Morgan Cole

4th Grade Teacher 🍎 Frisco, TX 💙

[Lisa Techie Coach M.Ed. @TechieCoach303]

What a fun way to start the day @smithelem_Noel handing out some 5C badges. Way to go @morgan_cole01 working on your 5Cs. Can’t wait to see your next one. #5Cs

[Morgan Cole @morgan_cole01]

Wow. Huge s/o to @TechieQueen303 for allowing me the opportunity to help lead a @nearpod PD! It was an incredible experience to be able to teach my fellow teachers about an awesome platform. I can’t wait to do it again! #smithlearns #fisd

[Morgan Cole @morgan_cole01]

Let’s be real. Engagement for VA is HARD! Even weeks into school it is still HARD! I am so thankful that I have a DLC like @TechieQueen303 to push me to try new things. Today’s math lesson was the best yet!! #fisd #nearpod #stepoutofyourcomfortzone

[Lisa Techie Coach M.Ed. @TechieCoach303]

Getting to work with the amazing @morgan_cole01 on zoom to work through a lesson on @nearpod! Love that I can serve 2 campuses even when I'm not on that campus! #zoomhelps #2placesatonce

[Morgan Cole @morgan_cole01]

My sweet 4th graders have began begging me for virtual recess everyday since we started doing it! One of my favorite activities with my VA kiddos is Virtual Recess! They choose breakout rooms based on interest and even get to interact with my switch class! #SEL #FISD

[Morgan Cole @morgan_cole01]

Plan A is when undesired behavior is met with a solution or punishment the teacher has come up with, without identifying the lagging skill and working with the student to understand and grow. There is no communication happening with this plan.

[Noel Smith ES @smithelem_Noel]

8. When teachers’ expectations are unmet, they often respond with Plan A. What exactly is this plan? Even if teachers have been successful with this plan, how is this different from simply communicating an expectation? #smithlearns

[Morgan Cole @morgan_cole01]

Lagging skills are what causes unsolved problems. This then leads to behavior challenges. We can use the ALSUP to help us identify the unsolved problems and lagging skills a child has.

[Noel Smith ES @smithelem_Noel]

Q.7-Dr. Greene describes two culprits of children’s challenging behavior: lagging skills & unsolved problems. What is the difference between them? What does the author believe should be the first step in addressing challenging behavior & how can the ALSUP tool help? #SmithLearns

[Morgan Cole @morgan_cole01]

In general it is so easy to give students a label or diagnosis. The author doesn’t like this because it doesn’t identify the true problem, nor does it address the the lagging skills that could be worked on. Instead, it’s covering them up and these life skills aren’t being learned

[Noel Smith ES @smithelem_Noel]

Looking at the list of possible lagging skills. How does this compare to the diagnoses we are used to seeing in kids with challenging behavior (ADHD, bipolar disorder, etc.)? Why does the author prefer not to use these diagnoses? #smithlearns

[Morgan Cole @morgan_cole01]

The items on this list truly show the skills in which students could be lacking and as a result , have behavior challenges. By utilizing this list and the tools we could really help the students who need specific interventions!

[Noel Smith ES @smithelem_Noel]

Smith Staff Book Study Q.5: Dr. Greene proposes a long list of life skills that kids with challenging behavior are lacking. What is your response to this list? Which items resonate for you based on your experiences? Would you add any life skills to this list? #SmithLearns

[Morgan Cole @morgan_cole01]

@smithelem_Noel It is different because we can now see that if we provide students with the tools to succeed, they will strive to do well. Versus if they don’t have the tools/skills, they will feel defeated and therefore won’t be able to do well.

[Morgan Cole @morgan_cole01]

This is a good point! It makes me want to have social skills for all kids, not just certain populations. If we started in kinder, they would be so much more equipped for their futures!

[Josefina @Josefin21711822]

@smithelem_Noel Q3. The Author said; the discipline that our stat is using IS NOT WORKING. He also mention that we have to STOP assuming children know how to behave and know their Social Skills when they are NOT.

[Morgan Cole @morgan_cole01]

Dr. Greene believes that behavioral challenges come from children who are not equipped with the skills to solve and voice their problems. They are behaving this way because they haven’t been provided the practice to do what they are being asked.

[Noel Smith ES @smithelem_Noel]

Smith book study question 2. What is the basic premise of the book – what does Dr. Greene believe to be the main problem facing kids with behavioral challenges? Why are they not behaving themselves according to Dr. Greene? #SmithLearns

[Morgan Cole @morgan_cole01]

I think everyone in chapter one was effected. I think that staff members, including his teacher could have reacted differently. If his teacher would have asked the right questions and listened to Joey he may have felt heard. It definitely did not help that the AP did not listen:(

[Noel Smith ES @smithelem_Noel]

Smith's Lost at School Book Study Question #1: What was your reaction to the incident involving Joey introduced in the first chapter? Who seems to be suffering in this narrative? Do you think any of the staff members could have reacted differently to Joey? #SmithLearns

[Governor Abbott Press Office @GovAbbottPress]

STAAR testing requirements have been waived for the 2019-2020 school year.

We will continue to empower schools to make the best decisions to protect their communities from COVID-19.

https://t.co/Vt0b1zU7gY

[Texas Education Agency @teainfo]

Statement from Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath #txed

[Morgan Cole @morgan_cole01]

@TechieQueen303 Yeah!!! 🤢🤢🤢 we opened 3 more and they were all I side of them too. 5 in all we’ve opened. We threw the rest away.

[Lisa Techie Coach M.Ed. @TechieCoach303]

4th grade @smithelem_Noel coding w/ littlebits. It was tricky @ first but the Ss didn’t give up. They kept trying & got it going & even made sounds & lights. Thanks @morgan_cole01 and @LittleFusty for jumping in w/coding feet first. #smithrocks #grit #kidscoding #kidsarefearless

[Morgan Cole @morgan_cole01]

@Exemplars Yes! It makes grading more clear cut when students have expectations in writing.

[Morgan Cole @morgan_cole01]

This week we finished up Forms of Energy! Students participated in Science Stations to apply what they have learned on Seesaw. They also used electrical energy to create sound and light energy through #coding! #iteachscience #codingforkids @FisdLearns @JEFlemmer @mcleodl

[Morgan Cole @morgan_cole01]

@valjohnsonedu @support_a_teach @amazon First year teacher!! https://t.co/Uya2l8siOi