Michelle Tewes

Math teacher at Mojave High School and color guard coach. Grad student working on an M.Ed. Wife, mother, hockey fanatic.

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@AskCapitalOne this is getting a bit ridiculous. I get that it’s a third party issue. I get that it’s out of your hands. But it is day 3 with a holiday on Monday and we need our paychecks.

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3 years later and the gluten free crust still sucks.

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Dear @dominos:
What the heck? I sent an email pleading with you to get a better gluten free crust because your current GF crust is a close to cardboard. This was your response.

It wasn’t a suggestion. It was a review. The GF crust needs and update. It’s bad.

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*need an update.

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Meet my grandegg Theo!
Theo just woke up and I was gonna make him breakfast. I thought kids liked scrambled eggs, but then I realized he is an egg and it would be like feeding him the slain bodies of his own kind. So, I put the eggs away and offered him some peanut butter instead

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Most kids said they liked it because they were able to do some research on their own or learn more about a specific topic.

Best last minute switch up so far this year!

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Yesterday, I changed up my plan last minute to give myself time and allow the students to learn on their own terms with a choice menu. All choices were realistic and engaging, but totally self guided. I gave them two reflection questions as an exit ticket. They loved it!

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They were engaged with each other quietly to help one another or with their choice of learning. If someone was off task, a gentle nudge with proximity was enough. The room was chill, but not totally silent - LoFi music playing in the background.

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I was on the receiving end of this last year. If you know of an educator that could use a hand up this holiday season, nominate them and donate to this project. I know I’ll be donating this year.

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Is it just me or is teaching congruence and similarity about as exciting as asking kids to read a manual on fixing a refrigerator? I legitimately have no idea how to make this one exciting. #mathteacher #opinion

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I’m corn!

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Wishlist item for staff development day.

[𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐬 🎸🏴‍☠️🧩🤖🚀 @Principal_H]

Alternative PD Structures
#education #teacher #school #pd #sped #stem #autism #leadership #specialeducation #satchat #pd4uandme #LeadLAP

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It’s early in the process, but here it is.

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I’m making my Halloween costume right now.

SPOILER ALERT: I’m gonna be corn.

So I’m sitting at the table with 1,000 white and yellow pom poms and a bottle of fabric glue.

And my husband turns on @Korn because…and I quote…nothing is more metal than corn and Korn.

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The kids were having such a good time. The energy was pure fun and childish joy.

Of all the things I’ve done at Mojave, this may be my greatest achievement. We took a topic of math, probability and statistics, and created an entire event dedicated to it, and people loved it.

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This past Friday was the Probability Carnival hosted by the Reasoning and Sense-Making in Mathematics classes at Mojave High School.

300 students, parents, families, and community members showed up. It was an incredible event that was an amazing success.

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Me: ooooh! Tell me! I won’t say anything.

Kid 2: NOPE! I’ve seen your TikToks! I would die if you sat me with them.

So the kids DO watch my TikToks.

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Two kids were OBVIOUSLY vibing with each other in my class the other day.

Me: maybe you guys should hang out or like go see a movie or something. You’ve got similar vibes.

Kid 1: oh no. Just friends.

Kid 2: just friends, miss. But I do like someone in here.

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@Sneffleupagus The kids have taken Minecraft just a little too far.

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@j4ngnv That’s a great idea!

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I’m low on motivation, low on patience, low on creativity, and low mentally. I need a recharge.

What’s your favorite recharge?

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As a reminder, this is one of the only fully project based math classes in the district. It is a senior level class where students use 11 years of mathematics learning to apply to real world situations.

The class:
Reasoning and Sense-Making in Mathematics

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October 21, 2022 from 2:00-5:00 pm at Mojave High School. Project based learning in the math classroom will be on display with student developed probability based carnival games. Come out and play!