Amanda Layman

6th Grade Math Teacher, James Bridger Middle School, Independence School District

[Amanda Layman @MsLaymanMath]

Miss our students so much! Stay safe, stay strong, and stay positive! #ISDStrong #BridgerBold #AVIDHerd https://t.co/8SVWeSNw9l via @YouTube

[Amanda Layman @MsLaymanMath]

We are so proud of Hayden, the orange team character plus student of the month! He was nominated by his peers for demonstrating cooperation! #BridgerBold #ISDStrong #AVIDHerd

[Amanda Layman @MsLaymanMath]

Thanks @UCentralMO for providing such a great experience for our @BridgerMiddle6 students! They are so excited for college and ready to do the hard work to get there! #BridgerBold #AVIDHerd #ISDStrong @AVID4College

[Amanda Layman @MsLaymanMath]

I ❤️ seeing students dream big and build confidence in their ability to achieve those dreams! @AVID4College #BridgerBold #AVIDHerd #ISDStrong

[Amanda Layman @MsLaymanMath]

Loved listening to the beautiful voices of our singing buffaloes! The choir concert was fantastic! #AVIDHerd #BridgerBold #ISDStrong

[Laurie Cadwell @CadwellLaurie]

Congratulations, Destany, Bridger Orange Team Student of the Month! Thank you for being a great role model! Your teachers are proud of you! #AVIDHerd #BridgerBold #ISDStrong

[Amanda Layman @MsLaymanMath]

We did a silent group quickwrite to establish norms for collaboration. The most common theme was to be kind! #BridgerBold #AVIDHerd #ISDStrong

[Amanda Layman @MsLaymanMath]

Crumbling up and throwing out our negative self talk! We are building our growth mindsets! #ISDStrong #BridgerBold #AVIDHerd

[Amanda Layman @MsLaymanMath]

The first day of buffalo boot camp was a huge success for the orange team! Setting high expectations from the start! #AVIDHerd #BridgerBold #ISDStrong #OneChildOneChampion

[Amanda Layman @MsLaymanMath]

I can’t wait for these seats to be filled with our new 6th graders in just a few minutes! #BridgerBold #ISDStrong #OneChildOneChampion

[Amanda Layman @MsLaymanMath]

Excited to see what’s in store for our new school year! #ISDStrong #BridgerBold #OneChildOneChampion #AVIDHerd

[Amanda Layman @MsLaymanMath]

The newest members of our herd took on the JBMS challenge at orientation today! #BridgerBold #AVIDHerd #ISDStrong

[Amanda Layman @MsLaymanMath]

These are smiling faces of success! After some hard work, peer coaching, and encouragement we reached our class goal of each student passing 5 lessons on imagine math! #BridgerBold #isdmath

[Amanda Layman @MsLaymanMath]

Today we used the List-Group-Label WICOR strategy to better understand different units of measure. What a fun way to kick off a new unit! @AVID4College #BridgerBold #ISDmath #AVIDHerd

[Amanda Layman @MsLaymanMath]

I’m so proud of my students who consistently turn in their math logs each week! Congrats to the 1st quarter math log masters! #BridgerBold

[Amanda Layman @MsLaymanMath]

Students designed and modeled snack packaging this week to learn that solids with the same volume do not always have equal surface areas. #CrushedIt #BridgerBold #ISDStrong

[Amanda Layman @MsLaymanMath]

So many perfect binders and amazing agendas that our bulletin board is already full! #CrushedIt #BridgerBold #ISDStrong #ThisIsAVID

[Amanda Layman @MsLaymanMath]

Today students were revising their notes about area of polygons and then using their knowledge to solve the clue triangle mystery in a silent group quickwrite! #BridgerBold #ISDStrong #ThisIsAVID

[Adrienne Topel @AdrienneTopel]

So excited to help students get organized the #avid way this school year! #crushedit #bridgermiddle6 #isdstrong #goingbeyond

[Jeff Williams @JBMSHerd]

The Herd is beginning to form. #isdstrong #goingbeyond