Shala A Ott

Believer in public education, Responsive Classroom practices and coaching to change how we teach and think about math

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@LynneBursch @MathematicsFcps This makes my heart happy

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@MissDipert Glad I stopped to read this article. Enlightening.

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Tonight it was structuring with Two Dots thanks @BeRationalSarah it’s really frustrating when she counts by ones some bundles and sticks work with informal notation gave me hope #kennedyscpvjourney

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#kennedyscpvjourney we’ve been jumping within and to the decuple with the bead string and ten frames. Sometimes she’s using what she knows about structuring and sometimes she’s counting. Arghh

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#kennedyscpvjourney day3. Not much time tonight. Used full and partial ten frames to jump within a decade.

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@TchrFitz Third. We’ve been doing some stuff but not enough to make up for what she’s not getting at school

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#kennedyscpvjourney day 2 the mom guilt was strong tonight. Should have done so much more of this so much sooner. More screened sticks and bundles increasing and decreasing by ten and 20.

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@LFINaus I put them down for now. You now have me thinking about the benefits of each method.

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#kennedycpvjourney. Day 1-she counts by ten and twenty off the decade but still needs those groupable models. What I learned-let her look at the camera when I’m taping our work. She likes to be dramatic and it takes the pressure off. Also need to practice counting by fives.

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Today my daughter and I started our conceptual place value journey. We are going to do what we can, when we can and I’ll document it here. #kennedycpvjourney

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Thanks so much to @centreridgees for hosting so many dedicated teachers learning about #AVMR. Such a great week. @WendyWall_Math @USMathRecovery @MathematicsFcps

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Speaking Up Without Tearing Down https://t.co/MBHcmZWOwA. “Calling in is speaking up without tearing down.” We need more calling in and less calling out.

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@Mr_Harris_Math Structuring at its finest. Love this video.

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“Kids are high and low when the teaching and curriculum are narrow.” This is a must read for anyone who’s interested in equity in math education.

[Lynne Bursch @LynneBursch]

This article is everything! Please, please take time to read this so we can start shifting from “high and low” to “what students CAN do”!!! The Trouble with “High” and “Low” ⁦@MathematicsFcps⁩ https://t.co/wOwHlltGIx

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[Responsive Classroom @responsiveclass]

"Students need to know how to state facts and express their opinions effectively so that they can positively contribute to classroom conversations and so that their classmates seriously consider their ideas." https://t.co/8dsCuqIt97 is on SALE! #ResponsiveClassroom #SEL

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When girls love math great things happen.

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I love these questions. What do we think we are teaching/assessing vs what are we really teaching/assessing

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@Mr_Harris_Math Thinks it assesses-numeral recognition, patterns on hundreds chart. Actually assesses-student’s ability to find the symbol from above in a field of other symbols, read color words

[𝕄𝕒𝕣𝕜 𝕁 𝔾𝕠𝕟𝕪𝕖𝕒, EdD @DrMarkJGonyea]

If you want to evaluate a school culture don’t read the mission statement on the wall, listen to the teachers talk in the hallways @SteeleThoughts @ToddWhitaker #essentialtruths

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Great comment about the impact of AVMR on FCPS teachers. @LynneBursch @MathematicsFcps @USMathRecovery