Katie Duddy

8th grade ELA teacher at Excelsior Springs Middle School -Heart and Sole coach -video game and classroom gamification enthusiast

[Katie Duddy @MrsDuddyESMS]

3 students surprised me this morning by decorating my room and filling it with happy memories, gifts, and cookie cake! To say I’m overwhelmed is an understatement. I am so blessed to have wonderful kids like this in my life! #ESMSbestyearever

[Katie Duddy @MrsDuddyESMS]

Rylie and Bella presenting their utopian society and how it devolved into a dystopia ! #esmsbestyearever

[Katie Duddy @MrsDuddyESMS]

Join me and writers around the world in the @nycmidnight Flash Fiction Challenge 2018! #writing #amwriting https://t.co/jZPwOOIbTZ

[Katie Duddy @MrsDuddyESMS]

Students are being SO creative with their creation of utopian and dystopian societies! It’s amazing to watch! #esmsbestyearever

[Katie Duddy @MrsDuddyESMS]

Caleb is using Minecraft to build his utopian society! #esmsbestyearever

[Katie Duddy @MrsDuddyESMS]

Students are thinking critically to design a utopia (that will eventually degrade to a dystopia). They are thinking about their biggest problems with society and how they would fix them! #esmsbestyearever

[Katie Duddy @MrsDuddyESMS]

Students made a game with prefixes,suffixes, and root words, and are playing in class today! How many words can we make with 20 prefixes, 20 suffixes, and 20 root words? #esmsbestyearever

[Katie Duddy @MrsDuddyESMS]

In honor or #NationalPoetryMonth , here is a poem my 8th grade student Jacey wrote after reading Ayn Rand's "Anthem". She intended the poem to be read forward AND backward!

[Classcraft @classcraftgame]

#Teachers, have you ever hidden Easter eggs in your curriculum? @MrsDuddyESMS hid a Classcraft Easter egg in a test: https://t.co/0F2EkmvsHS #ClasscraftFridays

[Katie Duddy @MrsDuddyESMS]

Students are reviewing academic vocabulary that will show up on the MAP test! How does the verb used in a question change the type of answer required? #esmsbestyearever

[Katie Duddy @MrsDuddyESMS]

Guess who conducted 8th grade band for the ENTIRE HOUR and got through some pieces! @gmorrisband
@gjonesmusic712 we had a great time! #esmsbestyearever

[Katie Duddy @MrsDuddyESMS]

@classcraftgame Thanks! It's fun to see kids get excited about finding a "secret"!

[Katie Duddy @MrsDuddyESMS]

Easter eggs are an easy way to gamify your classroom and reinforce good study habits! If students thoroughly read directions, they’ll see an opportunity for some @classcraftgame XP #gamification #ilovesloths

[Katie Duddy @MrsDuddyESMS]

Students are in charge of their learning with literature circles! Today they are in their groups deciding group norms and expectations before we start our books! #esmsbestyearever

[Katie Duddy @MrsDuddyESMS]

We’re speed dating with books today to choose our literature circle novels! #esmsbestyearever

[Katie Duddy @MrsDuddyESMS]

Khloe is done with her essay, but decided to come to intervention with her friend Lisa, and help her get caught up! #esmsimpact

[Auschwitz Memorial @AuschwitzMuseum]

23 February 1914 | Bernard Świerczyna was born, a Polish soldier, Auschwitz prisoner, one of the leaders of the resistance in the camp. 3 days before his death at Auschwitz (30 Dec 1944) he wrote those words in cell 28 in Block 11 at Auschwitz I.

[Funko @Funko]

RT & follow @funko for the chance to win a @HotTopic exclusive Dustin and Dart Pop! #StrangerThings

[Katie Duddy @MrsDuddyESMS]

@mollyshredder1 @AuschwitzMuseum We simply laid out the dimensions on the floor, asked them to stand/sit, and then went back to the classroom and watched survivor testimonies to try and provide a meaningful context

[Katie Duddy @MrsDuddyESMS]

@AuschwitzMuseum We supplemented this experience in spacing with videos of survivors discussing their time in box cars and at camps. The students had very thoughtful questions and discussions. Thank you for the feedback!