Christina Bucci Livers

7th & 8th grade math teacher • M.S. Transformative Education & Social Change @wcuofpa • creating inclusive classrooms • gamifying math education

[Monte Syrie @MonteSyrie]

Better mistakes. 🙂
#Project180

[Jason Kennedy | Stop Teaching & Design Learning! @letsquitteachin]

Every kid coming to school has a story.

Every adult does, too.

Want to make your school a place where all feel like they belong?

Make sharing stories with each other the norm.

That's how we change lives.
By learning we all share similar stories.

[Jason Kennedy | Stop Teaching & Design Learning! @letsquitteachin]

@techknowmath Agreed!
Math Learning is that 3 legged stool...
Procedural knowledge- Processes & shortcuts
Conceptual knowledge-the WHY behind them
Application knowledge- HOW they are used

We've focused on the first one for too long.

[Jason Kennedy | Stop Teaching & Design Learning! @letsquitteachin]

It'd be nice to have x-ray glasses.

Then we could see why a kid (or adult) was acting why they do.

Unfortunately, those don't exist, so we put on another accessory: Grace.

Grace & Accountability can coexist.

You're not letting anyone off, by putting grace on.

[Jason Kennedy | Stop Teaching & Design Learning! @letsquitteachin]

Sometimes kids act out instead of telling you they're:
Hungry with little food
Tired from no sleep
Cold with no jacket
Having to take care of my siblings at home
Lonely
Sore with bruises you can't see

Listen to what they aren't saying.
Show up for them when they show out.

[Christina Bucci Livers @cblivers]

Accessibility in gaming matters too! Thanks @lethalshadows for providing this at #PAXU2023. I’m pumped to use it during tonight’s D&D session!

[Jason Kennedy | Stop Teaching & Design Learning! @letsquitteachin]

Adults in schools,
When we call a kid:
Slow
Low
That kid
SPED kid
504 kid or
_____ kid,
it changes how we, & others, treat them.

When you label, you define your expectations, not their potential.

If you must label, label every kid a learner.
The one thing they all really are.

[Jason Kennedy | Stop Teaching & Design Learning! @letsquitteachin]

Got that "one kid" that makes you mad?

Make that kid matter.

Find ways every single day in your words & actions that show that one kid they matter to you instead of making you madder.

Watch what happens.

Mattering > Maddening

[Christina Bucci Livers @cblivers]

@mescamilla1980 I agree totally! My next question is if, statistically, people who say red also don’t enjoy math? My students enjoyed the debate!

[Christina Bucci Livers @cblivers]

Todays daily discussion fun: what color is math? ✖️➗💙

[Christina Bucci Livers @cblivers]

Master’s Degree ✅ thank you @WCUofPA Transformative Education and Social Change! #MasteredIt

[Monte Syrie @MonteSyrie]

They're okay with a C.

Their parents are okay with a C.

I'm okay with a C.

As long as they are okay.

Low expectations?

Not at all.

Their well-being is among the highest of my expectations.

But?

But, what?

I should care more about grades?

I'd rather care more about kids.

[Christina Bucci Livers @cblivers]

Me + coffee shops + thesis writing = summer 2023 ☀️ I’m so thankful for the Transformstive Education and Social Change program @WCUofPA #inclusiveEducation

[Jonathan Alsheimer @mr_Alsheimer]

“Why can’t school be more like Disney World?” It costs absolutely nothing to smile, laugh, and make kids feel loved and appreciated.

[Jason Kennedy | Stop Teaching & Design Learning! @letsquitteachin]

Here's why labeling students never really works.

Because this whole education thing isn't about what students CAN'T do, it's about what they CAN do with the tools we give them.

We teach learners, not labels.

[Monte Syrie @MonteSyrie]

#MyRoomMessage

[Christina Bucci Livers @cblivers]

Being a teacher is so much fun! ✌️out fifth grade! ☀️

[Adriene Mishler @yogawithadriene]

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[MindShift @MindShiftKQED]

While boys with ADHD tend to exhibit disruptive behaviors, girls show more internalized symptoms like daydreaming and social withdrawal, which can fly under the radar. @StephenPHinshaw @nimahgobir

https://t.co/duwdVO0Yuu