Stephanie A-O

[Stephanie A-O @ms_hyphenated]

Some days you gotta call in Miss Viola Swamp to help in the classroom.

[Sarah Evans @mrs_chemistry]

Friends from around the country with chance neetings and good tines!

[Stephanie A-O @ms_hyphenated]

Unexpectedly heard from a student today: "Ya know, this test really made me think. I got thinking about solutions to the problem..." And the student went on to describe how he thinks we should build add-ons to solar panels so they work better in the winter. Made my day.

[Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools @kckschools]

Thank you @Chiefs & @NFL for naming @WashHouseFB Coach Camron Smith, Coach of the Week. The wildcats are 3-0 for the first time since 2005. #BetterEveryDay

[Stephanie A-O @ms_hyphenated]

Chocolate definitely melted. Mallows...got soft but could have used some more time.

[Stephanie A-O @ms_hyphenated]

Energy, Power, and Society is a new-to-me class... We're kicking off the year making solar cookers. Tomorrow we'll test them out with S'mores.

[Stephanie A-O @ms_hyphenated]

Kicking off biology with some noticings and wondering about termites.

[Stephanie A-O @ms_hyphenated]

My high school self would be so confused by my teacher-love of physics concepts. But these have been my favorite middle school OSE units to teach and excited this week to dig into @OpenSciEd physics unit 1 with @KSDEtchrleaders

[Stephanie A-O @ms_hyphenated]

Spent the first week of summer facilitating @OpenSciEd PD at @KStateOlathe with @KSDEtchrleaders and 100+ educators from the KC area. Love seeing and hearing day 1 (almost all student hat) vs day 4 (almost all teacher hat). Lots of learning!

[Sarah Evans @mrs_chemistry]

Day 1 of KSDE storyline, middle school teachers experiencing phenomena
@ms_hyphenated
@betsylawrence82 @SciEdSpence
#KSSci
@KSDEtchrleaders

[Stephanie A-O @ms_hyphenated]

Tldr? Find a way to build reflection into your teaching practice. It helps remind you of why you put all the time and energy in.

[Stephanie A-O @ms_hyphenated]

Getting a little meta tonight: Reflecting on the practice of reflection. One of the best ways to build resilience to burn out as an educator is purposeful reflection. This has been most evident when I take on formal reflection like the PAEMST application and NBCT narratives.

[Stephanie A-O @ms_hyphenated]

But I also see so many places for my own growth. Places where individual student needs might have been met better with different supports. Places where high-acheiving students could have been pushed out of their comfort zone more. Places where there could have been more clarity.

[Next Generation Science Standards @OfficialNGSS]

Happy 10th birthday, NGSS!

These standards are designed using research that shows how students learn science best — by doing science, using the same practices as scientists —and nearly all states are using these or similar rigorous learning goals for their students.

[Stephanie A-O @ms_hyphenated]

One thing I love about teaching science...Sometimes you hit on a topic where even the most resistant learner gets engaged. A topic where that student can't help but want to tell you everything they know already know and everything they are trying to figure out.

[Stephanie A-O @ms_hyphenated]

We have spent all year starting each topic with our own noticing and wonderings and trying to make sense with our own ideas first. This student jumped right into that type of thinking on her own. I'm proud of her and excited to see how her thinking changes as we learn!

[Stephanie A-O @ms_hyphenated]

This week's classroom celebration🎉: when looking at the inside of a speaker a student excitedly said "Ms. AO! I noticed this!" And then showed me how a part moved. And then explained why she thought that was important to making the outside of the speaker move and make noise.

[Brian Dolezal @BrianDolezal1]

One of the most sound lessons a teacher/leader can create is one where students/professionals are reading, writing, speaking, and listening in various formats and structures. It is where they construct knowledge… over passively consuming it.