Amanda Coutts

Intermediate Teacher UHE • ADST • ArtsEd • she/her 📍Unceded Coast Salish Territories

[Amanda Coutts @mandateaches]

✨art+math+engineering✨
Summer time means more time for beading and biking! Here is a project I’ve been working on for awhile: a #kaleidocycle.
~ 3700+ beads
~ 30ish hours of work.
#STEAM #ADST #Beading #Handmade #MiyukiDelicas

[Amanda Coutts @mandateaches]

“You can do anything, but not everything.” Thank you @harveyjulianne!
#Thriving #Balance #MyPITA #PSADay2024

[Amanda Coutts @mandateaches]

Great way to start my day with @thierck at the #MyPITA conference. Always a good reminder that relationship is the antidote to stress—which goes for students AND colleagues. Building in routines to connect is vital for a healthy community. #PSADay2024

[Amanda Coutts @mandateaches]

@mschivious @uhe_sd41 @burnabyschools It’s amazing how much I draw on my experiences from Guiding and working at FunRec summer camp (shout out to @stoneycreekcs!) in my daily classroom practices.

[Amanda Coutts @mandateaches]

Today sts worked together to make “situpons.” These will be especially helpful for our outdoor gardening sessions! They’re woven mats made out of newspaper, and covered with a plastic bag to make them waterproof(ish). #Teamwork #ProblemSolving
@uhe_sd41 @burnabyschools

[Amanda Coutts @mandateaches]

@mschivious @uhe_sd41 @burnabyschools Exactly! I still have my first situpon from Brownies that I show to the students when I introduce the activity. Our situpons now are smaller, though, since the newspapers have shrunken since the 80s!

[Amanda Coutts @mandateaches]

Jeremy from @GutsandSeeds just dropped off this great hawk-o-lantern at @uhe_sd41! We love it, and the upper intermediates are looking forward to their carving sessions. @burnabyschools

[Amanda Coutts @mandateaches]

Love this beautiful mural inspired by Chief Dan George’s poem, “My Heart Soars,” made by Ms. Cowans grade 3 class. @uhe_sd41 @burnabyschools

[Amanda Coutts @mandateaches]

Gr. 4/5 students learned about line and pattern with #Zentangles in art, and they’ve also added a new #MindfulPractice to their #SelfRegulation repertoire. @uhe_sd41 @burnabyschools

[Amanda Coutts @mandateaches]

A fun #BackToSchool display at @uhe_sd41: school/childhood pics of school staff!

[Amanda Coutts @mandateaches]

Protecting the electric sharpener with an attempt at humour.
#HowLongWillItLast

[Amanda Coutts @mandateaches]

@JillianMcQueen3 💯

[Amanda Coutts @mandateaches]

I never would’ve thought that playdough/kinetic sand would be one of the most popular quiet activity choices with my 6/7s. I think sometimes we forget they’re still children who need opportunities for tactile exploration (even if some of them are almost 6’ tall!) #SelfReg

[Amanda Coutts @mandateaches]

(And yes my C is deflating.)

[Amanda Coutts @mandateaches]

Grade 6/7 but make it cute.
#WelcomeBack #FirstDayOfSchool

[Amanda Coutts @mandateaches]

@antrimtech @instructables Check out @kate__said and “The Contemporary Geometric Beadwork Pattern Book v.1” for this design. There were many helpful videos on YouTube, too! https://t.co/7ysu6jA7ps

[Amanda Coutts @mandateaches]

✨art+math+engineering✨
Summer time means more time for beading and biking! Here is a project I’ve been working on for awhile: a #kaleidocycle.
~ 3700+ beads
~ 30ish hours of work.
#STEAM #ADST #Beading #Handmade #MiyukiDelicas

[Science North & Dynamic Earth @ScienceNorth]

Inclusion is critical for science to move forward in meaningful ways. Join us as we explore how science, technology, engineering, and math were used by the Ojibwe people in the early period and how they continue to advance the fields of STEM today.
https://t.co/Gycrzf0guH

[Amanda Coutts @mandateaches]

The words we choose to frame our ideas communicate more than just the words themselves.

[Myron Dueck @myrondueck]

Since I read this piece by @kenoc7 in @ELmagazine I CAN'T stop hearing WORK, WORK, WORK in my school! There's a lot to this folks...maybe our 'work' terminology is behind some of our questionable grading traditions (zeros, late deductions, etc).

[Amanda Coutts @mandateaches]

@nicolecwilson Usually it would’ve been makeup, but had to improvise this year! 😷

[Amanda Coutts @mandateaches]

Always a fun day at school 🎃 (and now to recover).