Sarah Piper

Math Teacher. Speech Debate & Drama Coach. Theater Director. TLI Alumni. Could use a latte basically at all times.

[Sarah Piper @art_is_math]

@FrederickPeck Now if only I could prove that it works the other way. #goals

[Sarah Piper @art_is_math]

Mathy Circle. Good way to spend an evening.

[Fred Peck @FrederickPeck]

An evening of mathematical joy at the Missoula @MathTeachCircle. We explored the question, "what polygons have an incircle?"

#DoMathInMT

(with @art_is_math @StavishMath @MattBRoscoe)

[Sarah Piper @art_is_math]

This needs to be driving the conversation about retention. It isn't (just) the money.

[Shelly Stanton, NBCT @StantonShelly]

"We're a Family" and Other School Norms that Can Cause Burnout | Cult of Pedagogy. What a great read. We need to find balance. https://t.co/AX1YXMYjHd

[Kareem Farah @Kareemfarah23]

Many of the systems we use in education are designed out of convenience. It’s convenient to:

1. Deliver traditional lectures.
2. Grade students on completion instead of mastery.
3. Require every student to work at the same pace.

But convenience rarely leads to enduring change.

[Sarah Piper @art_is_math]

"We get better when we collectively share our vulnerabilities" - Sarah Brown Wessling, 2010 Teacher of the Year

[Sarah Piper @art_is_math]

Meeting new people! #neaedpractice #neacoachesconvening

[Sarah Piper @art_is_math]

#neaedpractice #neacoachesconvening

[Shelly Stanton, NBCT @StantonShelly]

#406TLI coaches are ready to go. #NEAcoachesconvening blurry from excitement. ⁦@art_is_math⁩

[Sarah Piper @art_is_math]

Absolutely true. Change isn't the problem - change without commitment and support is.

[Kareem Farah @Kareemfarah23]

So often we hear that teachers are “resistant to change.” But the problem is that change is far too frequent, rarely enduring and almost always mandated. To restore teachers’ belief in the power of change and innovation, we need to empower teachers to be the drivers of it.

[Sarah Piper @art_is_math]

I am so proud to have been part of this work led by @FrederickPeck at UM. Changing the world one class at a time!

[Peter Liljedahl @pgliljedahl]

Very impressive!

[Sarah Piper @art_is_math]

@FrederickPeck @umontana @pgliljedahl @UMontanaHumSci Thankful to have been part of the movement to get #thinkingclassrooms out into the world

[Sarah Piper @art_is_math]

We keep discussing this in negotiations for our local

[Kareem Farah @Kareemfarah23]

Too often teachers are given a brand new course or curriculum weeks or days before kids arrive. If teaching is truly an art, educators need the opportunity to continuously refine their work. Instead they are forced to start from scratch and it stifles their capacity to grow.

[Sarah Piper @art_is_math]

Learning abt leading for just schools in our state. #lead4js #nea

[Kareem Farah @Kareemfarah23]

It’s scary that we know so little about our students after they graduate high school. It makes it difficult to invest in the skills that lead to long-term success. So instead of focusing on building persistence and self-direction, we target graduation rates and test scores.

[Sarah Piper @art_is_math]

"Think about mathematics, not as a collection of isolated facts, but as a whole fabric" (NBPTS Standards) #mathteacher #NEAJumpStart

[Sarah Piper @art_is_math]

Looking for strategies to help students persevere on nonroutine math problems. Ideas? #mathteacher #NEAJumpStart

[Sarah Piper @art_is_math]

Ss engage when the classroom environment encourages discourse - success leaves clues, so strategic planning matters. #mathteacher #NEAJumpStart

[Sarah Piper @art_is_math]

@MTTeacherCoach Align your decisions with your values (things I learned at #ECET2MT). We need it back, I agree!

[Sarah Piper @art_is_math]

Excited to become more intentional as a #mathteacher in my instructional choices, so that Ss realize that we ALL can learn math. #NEAJumpStart

[Sarah Piper @art_is_math]

I am proud to be a former alumni of #406TLI and now I will get to be a coach for future #teacherleaders in Montana. #sayyes #speakupstepout #unless

[Anne Keith, NBCT @MTTeacherCoach]

#406TLI what a fantastic group of teacher leaders! ♥️

[Shelly Stanton, NBCT @StantonShelly]

#406TLI applications are open https://t.co/CPGrHUnxgI. Curious about the program? Ask an alumni @rachelmarker @mtkristigaines @felchlej @AmandaRapstad @MountainsTeresa