Greg George

Senior Manager, Curriculum & Academic Programs for St. Vrain Valley Schools in Longmont, CO

[MeadMavericks @MeadHS]

Students in Geometry engaging in self-reflection and thinking about their thinking! Way to build metacognition, Mrs. Loy! 🧠

#WeAreMead #StVrainAdvantage #PublicSchoolAdvantage
@KarlaAllenbach @SVVSDMath

[St. Vrain Valley Schools @SVVSD]

Pond life, bird nests, and the joy of discovery. Second graders from @LongmontEstates explored science close to home at Sandstone Ranch.

Read more: https://t.co/xcXRcjOJpr

#PublicSchoolAdvantage #StVrainAdvantage

[Suzannah Evans @SuzannahEvans2]

Retrieval @ErieMiddle is more than just regurgitation… Elaborative retrieval inspires deeper thinking, builds understanding, and leads to mastery! @SVVSDMath

[Mead Elementary @MeadElem]

Our 1st grade Mustangs are building math fact fluency through math games! Each turn and activity brings more practice, stronger skills, and growing confidence! @1BetsyBall @KarlaAllenbach @SVVSDsupt #PublicEdAdvantage #StVrainAdvantage

[Greg George @SVVSDMath]

Handwriting is more than putting words on paper; it’s an active learning process that can strengthen memory, deepen understanding, and promote long-term retention.

[LongmontEstates @LongmontEstates]

Our third graders are loving learning cursive! Research shows that handwriting supports brain development, strengthens letter recognition, and enhances learning. In a digital world, putting pencil to paper still matters! @SVVSDsupt @BuchlerStVrain

[Columbine Elementary @ColumbineES]

Our 5th and 2nd grade book buddies are working hard this fall! This week 5th grade visited 2nd graders in the classrooms to teach 2nd graders the six durable skills.
#StVrainAdvantage #StVrainStorm #PublicSchoolAdvantage @SVVSDsupt @KarlaAllenbach

[St. Vrain Valley Schools @SVVSD]

“Every kid deserves to graduate high school and feel confident in math.”

At Skyline High School, a dedicated team of math teachers brings that commitment to life through collaboration, co-teaching, and a belief in every student’s potential.

@Skyline_Falcons #StVrainAdvantage

[Lyons Middle Senior High School @LyonsLionsCO]

Great things happening in our MS math classrooms today. Ss are thinking deeply, working through challenges, putting ideas on paper, and using reasoning to explain not just the answer, but WHY it makes sense. The thinking is the learning! #LyonsLeads #LyonsAdvantage @SvvsdMath

[LongmontEstates @LongmontEstates]

Our first graders put on their math thinking caps! They created and wrote their own subtraction word problems within 20, showing off their math skills, creativity, and problem-solving abilities! #LEESoars @SVVSDsupt @BuchlerStVrain

[Greg George @SVVSDMath]

The case for language-rich instruction:

"The more we practise talking through ideas ... the more fluent we become and the deeper we can go."

"... if talk is useful for one person, thinking things through, building fluency etc – then surely it’s useful for everyone."

[Greg George @SVVSDMath]

Want to create a language-rich math classroom where student ideas shine and participation thrives? Make Think-Pair-Share a regular part of your daily instruction! https://t.co/Oc6u4LPfL7

[Jay McTighe @jaymctighe]

Here are two articles on providing FEEDBACK to students. One is a classic from Grant Wiggins. The other offers ideas for using rubrics as tools for feedback, not just evaluation. https://t.co/sruYUr8yKZ and https://t.co/D0IswrjVNk

[LongmontEstates @LongmontEstates]

Sage & Scribe for the win! 🧮 Communicating math strategies is just as important as solving them. Our 2nd graders are coaching each other step-by-step through 2-digit addition! Collaborative, hands-on learning that's the #StVrainADVANTAGE! ✨ #LEESoars @SVVSDsupt @BuchlerStVrain

[Greg George @SVVSDMath]

Durable Skills equip students with the tools they need to succeed in school, careers, and life, creating a systemic approach to lifelong learning. https://t.co/k9RSBUE7Qe #StVrainAdvantage

[Joshua Barnett @BigSkyPK8]

Big Sky's 6th grade team talks about working on Durable Skills with their students. We are the #Stvrainadvantage @SVVSDsupt @SVVSD @KarlaAllenbach

[Alpine Elementary @AlpineEl]

Our second graders kicked off math with a Solve and Share from our enVision Math curriculum! Before any instruction, students tackled a real-world problem all on their own, thinking, drawing, and explaining their strategies with partners. #StVrainAdvantage @SVVSDSupt

[Greg George @SVVSDMath]

Find whole-number quotients ... using strategies based on place value, the properties of operations, and/or the relationship between multiplication and division. Illustrate and explain the calculation by using equations, rectangular arrays, and/or area models. (CCSS: 4.NBT.B.6)

[Howie Hua @howie_hua]

Let's learn how to divide with rectangles

[Greg George @SVVSDMath]

Hands-on, 3-dimensional science learning in action at @Skyline_Falcons! Biology students taking measurements from their solar stills and chemistry students engaging in a card sort to discover the structure of the periodic table. @SVVSDScience

[Greg George @SVVSDMath]

“…this episode is a reminder that mathematics is about more than just finding a solution,” said [James] Maynard. 'It wasn't about only answering this problem, it was about the human understanding behind it,' he said."
https://t.co/oSZGdbPBFb

[Greg George @SVVSDMath]

Paper-based student notebooks can be more than a place to take notes; they can become active learning tools. Research-backed strategies include revisiting & reorganizing notes, sketching/diagramming ideas, and creating self-test questions.
https://t.co/YU7Aj7Xsob

[Greg George @SVVSDMath]

Working memory is a math bottleneck, but teachers can ease the load by breaking problems into chunks, using visuals & manipulatives, connecting to prior knowledge, and modeling solutions, helping students focus on mathematical thinking. https://t.co/fi81lItoZl