Kelley Gorman

Lifelong learner, middle school science teacher, & aspiring photographer. Passionate about helping students develop their curiosity and confidence.

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Our middle school @SSSASsaints are ready for Halloween! These students enjoyed a fall afternoon with tasty treats, spooky music, & pumpkins from @Immanuel_Parish. The Pumpkin Carving Party is hosted by the Diversity & Equity, Sustainability, and Service Learning campus leaders.

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Thank you @BoatingIn_DC for an awesome final day of our @SSSASsaints minicourse adventures! These Saints loved exploring the Potomac River from @FletchersCove boathouse!

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What a perfect way for our @SSSASsaints students to celebrate Earth Day - lots of hands-on science with the @AliceFerguson team!

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Thanks for a wonderful day on the Shenandoah River, @FroRoOutdoors! What a fun way for our @SSSASsaints students to kick-off minicourses!

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@MeganMcCubbin I’m a middle school science teacher in the Washington, DC region. Any idea how I could get a copy of your Atlas of Endangered Species in the states? It looks fantastic for my classes!

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@jmattmiller I have a question about your recent webinar about AI & cheating. Would appreciate connecting by DM if you’re willing to chat. Thanks!

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Wondering if @SheldrickTrust can help me identify this Nairobi orphan. I visited in July and would love to know who I captured here! Thank you for all your efforts to protect & care for these beautiful animals.

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@MeehanEDU @AACountySchools Congrats! Those teachers and students are about to level-up their learning opportunities!

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@IAmASTEM @SSSASsaints We are a big fan, too! Noor would love it if you could share her work with Noor Al-Alusi in some way. :)

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For the second year in a row, @SSSASsaints scientists explored broad diversity in the sciences with help from amazing @IAmASTEM resources. Bonus - OUR Noor felt a connection with Noor Al-Alusi and modeled the year-end assignments after her! Thanks for your continued inspiration!

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Middle school scientists began our unit on the respiratory system today - and the @quizlet vocabulary games got quite intense! @SSSASsaints

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@matt_kastner @MeehanEDU @mrmatera This is a Google Slide deck, shared w/ Ss in Google Classroom. (Some info is ‘locked’ in slide “theme.”) After each unit, I give Ss ~15 mins to add to their web & answer the unit slide Qs (progress glows/grows). I give brief informal feedback; no grades. They take it seriously!

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Continually grateful for the wealth of ideas shared by #EMC2Learning. Our modified "personal record rubric" from @MeehanEDU & @mrmatera has significantly improved my science students' self-reflection process. So easy to track progress with a meaningful check-in after each unit!

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@MeehanEDU Thanks so much, John! All the EMC2 activities I’ve used are wonderful- but this is seriously the most impactful. The concept is clear & concise, and it gives students (and me) such a great visual map of their self-assessed progress. I plan to post a copy of ours to the site soon.

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@professordudlee @MeehanEDU Hi Amber - are you part of the #EMC2Learning community? (If not, you should consider it!) They have a few templates for it; I modified & added to one in order to suit our class needs. I’m planning to make a copy of this and post there also - so check soon. https://t.co/8eOrAtwkvw

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@buddyxo @genially_en Looking forward to your final cut! I’ve liked what I’ve seen on a few genially activities & would like to learn more about making my own.

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Very tough! I spent more time between rows 3 & 4 on this one than I have on probably all my other puzzles combined haha. Persistence pays off.

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Our @SSSASsaints middle schoolers are feeling the holiday spirit today! Winter break, here we come!

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@BioteachNg @MAST_SandyHook This looks so creative! I would love to hear more about the activity. We’ll be covering human impacts in ecosystems in the spring and are always up for exploring new activities!

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One month in, and our @SSSASsaints scientists are hard at work! Seventh graders are solving challenges, collaborating, and showing off their content knowledge. Looking forward to what our next month brings!