Lindsey Mason

[Weston Kieschnick @Wes_Kieschnick]

Hard Truth:

Schools are far from perfect.

That said, so many problems in schools exist not because adults in schools underperform, but because adults at home under parent.

[Lindsey Mason @MasonZabrina2]

Digital Literacy- parents need to be able to use tools such as the LMS to support students with assignments, monitor grades and receive communication from the school. Too often they are unaware of the tools available. #ITEC9400 #SelfEfficacy

[Lindsey Mason @MasonZabrina2]

Parents can show kids that education is a priority by attending school events, asking them about their day at school and being genuinely interested. Take their kids places to learn about history or science like museums. Talk to them! #ITEC9400 #SelfEfficacy

[Lindsey Mason @MasonZabrina2]

Becoming better at teaching through videoconferencing. It is difficult to assess student understanding with audio/video from students. Requires better probing questions and follow-up communication with students. #ITEC9400 #SelfEfficacy

[Lindsey Mason @MasonZabrina2]

Both, I am a total planner but I also often modify them when presented with better options. Having an organized plan gives me a sense of security. I am motivated as an educator and feeling like my actions matter to others. #ITEC9400 #SelfEfficacy

[Lindsey Mason @MasonZabrina2]

Teachers can have students share times outside of school, like sports, that they have struggled and share strategies that lead to their eventual success. Compare strategies to those used in academic settings. #ITEC9400 #SelfEfficacy

[Lindsey Mason @MasonZabrina2]

A teacher's positive self-efficacy will allow them to try new strategies, broaden their TPACK knowledge, and use best practices to support student achievement. PL needs to focus on ways to build up teacher's self-efficacy. #ITEC9400 #SelfEfficacy

[Lindsey Mason @MasonZabrina2]

Most-Performance Acc. since most of the new ideas I try work out with a few modifications. Least- Vicarious Per. as we rarely have the opportunity to observe other teachers and I am usually one of the first to try something new. #ITEC9400 #SelfEfficacy

[Lindsey Mason @MasonZabrina2]

Using wait time with my students, provides time to organize answers before responding. Increases the quality of responses and the number of volunteers. I also use awkward silence with my reluctant students who think I will just move on if they say nothing. #ITEC9400 #SelfEfficacy

[DRMSChiefs @drms_chiefs]

6th grade science students combined their knowledge of coding Ozobots with their understanding of the water cycle. This STEM based lesson used student problem solving skills to debug codes for the robots as they explained the water cycle. #DRMSClassOf2027 #DRMSstem

[DRMSChiefs @drms_chiefs]

Hands on learning is more enjoyable when you can eat your project! 6th grade students in Ms. Mason's classes used cookies, pudding, gummy worms, and sprinkles to simulate layers of soil as a culminating activity to a week of getting into dirt! #DRMSstem #DRMSHandsOnLearning

[Lindsey Mason @MasonZabrina2]

@CoSpaces_Edu

[DRMSChiefs @drms_chiefs]

Mrs. Mason’s 6th grade students are creating virtual rock and mineral museums combining science content with 21st century technology skills as their mid-term project. Next week they will use augmented reality to “walk through” each others museums. #DRMSstem #DRMSClassOf2027

[DRMSChiefs @drms_chiefs]

Why does the moon's shape appear to change? Students in Mr. Taylor's 6th grade science classes recently tackled that and other intriguing questions through hands on experimentation with light and positioning on a solar system scale. 🌔🌓🌑🌗🌖 #DRMSClassOf2027 #HandsOnLearning

[DRMSChiefs @drms_chiefs]

Mrs. Mason’s 6th grade science class debated the issue of scientific inaccuracies in movies and used evidence to support their claim in an open letter to movie producers.

[DRMSChiefs @drms_chiefs]

Students developed proposed laws to prevent plastic pollution in our oceans which included timelines for implementation. Favorite quote of the day- “Let the new generation save the Earth”. So powerful! The activity ended with students voting on the laws. #DRMSClassOf2026

[DRMSChiefs @drms_chiefs]

DRMS students recently submitted questions to astronauts aboard the International Space Station through the National STEM Scholar Program. Check out the video at 9:37 and 16:49 for our questions and the answers from space! https://t.co/cUpi45D7Fl
#DRMSSTEM

[Georgia Aquarium @GeorgiaAquarium]

#Throwback to earlier this year when we announced the sex of our 2 African penguin chicks! They've grown so much! Enter to #win a framed chick footprint from the video by following us and retweeting this tweet! 🐧❤️️ #Penguin

[National Stem Cell Foundation (NSCF) @NationalSCF]

So...did "Marvin the Mallownaut" survive his mission aboard @blueorigin's New Shepard rocket? Find out from our National STEM Scholar Program partners at @GattonAcademy now: https://t.co/DNmVITGVqF

[National Stem Cell Foundation (NSCF) @NationalSCF]

Our partners at @GattonAcademy just opened the NanoLab to see if "Marvin the Mallownaut" survived his trip into outer space. Do you think he survived? Stay tuned to find out more!