Shae Menner

5th Grade Teacher 💜 Master of Science in Instructional Technology 💙 KSDE Science Field Educator, Midwest STEM Alliance Teacher Corps Member

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Honored to join the @SHSchools team! Thank you for the warm welcome. I'm excited for the year ahead and can't wait to connect with our students, families, and community! 🍎

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Ready for book study session 2!

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Just hopped on our first KSDE Science Teacher Leader book study meeting! We are learning more about combining the science of reading with science content.

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Today I’m learning about @franklincovey’s Leader in Me program to prepare for working at @DCESCavaliers! I remember going through the training in 2019 while student teaching. Looking forward to revisiting these ideas.

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Today I’m at @UMKC for the @Garmin Educators Summit to learn about their K-12 STEM initiatives!

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Leaving Iowa today feeling optimistic about the next 4 years with this alliance. Book study and state group meetings coming soon!

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Day 2 with this new community of practice at @northerniowa. Discussing the road map of the next 4 years, including attending and presenting at @NSTA conferences!

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Our 4 year project has begun! I am at @northerniowa for the first meeting of the MidWest STEM Alliance, supported by @NSF. I had a great time connecting with teacher leaders from Kansas, Minnesota, and Iowa. 🧑‍🔬

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Enjoying a Learning Lab @studiesweekly session over Zoom!

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It was another eventful day presenting with @ksdehq at @PiperUSD203. Today I was able to share about a variety of ways I’ve used the KITE Mini Tests with my 5th graders. We also had productive discussions about K-12 vertical alignment within the NGSS standards.

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I had a fantastic day presenting with @ksdehq at @PiperUSD203. My portion focused on the Discourse & Collaboration and Local & Cultural Relevance components of our Science Vision for Quality Instruction.

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Thank you @SHEF230 for providing pizza yesterday and sandwiches today for Summer Summit participants!

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The final session of the conference is about the new social studies curriculum @studiesweekly!

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It’s day 2 at @SHSchools Summer Summit! Starting with a session about executive functioning.

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Next up, a session about using math manipulatives during @iReady math time.

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Getting ready to look through this year’s curriculum map with the fantastic instructional coaches!

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Ending today with a session about @canva!

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I am ready for my first session of the day at the @SHSchools Summer Summit at @WSMSStallions. Looking forward to learning from new colleagues!

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I had to join this @ksdehq presentation by a fellow Field Educator!

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I am excited to announce that after 6 years at OPS, I have accepted a job with @SHSchools! I will be teaching 5th Grade at @DCESCavaliers. 💜