Dione Dixon

I’m a second grade teacher at O’Rourke Elem., part of the Mobile County Public School System. I’ve been in education for 20 years, 8 years as a Reading Coach

[Dione Dixon @ddixon120]

We had a special speaker from the DI Sea Lab today! He talked to our students about Coastal Erosion! Next, our st. will develop ways to help protect against beach erosion with our #AMSTI unit. #learningleading 💙 #EmpowerMCPSS

[Dione Dixon @ddixon120]

@DenaVDB @ORourkeES https://t.co/ZYZ7w91XF6 it was very simple to use for my second graders 😊

[Dione Dixon @ddixon120]

Today, we made digital timelines in the collab lab! A great end to a busy week! @ORourkeES #learningleading #EmpowerMCPSS

[Dione Dixon @ddixon120]

O’Rourke’s Family Reading Night was huge success! Our second graders have enjoyed learning about some of Jan Brett’s books and we were able to share some favorites with their family members. 💙 Second grade rocks at OES 💙 @ORourkeES #EmpowerMCPSS

[Dione Dixon @ddixon120]

My students loved earning ornaments and lights for the table trees by being kind, helpful and following directions the first time they’re given. @ORourkeES #learningleading #EmpowerMCPSS

[Dione Dixon @ddixon120]

We, teachers, can learn a lot about our students’ learning when we “watch” them think and discuss their thinking. Paper and pencils do not always allow us to see that. @ORourkeES #learningleading #EmpowerMCPSS

[Dione Dixon @ddixon120]

@aldotcom Why not look at this as a celebration of two different cultures working together to help each other..learning to accept differences and live in peace? I think some people just WANT to stir the pot. #seriouslyannoyed

[Dione Dixon @ddixon120]

Why not look at this as a celebration of two different cultures working together to help each other..learning to accept differences and live in peace? I think some people just WANT to stir the pot. #seriouslyannoyed @aldotcom #perspective

[AL.com @aldotcom]

A mother in Madison County complained to school officials that encouraging elementary students to “dress in Native American attire" ahead of Thanksgiving is racist and promotes harmful stereotypes. https://t.co/UyfvdsrAM0

[Dione Dixon @ddixon120]

Everyone met their iReady goals this week so we made turkey plates! The students loved helping make those and making their persuasive argument to “save the turkeys” or “eat the turkeys”. 🦃 I’m still going to EAT THE TURKEY 😂😅 O'Rourke Elem #LearningLeading

[Dione Dixon @ddixon120]

@murray2nd I love this! Thanks for sharing!

[Dione Dixon @ddixon120]

Whoa!! We were so excited when we filled our iReady jar today, so we had to HIT THE WHOA!! @ORourkeES #learningleading

[Dione Dixon @ddixon120]

I cast my Heisman ballot for #TuaTagovailoa! Click the player you think deserves the Heisman House vote. (📍@NissanUSA)

[Dione Dixon @ddixon120]

Data meetings and “how to tweet” with my grade level 💕 @ORourkeES #learningleading #EmpowerMCPSS

[Dione Dixon @ddixon120]

@JonesFirstGrade @HutchensElem This is the cutest thing I’ve ever seen!! I LOVE IT!!

[Dione Dixon @ddixon120]

What properties do towers have? We constructed, measured and tested our towers today! Some designs needed adjusting and I’m proud to say they persevered! #AMSTI #EmpowerMCPSS #learningleading #ORourke

[Dione Dixon @ddixon120]

A little pumpkin carving fun to help us with our expository writing! And YES, we cut it open from the bottom instead of the top! Major GameChanger! #orourke #learningleading

[Dione Dixon @ddixon120]

Congratulations to my new friend, Mrs. VanBeber! She’s always so helpful and a great teammate to work with every day!

[O'Rourke Elementary @ORourkeES]

Congratulations to Mrs. VanBeber she is our 2019-2020 Teacher of the Year! We are so Proud to have her as one of our Teachers! She is an amazing teacher and coworker! We are so blessed to have her at our school!

[James Spann @spann]

Moffett and Snow in Semmes… video from Dale Strickland

[Dione Dixon @ddixon120]

We had a great time using kids art hub, #chatterpix and #seesaw to share facts we’ve learned in SS! #Orourke #learningleading #EmpowerMCPSS

[𝔻𝕣. 𝔼𝕣𝕚𝕜 𝕐𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕘𝕞𝕒𝕟 @Erik_Youngman]

“We do not learn from experience. We learn from reflecting on experience.”