Alyssa Goma

Early Years PYP Instructor in Hong Kong. Licensed French Teacher. Pursuing my passion for education. Current Inquiry: How does ICT look in the Early Years?

[Alyssa Goma @MsAlyssaPYP]

I just joined the movement to bring the #globalgoals to education! Learn about #TeachSDGs at https://t.co/7ra4Snl29K or @TeachSDGs on Twitter!

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Excellent article on the simple concept of a good block. Sometimes we do not need all the tech and gadgets... #pypchat #ecechat

[Erikson Early Math @eriksonmath]

This article from NPR’s ongoing education blog discusses the strength of a familiar low-tech toy: the BLOCK.
Behold The Humble Block! Tools Of The Trade... https://t.co/Pw9qJkOmbO

#kinderchat #earlyed #play #earlyyears #earlyed #earlySTEM #tmwyk

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Day 7: #12DaysTwitter A bit behind on this challenge! Yet, I want to post about this day. Would love to meet @kjinquiry and discuss inquiry in the early years. Any plans of coming to Hong Kong soon? #ecechat @kingstonishk

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Ss are using #ChatterpixKids to make their Gingerbread People talk! I love this app to encourage even the shyest of speakers to say a little something. We then did "Guess Who?" during Circle Time with the videos. #ecechat #pypchat

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My Ss would like to inquire into Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) for our UOI on Celebrations and Traditions. Anyone have advice on discussing this festival with early years (4&5yo)? #ecechat #pypchat

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Day 4: #12DaysTwitter This week, Ss initiated their own learning in the classroom through Rock, Paper, Scissors. Taking turns, explaining the rules, sportsmanship of winning and losing. #ecechat @kingstonishk

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Day 3: #12DaysTwitter Favorite App: @PicCollage, ChatterPix and Sock Puppets. These apps are early years user friendly. And children get immediate results. Any other ideas for apps for early years? #ecechat

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Forgot to add this photo. My Ss are addicted to clipboards. Maybe they feel like adults walking around with them? A portable table to write/draw/create anywhere! #ecechat #pypchat

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I love a good exploratory writing center. My classroom is very small, so space is limited. We are doing letters to Santa and pretending to send letters and postcards to friends in the classroom. #earlyyears #ecechat #pypchat Have any ideas how I can extend this further?

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#12DaysTwitter Day 2: I'm really loving https://t.co/p4hWJAlZsh right now for sustainable teaching #TeachSDGs and also, anything from @eriksonmath based in my hometown of Chicago! @kingstonishk

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#12DaysTwitter Twitter Day 1: I'm Alyssa! I teach PYP Early Years in Hong Kong
@kingstonishk
Fun Fact: This is the 3rd continent I have taught in: Europe, North America, Asia. Where to next?

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@MusicTeacherDan sent me this quote (source unknown). So important in the #earlyyears #intlearlyed

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In my #earlyyears class, we've been discussing "Water is essential to life." The children used @PicCollage to identify the lines of inquiry with photos and express their knowledge on water and how we can be more responsible. #teachSDGs #pypchat @kingstonishk

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@jasongraham99 Love the collaboration between Arts and Tech. Hope you post the final project, would love to see.

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@jasongraham99 That's great--early years is all about that play time! Just looking at the activity makes me think of doing some sort of spatial reasoning with the Ss. Using the materials to get the marble from point A to B and challenging them by using a grid framework.

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Looking forward to it! One of my PGP goals this year.

[Tsayli Lily Chang @ECEforLife]

Calling out to all #earlyyears #PLN peeps, put this in your calendar! Join me next Thursday, Nov. 27th to be a part of the global movement of #TeachSDGs.
@MadForMaple @levi_allison42 @InTheEarlyYears @marianozuk @mrsnortonkinder @EarlyBeyond

#IntEarlyEd #EYMatters #SDGs

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Reflecting on our workshop yesterday with @henk_vanmourik. So pleased to have a workshop finally geared towards the early years. Theme for the two days was "Play, Play, Play!" @ibpyp @iborganization

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Kindergarten schools are still closed in Hong Kong for the safety of the students. Does not mean teachers are not hard at work. 4 year old team is going strong! @kingstonishk

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Great start to Day 2 in our PYP @kingstonishk In-School Workshop led by @henk_vanmourik ! Teachers are really grasping how #agency looks in the early years. #pypchat @ibpyp @iborganization