Kristoffer Barikmo

Education leader, former Instructional Coach & Social Studies teacher, life-long learner, leadership facilitator, NBCT and former KS TOY finalist.

[Kristoffer Barikmo @Teach_Connected]

Artifact: a report card from 1926

As we start school this year let’s ask, do we still grade students on some of these expectations? Are they now just embedded into our subjective grading practices?

Do we teach students the skills we actually grade them on?

[SM School District @theSMSD]

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Thanks to our DPS (Duck Protection Squad), Custodian Price Wright and Art Teacher Jennifer Hensley, we have a protective cage at the nest and a floating ramp to get out of the pond when the water is too low. Hopefully this will protect them from the neighborhood Red Tail Hawk

[SME Lancers @SMEastLancers]

Great news! The ducklings have hatched! We have been lucky to have a Mallard pair come back to our “pond” each year and nest. The construction removed the original, natural pond but we do have something to replace it. Glad we are 9 ducklings-strong now! Mama is very protective!

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Congratulations to our 14 IB Seniors on their exhibition in the Crawford Gallery! It is so amazing to see how these students’ art represent their intersection with the world, their stories, their deep connections, their worries, and the windows into their futures! Thank you!

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SME’s “Starlight Soirée” (Prom 2025) is about to begin! Great job to Ms. Chalk and the Prom Committee for putting together a wonderful evening! Let’s get this (garden) party started!

[SME Lancers @SMEastLancers]

Lancer Nation salutes all of our women leaders on this International Women’s Day! Thank you to all who step into leadership to make Lancer Nation a strong, welcoming, supportive space for our community!

[Kristoffer Barikmo @Teach_Connected]

@JohnDehan John, I’m so sorry to hear of this news! Blessings to you and your family. May perpetual light shine upon him and may he rest in peace!

[SME Lancers @SMEastLancers]

What a great way to kick off Music in Schools month in SMSD! The HS Chamber Choirs are in concert AND clinic at the same time! Dr. Buchanan is helping choirs and choir directors get better at the craft. This is a great model for instructional leadership & instructional coaching!

[Kristoffer Barikmo @Teach_Connected]

We made the quick pivot to a virtual PD day and it’s bringing back memories! Thanks for engaging in the virtual space on “Grading for Equity”. And thank you ⁦@theSMSD⁩ for helping facilitate safe and effective PL experiences today!

[SME Lancers @SMEastLancers]

It’s School Resource Officer Appreciation Day and we can’t thank our SME SROs enough! Officer Wollen (SMSD PD) and Detective Shull (PVPD) help keep our school and community safe. We are so grateful for their service to our community! Thank you both!!!

[SME Lancers @SMEastLancers]

A great day at Enrico Fermi High!!! And as Principal Strict says, “a nuclear attack is no excuse for a runny egg!” Break a leg SME Theatre!! #ZombieProm #LancerNation

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Lancer Nation is excited to welcome the Class of 2029 as the IHMS 8th graders visit campus today! Thank you Link Crew for organizing a morning of exploration about what it means to be a Lancer!

[SME Lancers @SMEastLancers]

“Make a career of humanity. Commit yourself to the noble struggle for equal rights. You will make a better person of yourself, a greater nation of your country, and a finer world to live in.” —MLK Jr (art by Mo Willems)

[Kristoffer Barikmo @Teach_Connected]

@DrMichaelSchum1 @theSMSD Lancer Nation was enjoying the sledding today on campus!!!

[SME Lancers @SMEastLancers]

It’s almost time Lancer Nation! Getting ready to post a new state championship to the legacy wall! Way to go Coach Kelly and SME Boys Soccer!!!

[Kristoffer Barikmo @Teach_Connected]

Teaching literacy strategies in the Social Studies classroom on point today! We might not be Reading Specialists, but we all teach reading strategies, no matter the course, no matter the grade level! @SMEastLancers @theSMSD

[Kristoffer Barikmo @Teach_Connected]

As teachers, how do plan for productive struggle? This “…incorporates other considerations into the process by taking into account what students might do, what they might struggle with, and what teachers can do in response.” ⁦@SMEastLancers⁩ ⁦@theSMSD⁩

[Kristoffer Barikmo @Teach_Connected]

There isn’t any course in our system that can’t benefit from the ideas of invention! Classrooms driven by creativity and real world connections foster these skills! Great way to start professional learning @SMEastLancers @theSMSD!

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UNESCO announcement, truer now more than ever…
“By empowering teachers to fulfill their roles as transformative intellectuals and community leaders, we can build resilient and equitable education systems that serve the public good and uplift the communities in which they work.”