Raquel Smith dos Santos

Early Years & Primary School Educator, IBPYP, Montessori AMI, Inquirer, Collaborator, Student Advocate and Animal Lover

[Raquel Smith dos Santos @RaquelSmithdos1]

@JoeBuscemi505 @AISMmoz @RiaHennigar @raanahibbs @WakelyBecky @sangeets8 @laramccurdy2017 @Cazbedwell @mikeahibbs @Nat_Mulford @kalleyhoke @kellijelli I’m definitely interested!

[Raquel Smith dos Santos @RaquelSmithdos1]

@cathyvonallmen @raanahibbs Wow 2C, I love your letter. You have made me curious and interested in the book, A Circle of Friends.

[laramccurdy2017 @laramccurdy2017]

#EKC @ColleenAckford continuing your work as we unpack writing and reading, analyze big steps for the unit thru pre-assessments and thinking, “What do we want Rs/Ws to know and be able to do to share award winning books?” #AismLearns @raanahibbs @RaquelSmithdos1 @cathyvonallmen

[Raquel Smith dos Santos @RaquelSmithdos1]

Creativity and thinking skills unleashed through play. #Play #AISMLearns #KidsDeserveIt

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Learners sharing their thinking with each other, questioning for understanding and showing flexibility with numbers. #AISMlearns

[Raquel Smith dos Santos @RaquelSmithdos1]

Giving our learners the skills and tools to inquire independently is so important, growing and deepening knowledge and understanding. Curiosity was sparked by a book, “ I want yo learn more about Mercury.” #AISMinspirescuriosity #AISMLearns

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“The kids are coming in at different levels, different learning styles. So whether you’re a higher reader or a lower reader, we’re all going to break it down together.” Here’s what it looks like when students “collaborate” on reading.

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Students at this public Montessori school work toward mastery of high-level math by going from concrete to abstract.

[Raquel Smith dos Santos @RaquelSmithdos1]

We had a great start to our day with messages written by learners and a read aloud! The best part was standing back and watching learners as they helped each other edit their writing, checking for punctuation and spelling. This is fast becoming a daily routine. #aismlearns

[Raquel Smith dos Santos @RaquelSmithdos1]

Amazing provocation! A comment from a learner, “I wish we could do this everyday.”

[Joe Buscemi @JoeBuscemi505]

A provocation into movement to launch an inquiry into HWW @AISMmoz. Analyzing the data from this provocation will inform the design & planning of the lines of inquiry & central idea. #AISMlearns @RaquelSmithdos1 @raanahibbs @cathyvonallmen @sherrattsam @makingoodhumans #pypchat

[Raquel Smith dos Santos @RaquelSmithdos1]

@laramccurdy2017 @raanahibbs @cathyvonallmen Great planning @laramccurdy2017! Thank you for facilitating and making the hub experience so positive.

[Raquel Smith dos Santos @RaquelSmithdos1]

#aismlearns #writingworkshop

[Raquel Smith dos Santos @RaquelSmithdos1]

“On Friday it was a sunny, wonderful and glorious day (and exciting too). It was International Day! I was so sleepy and excited!” Our grade 2 Ss writing leads for their personal narratives. “Boom!Boom! Boom! It was finally the best day of my life. It was about to start.”

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Learners building to construct their understanding of a math problem and using a variety of strategies to solve the problem as they demonstrate their thinking and number flexibility. #aismlearns

[Raquel Smith dos Santos @RaquelSmithdos1]

“Wow, this is so cool!” A learner discovering the wonder of a dictionary. “By looking at this book, I’ve learned something new.” #aismlearns

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#aismlearns

[Raquel Smith dos Santos @RaquelSmithdos1]

Celebrating the small learning moments is so important! Two learners reading to each other as part of Daily 5, conversing with each other, making connections with different versions of the story. Helping each other find transition words and adjectives.

[Raquel Smith dos Santos @RaquelSmithdos1]

This learning engagement supported learners as they construct their understanding of how teams can FUNCTION effectively and successfully. Learners independently identified roles and their responsibilities required for this task. Inspirational! #aismlearns

[Joe Buscemi @JoeBuscemi505]

Building conceptual understanding and developing approaches to learning through a rich task. Making the connection between two concepts visible for our learners. #AISMlearns @RaquelSmithdos1 @AISMmoz @cathyvonallmen @raanahibbs

[Joe Buscemi @JoeBuscemi505]

A provocation into causation in the grade 2 learning hub @AISMmoz. Our learners reveal to us their growing understanding, "Causation is like a reaction." #AISMLearns #pypchat #conceptbasedlearning @raanahibbs @cathyvonallmen @RaquelSmithdos1

[Joe Buscemi @JoeBuscemi505]

Our second grade learners and teachers @AISMmoz are inquiring into flexible and shared learning environments (Hubs). Pedagogy by design through a shared inquiry! #AISMlearns #learnercentered #learneragency @cathyvonallmen @RaquelSmithdos1 @raanahibbs