jason coleman

Finding the path of Middle School teaching. Visible thinker, reader, writer, internationalist. 🇺🇸🇰🇷🇧🇩🇮🇳🇬🇭 🇦🇪

[jason coleman @TheMiddleCourse]

All year @acsabudhabi 8th gs incorporated poetry into their Hums learning. During our units on power and identity, they reflected and created their own poems to connect to the complex issues we study. The last week of school, we celebrated that journey! Thx Laura! #ACSLearns

[jason coleman @TheMiddleCourse]

Laura Silverman and I getting our classes together today to share thinking and do notebook tours at the end of our @TCRWP unit on narrative nonfiction! Great sharing and uncovering complexity from this group reading @PhillipHoose. #ACSLearns

[jason coleman @TheMiddleCourse]

When the @Timberwolves come to @acsabudhabi you know this MN teacher has to get out and meet @WolvesCrunch! #NBA #Minnesota #ACSPlays

[jason coleman @TheMiddleCourse]

Today @NealShusterman gave a writing workshop to the @acsabudhabi 8th graders today! So grateful for our amazing librarian, @Lawson_MaryE! #ACSLearns

[jason coleman @TheMiddleCourse]

@NealShusterman is visiting @acsabudhabi this week! Today, on the idea of drafting, he said, “My sixth draft is what I call draft one.” #ACSLearns

[jason coleman @TheMiddleCourse]

@AlanGratz @acsabudhabi You made his day! Thanks for replying.

[jason coleman @TheMiddleCourse]

Accident prone! This time he’s been mauled by a polar bear to represent George from #TwoDegrees by @AlanGratz for book character day! @acsabudhabi #ACSLearns

[jason coleman @TheMiddleCourse]

2. Student feedback on the process

[jason coleman @TheMiddleCourse]

Overheard today when doing a facilitated discussion protocol with my students that required one of them to pretend as if they weren’t there: “No! She’s not here.“ “Oh! I can’t speak. What am I doing?” “Its not our turn to talk right now.” 😂 #ACSLearns

[jason coleman @TheMiddleCourse]

1. Props to the best Non-Twitter-having teaching partner AtLauraSilverman for coming up with this experience for our kiddos

[Daniel Last @danlast]

@acsabudhabi MS Drama Students used the @AdaptiveSchools Focusing Four protocol to decide on which skills in Drama are the most important. These skills will be the major plot driver for scenes to be created next lesson. Thanks for demonstrating the protocol @BridgetDoogan

[jason coleman @TheMiddleCourse]

Today’s adventure in education - the #MESAC JV Soccer Tournament! Go Vipers! #ACSLearns

[jason coleman @TheMiddleCourse]

Looking across Scope & Sequence of all 8th grade classes to find areas to connect led us to this broad conceptual understanding. Is 8th grade @acsabudhabi all about relationships? Isn’t #MiddleSchool all about relationships? #ACSLearns

[jason coleman @TheMiddleCourse]

Earlier this week Grade 8 met with Grade 5 to share info writing strategies. Today they came back and shared final products! #BuildingBridges #Collaboration #ACSLearns thanks @amy_mulv @dencoates and the rest of team 5!!

[Daniel Last @danlast]

Bringing the Energy with Mentor Monday yesterday. It was a treat to have my G8 classes teach and work with our G5 students. We shared the key principles of puppetry and a special Work in Progress showing of our upcoming play. @dencoates @jessboerema @acsabudhabi #acsabudhabi

[Daniel Last @danlast]

Another busy week in @ACSAbuDhabiMS Drama. Puppetry, poetry performances, comedic scenes and our first live parent audience participation in three years! #acsabudhabi #iamacs

[jason coleman @TheMiddleCourse]

Behind the scenes look at 7th grade theatre scenes. Hilarity! Also learning how some well-placed compliments can make a student’s day from the great @danlast! #PLN #ACSLearns

[jason coleman @TheMiddleCourse]

Living the Humanities Teachers’ Dream @acsabudhabi! Pre-writing is in full effect as 8th grade Ss comb through #LeanNotes and pull info into graphic organizers. Seriously geeking out on inquiry over here! #ACSLearns

[jason coleman @TheMiddleCourse]

Kicking off our research with some #LeanNotes Thanks @TCRWP for the tips! #ACSLearns

[jason coleman @TheMiddleCourse]

8th grade readers @acsabudhabi are committing to building understanding in their independent reading! #MakingThinkingVisible #Headlines #ACSLearns