Chelsea Van Der Molen

Christ-follower | Newlywed | 5th grade teacher @HanawaltHawks | Graduate Student #DrakeEDL

[Chelsea Van Der Molen @chelseavdm]

Thanks Megs!

[Chelsea Van Der Molen @chelseavdm]

Thanks girl! 💙

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Students completing team tasks last Friday to teach the class about Earth’s 4 spheres/systems: geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere. @HanawaltHawks

[Chelsea Van Der Molen @chelseavdm]

These three rocked it yesterday at our Habit 1 Celebration! #bebrave #beproactive #workfirstthenplay @HanawaltHawks

[Chelsea Van Der Molen @chelseavdm]

Yesterday in science we investigated air and what it can do. Today we will formulate questions we still want to know about air to transition to our unit on the atmosphere. @HanawaltHawks

[Chelsea Van Der Molen @chelseavdm]

What a great week of stars, gravity, expressions, and figurative language! #bethemodel #whatsourhashtag @HanawaltHawks

[Brian Mendler @BrianMendler]

Teach kids to embrace failure. Failure is good. Failure is the foundation for success. Without truly understanding failure & struggle it is hard to truly appreciate success. #edchat #teach #thatonekid #kidsdeserveit

[Brian Mendler @BrianMendler]

Three strategies to avoid Power Struggles:

1. Stop needing the last word.
2. Hear what kids say instead of how they say it.
3. Walk away (physically & mentally).

#edchat #kidsdeserveit #thatonekid

[Brian Mendler @BrianMendler]

This week concentrate on listening to kids. With no expectation. Not trying to get something from them or change anything about them. Simply listen to them. Scramble the letters in listen & u get silent. #edchat #kidsdeserveit #thatonekid

[Chelsea Van Der Molen @chelseavdm]

Starting our science unit with gathering data on shadows! Stay tuned! @HanawaltHawks

[Chelsea Van Der Molen @chelseavdm]

This morning we collaborated (and competed) to build the tallest shoe tower! @HanawaltHawks #fifthgraderocks

[Chelsea Van Der Molen @chelseavdm]

We did the “toothpaste activity” Friday afternoon to learn about how important our words are... hard to put back in! We also used our team task word: collaboration @HanawaltHawks #TeamworkMakesTheDreamWork

[Chelsea Van Der Molen @chelseavdm]

WOW- we’ve been so busy I have forgotten to tweet! Here’s our classroom constitution we made together💙 “perfect community” “provide for others” LOVE @HanawaltHawks #whatsourhashtag #classroomconstitution

[Cory Meyer @MeyerCory23]

First day of Inservice. Can't wait to talk about PLCs, PBIS, TLCs, IEPs, BIPs, GPAs, ADHD, just to name a few.

[Cory Meyer @MeyerCory23]

Five Non Negotiables for success w/ tough kids:
Private is better than public
Walking away - strength
Focus on the journey
Some is better than none
Late is better than not at all
@BrianMendler #ClimateCulture

[Chelsea Van Der Molen @chelseavdm]

Finished the day finally hearing @BrianMendler Thank you for making us feel uncomfortable enough to change! “I love the that you’re in my class” #relationshipsfirst #climateculture

[Carrie Johnson @clouj40]

“Pay attention to what kids are saying; not how they are saying it.”#ClimateCulture @BrianMendler

[Amy Rost @RostNHS]

@BrianMendler chatting on how to retrain our brain. 👍🏼 #climateculture

[Chelsea Van Der Molen @chelseavdm]

I’ve been waiting to hear @BrianMendler speak for years! It’s happening! #climateculture