Leigh Ann Hewitt

Gifted Intervention Specialist @ #CWWay | Grades 3-5 Math | Teaching/learning math for understanding while fostering Growth Mindset/Habits of Mind

[Leigh Ann Hewitt @lahewitt]

@MikeFlynn55 Absolutely! Grades 3-6

[Melissa D @Dean_of_math]

Learning happened today.

We didn't sit in desks.

No one took notes.

There is no homework.

I didn't mark anything.

But there was collaboration, creativity, risk taking and problem-solving. There was self-assessment and peer feedback. Sounds like my dream.

[Prof. Feynman @ProfFeynman]

Learning is underrated. Grades are overrated.

[Dr. Roger McFillin @DrMcFillin]

Ask yourself the question: Why do kids need to conform to a specified norm? Some kids are active, others reserved; some kids become construction workers, others artists; some are athletic, others are cerebral; some can't sit still, others can read a book for hours; some are daydreamers, others are social. Who made the decision that if you don't meet some specified norm in socially constructed environments we deem "necessary" for later life success that it's a disorder? This becomes the problem with "ADHD". Kids have varied temperaments, talents, personalities & skills. When the environment is accommodating to the temperament and strength of the child.. then they are not ADHD- because we don't see functional impairment. When we expect the child to adapt to the environment in a restrictive way.. we will find functional impairment. You place the "ADHD" kid in an environment that fits their skills and they thrive.. you put the cerebral, artistic, or unathletic kid in an environment that requires action, physical prowess or another skill that does not fit them.. they become "disordered" ADHD is a modern social construction not an "illness".

[Brad Weinstein @WeinsteinEdu]

What sense does an honor roll make if a student who didn't have to work extremely hard for their grades got A's and B's, yet a student that works extremely hard and surpasses expectations to get C's gets no recognition?

[Leigh Ann Hewitt @lahewitt]

@HiSha2020 @DrMcFillin If that is true, shouldn’t the therapists and pharmaceutical companies be held accountable?

[Prof. Feynman @ProfFeynman]

Things that Schools should teach: 🧠

• Being wrong is not a bad thing.
• It's Okay to question what you have been taught.
• Grades aren't as valuable as skills.
• Understanding is more important than memorization.
• Making mistakes is Okay. Learn from your mistakes.

[Prof. Feynman @ProfFeynman]

Memorization is not Learning. 🧠

[Leigh Ann Hewitt @lahewitt]

Goals

[Brian Aspinall @mraspinall]

Engage students so they want to come to school. Empower students so they want to learn.

[Leigh Ann Hewitt @lahewitt]

@ArcticTidalSurg @DrMcFillin A vet went to the VA to get tested for covid. Came out with multi prescriptions for anxiety, depression, etc. The vet did not ask for any of them. The VA is to blame for the high number of suicides among veterans. Pushing pills is a cop out.

[Dr. Roger McFillin @DrMcFillin]

Viewing every uncomfortable and painful emotion as an opportunity to learn & grow is life altering.

[Prof. Feynman @ProfFeynman]

Don't just teach your children how to be successful, teach them how to respond when they are not successful, teach them how to handle failures and learn from their mistakes.

[David Geurin @DavidGeurin]

Instead of just preparing students for college or career, prepare them to be continuous and adaptable learners.

Then they’ll be ready for anything. Learning is for life, not just to get a job or get into college. #FutureDriven #edchat #edtech

[Monte Syrie @MonteSyrie]

I was a teacher for (many) years before discovering I really wasn't teaching.

I was talking, assigning, grading.

And I thought I was teaching. Truly.

I wasn't. I didn't start teaching until I learned to respond to each kid's learning.

That is where/when I become a teacher.

[Leigh Ann Hewitt @lahewitt]

How do you want to teach math facts?

[Sunil Singh @Mathgarden]

An old image I created a while back. Memorization? Kids forget stuff 2 days after they write a test. How's all that working for you?

[David Geurin @DavidGeurin]

Excellence isn’t...
-Doing what you’re told.
-Being perfect.
-Winning or being the best.
-Pretending, playing games or being something that you’re not.

Excellence is...
-Being your best
-Striving to improve.
-Doing more than expected.
-Working hard at things that matter to you.

[Prof. Feynman @ProfFeynman]

Things that Schools should teach: 🧠

• Being wrong is not a bad thing.
• It's Okay to question what you have been taught.
• Grades aren't as valuable as skills.
• Understanding is more important than memorization.
• Making mistakes is Okay. Learn from your mistakes.

[Leigh Ann Hewitt @lahewitt]

@DrMcFillin_PsyD Malpractice.

[Leigh Ann Hewitt @lahewitt]

It is all about students doing the thinking

[Nick Corley @MrCorleyMath]

Just read something powerful by @pgliljedahl :"the longer you talk, the longer they listen, the less likely you are going to able to get them to think." We as math teachers need to talk less!!! #iteachmath

[Brian Bushart 🏳️‍🌈 @bstockus]

"has all that time teachers spent studying data helped students learn? The emerging answer from education researchers is no."

"while data is helpful in pinpointing students’ weaknesses, mistakes and gaps, it doesn’t tell teachers what to do about them."

https://t.co/d04tQqTBuq