Danette Duncan

[Danette Duncan @MsDuncan5th]

Loving that @casas_jimmy is challenging us at #EngageNISD to not just talk about excellence, but to live our excellence!

[Leigh Anne Romer @LAERomer]

I even find myself thinking, if we’re not expecting excellence, what do we expect? Mediocrity? Good enough? Not JCT. #JCTCulturize

[Danette Duncan @MsDuncan5th]

@LAERomer

[Danette Duncan @MsDuncan5th]

@LAERomer Q1 I think it is so important for us to shine a light on the strengths of others. Highlight what they are doing right. Encourage daily and offer ways to support and build a capacity for excellence where needed. #JCTCulturize

[Danette Duncan @MsDuncan5th]

@RappingDad was the best Keynote speaker I have ever heard! #nisdengage I laughed, I cried, I was motivated!

[Cindy @cindydpool]

"God has a way of taking broken pieces and turning them into masterpieces," @derekclark #nisdengage

[Danette Duncan @MsDuncan5th]

#guidetoreading PG. 166 says "challenge your own plans...I encourage you to learn to be hard on your wonderful ideas" Are you reteaching, telling not teaching, do students have enough time to read? @NorthwestELA

[Danette Duncan @MsDuncan5th]

#guidetoreading pg 78 Responsive Small Group Coaching tips. @NorthwestELA

[Danette Duncan @MsDuncan5th]

#guidetoreading @NorthwestELA "the reading workshop offers an alternative , one where the emphasis is on providing students with the conditions that are supported by reading research."

[Danette Duncan @MsDuncan5th]

#guidetoreading @NorthwestELA "the most important thing about the learning progressions and the performance assessments that accompany them is that they allow you and your students to grasp where they are in their reading development so that together you can move forward"

[Danette Duncan @MsDuncan5th]

Hour of code! @5thGradeRangers @RoanokeRangers

[Danette Duncan @MsDuncan5th]

Exploring weathering by water and abrasion @5thGradeRangers @RoanokeRangers

[Danette Duncan @MsDuncan5th]

@audrarowell94 #sscbookstudy ch7Q4 Goal setting helps to get the student invested in the process. It makes the outcome more valuable to them. It also helps to push and motivate our students that might not be motivated by a number grade on a test.

[Danette Duncan @MsDuncan5th]

@audrarowell94 #sscbookstudy Yes, as teachers we are always finding a way to incorporate life skills into our content area. Creative problem solving is especially important because we have to prepare them for the future that will require them to think out side the box. Ch6Q3

[Danette Duncan @MsDuncan5th]

@audrarowell94 #sscbookstudy effective feedback is a way of showing what they did that was right and what needs to be fixed. When we are intentional with the feedback we give it not only grows the learner, but helps grow you as an educator. Specific we have to be specific.

[Danette Duncan @MsDuncan5th]

@audrarowell94 #sscboostudy ch5Q4 My classroom is loud but our talk is purposeful. I use the Class dojo app to positively reinforce behaviors that show leadership. In my classroom you will see student choice and a variety of mediums being used. I may be moving around the room or helping a group

[Danette Duncan @MsDuncan5th]

@audrarowell94 #sscbookstudy the innovation process is a critical part in helping students master the TEKS. It makes students want to participate more and because of that are more like to internalize the content.

[Krystal Davis @MrsDavis2017]

@audrarowell94 Ch4Q1: Imagination is critical to creative thinking, because it is "the spark that ignites creativity (p.60)." Without imagination students would not be able to think differently about ideas, tasks or objects.
#sscbookstudy

[Danette Duncan @MsDuncan5th]

#sscbookstudy ch4Q2 imagination brings about every new invention, every cure, all the great things we enjoy now is because someone dared to imagine. I like to tell students about school before technology and how difficult it was to research back then. Imagination changed all that https://t.co/0kq6UJs0wW

[Danette Duncan @MsDuncan5th]

#sscbookstudy ch3Q2 It is like any other activity that you plan. It can be a huge waist of time if you don't plan properly for them and are not integrating in your content standards, BUT if you weave in lessons and activities that align with your TEKS you get deep learning https://t.co/mrc8gtfZaH