Meredith Wisniewski

Teacher. Doctoral Student. Volunteer. Music Lover. Legislative and Advocacy Chair @GAMGifted. Honored to teach gifted Ss for @officialSPS @PhelpsCenter
She/Her

[Meredith Wisniewski @MSki81]

A game of Telephone perfectly demonstrates DNA replication. If you don't hear the message the same way you may cause a deletion, a substitution, or insertion to the code!
#DesignerGenes #TeamGifted @officialSPS

[Meredith Wisniewski @MSki81]

It's time to SOAR...with Legos! 5th grade WINGS students reviewed expectations after winter break by creating scenes that represent Self-Regulation, Ownership, Awareness, and Respect.
#TeamGifted
@HowertonGifted @officialSPS

[Meredith Wisniewski @MSki81]

WINGS 5-8 team is always ready to #DropEverythingAndRead! We enjoyed one of Mr. Gannott's favorites, "Tacky the Penguin".
#TeamGifted @PhelpsCenter @officialSPS @HowertonGifted @AlexTennisWiley

[Julie Howerton @HowertonGifted]

5th Grade WINGS students “took a hike” as part of their Unite Activity for Brain Smart Start this week. They made a campfire, set up a tent, and joined up to be s’mores! @MSki81 @PhelpsCenter

[Julie Howerton @HowertonGifted]

5th Grade WINGS students practiced handshakes, and analyzed how behavioral expectations change in different environments as part of their social awareness lesson this week. @mski81 @phelpscenter

[Julie Howerton @HowertonGifted]

WINGS 5-8 Visual Voice Artists learned about Pyrrhic Victories, and then created a visual form of a Pyrrhic Victory for this week’s digital art project. @mski81 @phelpscenter

[Meredith Wisniewski @MSki81]

We just did a Postcard Back to Back thanks to Brian Stuhlman's session on Arts to Build Your Classroom! #GAM25 @GAMgifted

[Meredith Wisniewski @MSki81]

What was this student's facial expression saying? This week 5th grade WINGS students studied nonverbal communication and discovered that the eyes (and the gestures, and the posture, and more) don't lie! #TeamGifted
@PhelpsCenter @HowertonGifted @officialSPS

[Meredith Wisniewski @MSki81]

The #RaceToRatify is on! In honor of Constitution Day 5th grade WINGS students traveled back to 1787 to learn about the Federalists and Anti-Federalists as the social media influencers of the time -- pamphleteers! #TeamGifted
@HowertonGifted @PhelpsCenter @officialSPS

[Meredith Wisniewski @MSki81]

#TheVisualVoice meets @cutpastemag! After viewing examples of issues and themes we used Think Say Write to brainstorm our own ideas. Stay tuned for our publications! #DigitalArt #TeamGifted
@PhelpsCenter @officialSPS @HowertonGifted

[Meredith Wisniewski @MSki81]

Maps, meerkats, and mysteries -- oh, my! 5th-8th grade WINGS students experienced all three upcoming major units before making their choices. #CityScapes #TheVisualVoice #SpyGames
#TeamGifted @officialSPS @PhelpsCenter

[Phelps Center @PhelpsCenter]

Our first day(s) of WINGS are almost here, which means great things are about to begin! @officialsps #TeamGifted
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[Meredith Wisniewski @MSki81]

Why #IChooseSPS:
I am an @officialSPS alum. This is year 15 of teaching at @PhelpsCenter.
Today Little Man becomes one of the newest members of #TeamSPS as he heads to @MoPrek.
Welcome #BackToSPS!
@DrGrenitaLathan

[Meredith Wisniewski @MSki81]

Completed calendar = first semester of grad school officially done!

[News-Leader @springfieldNL]

'Not just crafts and cookies': Girl Scouts' project shares LGBTQ+ coming out stories https://t.co/gZ0twWS02X

[Meredith Wisniewski @MSki81]

Thanks to @PhelpsCenter @CentralBulldog Scholars students, we are still changing lives on @Kiva! Their hard work over the years has resulted in 38 repaid loans in 28 countries. It is always an honor to donate on their behalf.
@EliciaLigon @DrVerbanaz @AUzzell

[Meredith Wisniewski @MSki81]

3rd and 4th grade used teamwork and logic to decode a secret message for the last day of WINGS!
#MemoriesRemain @Gifted_Mrs_Lee
@PhelpsCenter

[Meredith Wisniewski @MSki81]

Last week of #Artspiration means time for our own version of the #ChoppedChallenge! Can students take a bag of mystery supplies based on a color scheme and create a picture around a given emotion? @TheTedAllen
@MannRebeL17 @PhelpsCenter

[Meredith Wisniewski @MSki81]

Another amazing group of kindergarten Taste of WINGS students means a new set of global percussionists! After learning about percussion around the world we played along with "Drum Dream Girl" by @margaritapoet using our handmade maracas.
#TOW @PhelpsCenter @KEllis2023

[Meredith Wisniewski @MSki81]

We cannot thank everyone enough for supporting our #Artspiration students during their galleries this week! @MannRebeL17 @PhelpsCenter