

“Emotions are contagious, and when a teacher is able to model a calm presence through their tone, facial expression, and posture, students are less likely to react defensively.” Here are some ways to co-regulate behavior with students. https://t.co/68EpFggU6b

[Kwastina Jackson @KTeachesMath]

Student: "Ms. Jackson, war is not about who's right, it's about who's left. There's your inspiration for the morning. Keep fighting"

[Kwastina Jackson @KTeachesMath]

The right exposure will ruin your excuses!!!

[Kwastina Jackson @KTeachesMath]

Problems can become opportunities when the right people come together.

[Robert Kaplinsky @robertkaplinsky]

Want to help students develop a need for why scientific notation is useful? Try this lesson out with your class.
https://t.co/t0yfjfRjDe #MTBoS #iteachmath

[Robert Kaplinsky @robertkaplinsky]

I've made @openmiddle problem matrices for 3rd grade to Algebra 2 to show how a single problem can replace an entire worksheet. This blog highlights the 8th grade #DOK matrix but has a button to download EVERY grade level right now. https://t.co/DQlwGVtoWM #iteachmath #MTBoS

[Kwastina Jackson @KTeachesMath]

Today we did the squirrel and chipmunk task. I enjoyed seeing the varying ways to find a solution.

[Student Achievement Partners @learnwithSAP]

The Coherence Map is an amazing math tool. It present standards aligned in a network of how they are related. It also has many lessons for each standard that you could use immediately in your classroom! https://t.co/PdSwG8tNxV #mathchat #CCSS #iteachmath