Melissa Brooks

[Melissa Brooks @MLBrooks631]

@edutopia Set personal limits - work time and home time

[Melissa Brooks @MLBrooks631]

@theresawills I'm currently doing my Masters in Trauma and Resilience and have had many "aha" moments in the past year and a half. The "lid flip" stands out. As for Math... my last recent "aha" was when we played the card game "slap" with a slight variation, slapping the highest or lowest #

[Melissa Brooks @MLBrooks631]

A1. Math joy is that "aha" moment! Smiles on my students' faces, laughter, and excitement when they play Math games with one another.
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@ChristineLPercy @NCTM Love this! We have done this before and it was a huge hit with families!

[Melissa Brooks @MLBrooks631]

@MRSCR0SS @RawdingMolly @theresawills They have fancy coffee at Dunkin Donuts? 😉

[Melissa Brooks @MLBrooks631]

@RawdingMolly @theresawills

[Melissa Brooks @MLBrooks631]

@RawdingMolly
A8. Never stop exploring, learning, discovering, inquiring, and questioning. Knowing that there is still so much we don't know and finding our own joy in the learning process. #CSP525 #ElemMathChat

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@theresawills
A7. Activities that students can do in partners or as a small learning group, make us think outside the box, use our problem solving skills, and can have various possible solutions to discuss. #CSP525 #ElemMathChat

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@RawlingMolly
A6. Great quote. Listening to others, asking questions, genuinely wanting to know more about them, and making connections. Building trust and community creates a safe space where mistakes are ok and seen as a learning experience. #CSP525 #ElemMathChat

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@theresawills
A5. Kind. Honest. Open. Compassionate. Real. Listen. Love kids. Care. Believe in others. Motivate. Problem-solve. ☕️ #CSP525 #ElemMathChat

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@RawdingMolly
A4. I play with math every month when I balance my banking 😆 - We do 2 whole-class math lessons, 2 group math sessions/week, 1 day of math games in my classroom - Asking questions to expand our thinking and our deepen understanding. #CSP525 #ElemMathChat

[Melissa Brooks @MLBrooks631]

@theresawills
A3. When I do Math with colleagues for a ProD or with my students in my classroom, I love learning how others think and reason. Generally Math comes easy to me, I'm a very literal thinker by nature, and I get excited hearing other versions! #CSP525 #ElemMathChat

[Melissa Brooks @MLBrooks631]

@RawdingMolly @TheresaWills
2 dozen donuts for staff, 50 munchkins for students (2 each). Except I'm from Canada so ours would be Timbits! #TimHortons
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@RawdingMolly
Melissa from Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada - T&R MEd student, grade 3 teacher.
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@chrisgibsonedu @thnorfar @CJDteaches @nsulla

[Melissa Brooks @MLBrooks631]

@chrisgibsonedu @chrisgibsonedu Melissa from Chilliwack, BC, Canada - grade 3 teacher, T&R MEd student at CSP!

[Melissa Brooks @MLBrooks631]

@chrisgibsonedu
A5. Having clear expectations of criteria, perhaps a rubric, to identify the "must haves" in the project. How the criteria are created and presented may be very open-ended and unique.
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@chrisgibsonedu
A3. Practice, more practice, and then a slow release of responsibility. It is important to have clear expectations of behaviour and academic responsibility.
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@chrisgibsonedu
A2. I think this shift happens naturally if you are open to it. When students are ready to work more independently, you will know. It also depends on the parameters that are put in place and how open-ended the choices of topics are.
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@chrisgibsonedu
A1. I work my way backward from the curriculum outcomes. I will have a big idea of what I want my students to get out of a unit, or a combination of units/curriculum, and then I will organized lessons building up to the PBL #CSP525 #PBLChat