Mary Kinzel

8th Grade Science Teacher at LaGrange Highlands Middle School

[inquiryHub @inquiry_hub]

This has been the summer of Jamboard! Gallery walks of students models are just one of the ways we have used this virtual tool.

[Mary Kinzel @MrsKinzel106]

Thank you @jmattmiller from @DitchThatTxtbk for your #RemoteLearning101 Course. Learned about some great resources to get the school year started!

[Mary Kinzel @MrsKinzel106]

Thank you @OpenSciEd for sharing your new Chemical Reactions and
Matter Transformations Unit live today! #Jamboard was an awesome tool for digitally exploring some interesting phenomena with peers.

[Mary Kinzel @MrsKinzel106]

Thank you #edmentumIL for hosting the Empathy and Equity in Education Virtual Conference with Keynote presentation by and @lisa_westman! Empathy is the anecdote! Thank you @McgwhiteMeaghan I learned so much about Evidence-Based Practices to Support Special Education Students!

[Jo Boaler @joboaler]

As I have been teaching online for a number of years now, I thought it might be useful to share some of my principles for active engagement. See more: https://t.co/CaEfdeeE2r

[Andrea Scheiwe @mrs_ascheiwe106]

What a fun way to show our students how much we miss them and care for them! So great to see everyone!! ❤️#106learns #carparade

[Rebecca Cagle @RebeccaCagle17]

A message to ALL of our 8th graders from
@MrSteele106 @MrsWulf106 @MrsKinzel106 @MrsHughes106 @mrsfunk106 @hms106hornets

#106learns

[Mary Kinzel @MrsKinzel106]

Missing my students each day of remote learning. So proud of the work they are producing while learning from home! I love being part of #hms106hornets
#imwithmystudents #106learns @MrsWulf106 @MrsCagle106 @MrSteele106 @mrsfunk106 @MrsHughes106

[Mary Kinzel @MrsKinzel106]

Thankful for the professional development time during our eLearning days! I was able to watch @OpenSciEd "Getting to know the Matter Cycling & Photosynthesis Unit Webinar" #106learns

[Mary Kinzel @MrsKinzel106]

Trying to build a sense of community while we are out of the building. In a discussion, I asked all of my classes to share a picture and description of their workspace. #106learns @hms106hornets #SenseofCommunity

[Mary Kinzel @MrsKinzel106]

eLearning Professional Development! Created my first screen recording thank you @mrs_ascheiwe106, then posted my video to @edpuzzle to embed questions! #eLearning #106learns

[Mary Kinzel @MrsKinzel106]

First day of eLearning is going well! Students were asked to build a model using Google Drawings to explain, How do our bodies use food (1)for energy? (2)not needed right now? and (3)needed for growth? Check their models! #106learns #GoogleDrawings

[Mary Kinzel @MrsKinzel106]

Is a chemical reaction happening between the food we eat the air we breathe? Let's investigate using bromothymol blue! #MiddleSchool #Science #106learns

[Mary Kinzel @MrsKinzel106]

What happens when fat is burned in a closed system? Let's monitor the molecules in the air, to see if we can determine what happened. #MiddleSchool #Science #106learns

[Mary Kinzel @MrsKinzel106]

What happens when fat burns? Let's investigate! #MiddleSchool #Science

[Mary Kinzel @MrsKinzel106]

Check out the results from our investigation about chemical reactions in the mouth! Looks like starch and glucose molecules are present. Rice does not contain sugar, where did the glucose come from? #middleschool #science #106learns

[Mary Kinzel @MrsKinzel106]

Check out the results from our dialysis tube (small intestine) investigation! Looks like glucose was able to leave the tube, but not glucose... why? #middleschool #science #106learns

[Mary Kinzel @MrsKinzel106]

At the Brookfield Zoo Science and Engineering Fair, students also met Congressman #DanLipinski! #middleschool #ScienceFair

[Mary Kinzel @MrsKinzel106]

Students designed and tested science projects to present to professionals in the science and engineering fields at Brookfield Zoo on February 20th.

[Mary Kinzel @MrsKinzel106]

This past Saturday, January 25th, a team of Highlands students participated in the Illinois Regional Middle School Science Bowl. Students battled against strong competition. The team won two rounds but did not make it to the double-elimination round. #ScienceBowl #106learns