Kristen Struble

Literacy enthusiast | Grade 3 teacher | Google for Education Certified Trainer
#StamfordHK #CognitaWay

[Kristen Struble @MsKStruble]

Could not have asked for a better team to work with over the past two years!

Thank you for always questioning, always challenging, and always encouraging me to rethink what we do. We are definitely stronger together! 💪💪💪

#stamfordHK #cognitaway #stamfordstrong

[𝗠𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗿𝘆 @brainenthusiast]

Teamwork: the difference between good enough and great 👏🏼

The Grade 3 team excels at bettering each other, providing support, and raising the bar at every turn. 💪🏼

Putting up weather stations in the rain? Teamwork made it happen! 🌧

#stamfordstrong #cognitaway #stamfordhk

[Kristen Struble @MsKStruble]

We started our study of area with some fun #PixelArt using @googlesheets. Such a great way for creative expression while still building the basic understandings, even during #onlinelearning!

#stamfordhk #cognitaway

[Kristen Struble @MsKStruble]

📚📚📚in parks on Sat mornings is my favorite routine! This week, I went back to an old favorite - the Discworld series by @terryandrob… hard copy, in honor of Media Balance Day. Sir Terry’s storytelling never fails to make me laugh! #stamfordhkreads #cognitaway

[Kristen Struble @MsKStruble]

It's Love of Reading Day for Grade 3 @StamfordHK!

Step 1 - Create a cozy reading nook.
Step 2 - Bring in @edTechEvans as a guest reader
Step 3 - 📚READ (and read, and read some more)!📚

#stamfordhkreads #cognitaway

[Kristen Struble @MsKStruble]

Math meets Art 🔢 🎨
We've taken our fraction knowledge and fused it with Piet Mondrian's abstract style to create these masterpieces! Despite being online, these students rocked this challenge!
#stamfordhk #cognitaway

[Kristen Struble @MsKStruble]

I always love class discussions around species adaptations. Today's #onlinelearning discussion did not disappoint! @PearDeck really helped highlight the power of strong adaptations... we kept getting tricked, just like the predators! #StamfordHK #Cognitaway

[Kristen Struble @MsKStruble]

Celebrating our successes is always important. When we're #onlinelearning it looks a bit different - luckily @padlet lets us continue to spread the love!

Peer to peer shoutouts are the best!

#stamfordhk #cognitaway

[Kristen Struble @MsKStruble]

Grade 3 students have been working hard to become stronger informational writers over the past 3 weeks. Using #GoogleSites has allowed for amazing collaborative and interactive features like GIFs and embedded Slides. Just look at these pages! 👏👏👏#StamfordHK #CognitaWay

[Kristen Struble @MsKStruble]

Loving the celebration of uniqueness during kindness week! #onekindwordweek #stamfordstrong #cognitaway

[Kristen Struble @MsKStruble]

@edTechEvans @brainenthusiast @StamfordHK @juouelle Absolutely! @HeleneBibeau is ready to share at the next #EdTech team meeting!

[Kristen Struble @MsKStruble]

Great morning of team building and collaboration on #EdTech use at @StamfordHK! We have so many new ideas of how to creatively transform student learning for the rest of this year! Thanks @edTechEvans and @juouelle for starting the conversation. #CogCon2021 #cognitaway

[Kristen Struble @MsKStruble]

@Ms_G_Gray @edTechEvans @juouelle Tweetdeck! go to https://t.co/kmHlsKOHGi. You can click on any hashtags or users you want to follow and it creates a feed for that group. Reopens to the same feeds whenever you log in!

[Kristen Struble @MsKStruble]

Loving our new interactive display! As Ss discover new homophone pairs in word study, they get to add to the tree. Then, it becomes a writing resource for their classmates. We’re really building the spelling-meaning connection while having fun sharing! #StamfordHK #CognitaWay

[Kristen Struble @MsKStruble]

Our year is off to a great start! This week, Ss got inspiration from #MysteryScience hopper poppers, and created their own experiments. iPads & slo-mo videos really let us see which version jumped the best! #StamfordHK #CognitaWay

[Kristen Struble @MsKStruble]

If you prefer #GoogleSheets, the formula =LEN( ) will get you a character count.

Let the tech do the work for you!

#StamfordHK #CognitaWay

[Kristen Struble @MsKStruble]

😱 It's already time for end of year reports! This means keeping track of character/word counts to make sure it fits... My go-to shortcuts: In #GoogleDocs, Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + C brings up the word count menu. Make sure to set it to always display!

[Kristen Struble @MsKStruble]

At school, they embraced the challenge of independently researching a civilization of their own choice and examining one (or more!) elements of that culture in depth, before comparing it to the cultures of Ancient China and Ancient Egypt. 🤩Look at these awesome final projects!🤩

[Kristen Struble @MsKStruble]

I am so sad to be saying goodby to our Ancient Civilizations unit! My Grade 3 rockstars LOVED investigating the different cultures and I was so impressed by everything they did, both online and in person.
#StamfordHK #CognitaWay

[Kristen Struble @MsKStruble]

When online, they rocked #breakoutrooms: sharing their screens, discussing the guiding questions & taking notes on what they discovered, deciding which resources to look at next, and generally being awesome collaborators! So many awesome examples of #digitalcitizenship happening!

[Kristen Struble @MsKStruble]

With this year's focus on wellbeing and self care, this is a great template and check-in idea!

#StamfordHK #CognitaWay

[Google for Education @GoogleForEdu]

April 7th is #WorldHealthDay ☀️

Check in with students on how they have been staying healthy during #DistanceLearning using this customizable self-assessment. You can also use this tool on a recurring basis to encourage self-care ➡️ https://t.co/FeQF2aJ4W6