Leah Bender

WPHS Magnet Coordinator and AP Capstone teacher. 2022 Teacher of the Year for Marion County, FL. 2023 Florida Teacher LEAD Network. #WhatsNext

[Leah Bender @benderteaches]

Come to the dinner theatre show @WestPortHigh @MarionCountyK12 Sunday at 1:00! Tickets are $25 for roasted chicken, potatoes, veggies, salad, rolls, peach cobbler. “The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged)”, all 37 plays in 1 show. Limited tickets Sat.
https://t.co/ZmOBeSRcZT

[Leah Bender @benderteaches]

$145,000 grant from the state and $10,000 from PLTW, Denisa Bethea’s Engineering Magnet Program @WestPortHigh is the place for @MarionCountyK12 students to be! Magnet applications close 1/31!

https://t.co/uiKB2FVm2l

[Leah Bender @benderteaches]

@susangbarber So far, I don’t see many people questioning the tests or testing companies that deem students “proficient”. Some companies are transparent about their process and consult teachers during exam creation. Others are a mystery hidden under the guise of “test security”.

[Leah Bender @benderteaches]

When your former @WestPortHigh #APResearch student comes home for break from @MIT and brings you the coolest cup ever! Thank you, Vivek! 🩵

[West Port High @WestPortHigh]

Don’t miss out on FAFO and our MCCA Art, Music and Dance. ⁦@LivengoodDC⁩

[Leah Bender @benderteaches]

@JayWamsted @foofighters Show this math teacher some love!

[Leah Bender @benderteaches]

So many hilarious and talented theatre kids at our Improv show and two fantastic teachers that kicked off our MCCA performance season tonight! The next shows are Student Directed One Acts on Oct 5-7. #ArtsEducation #MarionCountyCenterfortheArts @WestPortHigh @MarionCountyK12

[Leah Bender @benderteaches]

Proud of my little brother @cbogus123 the newest Energy Engineering grad @penn_state! #WeAre #PennState

[Leah Bender @benderteaches]

@susangbarber My school will pivot to Cambridge AICE Psych instead of AP, but it will mess with some of my students’ Capstone Diploma chances. Being a Florida teacher right now is not easy, and the fight just keeps getting harder.

[Leah Bender @benderteaches]

For those of us Florida teachers staying to fight the good fight, it’s another tough day. For a state that wants “parent rights”, they sure are censoring the course choices of thousands of students and parents.

[College Board @CollegeBoard]

Read our full statement on AP Psychology and Florida: https://t.co/Y0NRrNCwBy

[Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation @OKWildlifeDept]

The record gliding distance of the southern flying squirrel is about 100 yards. On average, they are 10ish inches long. If one southern flying squirrel can hurl their body a distance 360 TIMES ITS SIZE,,, you can get through this week. Crazier things have happened.

[Leah Bender @benderteaches]

@Xlence_ I don’t mind adapting to new tech, but I do mind the extra steps I now have to take to check student work. CB uses an AI detector, so even if students use it to generate ideas, they can be flagged for plagiarism. Until CB and colleges adapt, I think I’m in a holding pattern.

[Leah Bender @benderteaches]

@Xlence_ I admit I’m having a hard time finding where AI fits in a HS setting. It’s already an issue in my classes, but it’s easy to spot, at least. College Board has banned its use completely (for now); because of that, I’m using more paper-based assignments this year.

[Leah Bender @benderteaches]

@Xlence_ but pairing with multiple sources and multiple perspectives can still produce an effective argument. That said, I still don’t trust Wikipedia; I guess I hit that generational shift. (2/2)

[Leah Bender @benderteaches]

@Xlence_ I think every generation has that aging point where the tech/ideas with which they are comfortable become obsolete. I’m of the mind that every source should be corroborated with other, credible sources. Even an EBSCO source alone may not be credible, (1/2)

[Leah Bender @benderteaches]

@heymrsbond Writing in math is discipline specific; it shouldn’t be paragraphs or reports, it’s writing equations, drawing geometric shapes, writing proofs. That looks like purposeful note taking and practice problems, then actually using those notes later. (English T w/ math T husband here)

[Leah Bender @benderteaches]

Tips for new @MarionCountyK12 teachers from your MCPS Teachers of the Year from 2021 Christine Fernandez, 2022 Leah Bender, and 2023 Lindsey Bigelow! @EducationFL #FL74Strong #FloridaTeachersLead #FLTOY2024 @pefmc

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

Since the classroom teacher is more important to the success of a student than the programs, curriculum, or technology, that means teacher morale is more important than the programs, curriculum, or technology.

[Leah Bender @benderteaches]

💯 Reagan and his administration are the root cause of many of today’s societal ills. Long 🧵, but a necessary read.

[Donovan Reynolds @donovanreyno1ds]

How Ronald Reagan Ruined America

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