Hayley Bentley

5th Grade Teacher | 2020 Campus Teacher of the Year

[TCEA @TCEA]

🎟️ 15 exit ticket ideas for any subject or grade level!

https://t.co/P0YerlipCQ via Lit in Focus
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[Howie Hua @howie_hua]

Did you know the long division algorithm CAN be understandable?

[Jonathan Alsheimer @mr_Alsheimer]

TOWER of TERROR 😱 - Share with your team or whole school. Perfect week 1 building RELATIONSHIPS and community activity.

Directions and example in video 🎥👇

3 Min Rounds ⏱️ working class total ❤️
3 Red Solo Cups
2 Note Cards

Simple way to enhance student engagement!!

[Hayley Bentley @mshcaldwell]

Meet the Teacher ✅
So excited to be back in 5th grade at our wonderful Flex campus for @NorthamptonKISD 🐴

[Jonathan Alsheimer @mr_Alsheimer]

Teachers remember this ❤️

[Dr. Bryan Pearlman #MaslowBeforeBloom @DrP_Principal]

With the new school year about to begin, let’s remember that not every student went on a family vacation, visited an amusement park, explored nature or met new friends at a sleepover camp in the woods.

Some students summer highlights include having a roof over their head and just enough food to survive.

These students have been counting the days to return to school for safety, consistency, support, friendship, nutrition, and hope for the future!

Thank you for everything you do for our students!

#maslowbeforebloom

Twitter @drp_Principal

Join us at the “Maslow Before Bloom” Facebook group: https://t.co/015cLKjJ1m

[Dr. Bryan Pearlman #MaslowBeforeBloom @DrP_Principal]

Mikey was a student who exhibited some of the most extreme behaviors for a young student. He had already received three superintendent level suspensions before he completed third grade. Mikey had more days out of school than in school. The behaviors included many physical altercations with students and staff, destruction of school property, consistent and significant disruption of the classroom (and school), and eloping from campus.

As principal, I really should have been listed as the teacher of record for Mikey, since he was in my office every day for several hours. Mikey was off-task pretty close to 100% of the time. Nothing in my toolbox worked well to reduce the negative behaviors.

A colleague suggested that we give him a “special job” in the building with more responsibility than his behaviors had warranted. At first I thought this was a very bad idea. But what choice did I have? Nothing else had worked. Worst case scenario, this too wouldn’t work and I would be in no worse place than where I had started. I asked for his recommendation. He suggested that we put him in charge of announcing the buses at arrival and dismissal. I told him that this sounded like a really bad idea. The thought of giving Mikey a walkie-talkie seemed to be a recipe for disaster. Mikey used words that even made me blush. Each classroom had a walkie in it too. I could just picture the damage control that I would have to do after Mikey used a four-letter word for the whole world to hear. My colleague reminded me about what I had to lose and the fact that nothing else had worked.

I went digging in our school’s basement and found an old bright orange crossing guard vest (circa 1985), a really beat up “Lil Captain” badge, and a Radio Shack walkie-talkie. On Friday afternoon, I called Mikey down to my office. I asked if he would be interested in a job at school. He asked for some information about the job. I told him that we really needed help with buses arriving and leaving each day since Dr. P was really bad at it. Mikey agreed that Dr. P was really bad at it and he said that he would like that job. I gave him his uniform and asked that he report on Monday morning.

Very early on Monday morning, I heard a mini-van door slam closed. I looked out the window and recognized the mini-van and the student walking up our sidewalk. Mikey walked straight into my office with a dry cleaning bag over his shoulder. He sat the bag down and pulled out a perfectly cleaned and ironed crossing guard vest with a very shiny badge on it. Mikey put these items on and saluted me. He said, “Captain Mikey reporting for duty sir”. He then took out the walkie-talkie. It had a “Captain Mikey” label on it (his mom must have used a home labeling machine to make this for him). I looked carefully at him and realized that he was completely serious, completely excited about his new job, and had a big smile across his face (I had never seen him smile before).

Mikey was very successful with calling buses as they arrived. In addition, our dismissal process ran like clockwork with Captain Mikey on the job. I have to admit that he was much better at this job than I was. Captain Mikey expanded his job description to help younger kids as they crossed in front of the buses. He even became the king of giving fellow students high fives and morning greetings. Mikey’s behaviors reduced by at least 95% almost immediately.

Even students with the most challenging behaviors have the potential for turning it around. Mikey rose to the occasion, felt needed, experienced success for perhaps the first time, and his behaviors improved significantly.

Thank you for doing whatever it takes to help students to succeed in school and life!

Join the “Maslow Before Bloom” Facebook group: https://t.co/015cLKjJ1m

[Wayground (formerly Quizizz) @waygroundai]

How do your students react when they see their names on the leaderboard?

[Dr. Jenny McGown @jenny_mcgown]

CONGRATS to @KleinISD 2023 Principals of the Year: @EilandKISD's @D_Menendez1 & @KleinHigh @BrandonBaker31!🎉These leaders ensure our kids thrive daily on their #Promise2Purpose journey & I'm so grateful for their love for their students, staff & school communities. #kleinfamily

[Klein ISD @KleinISD]

During National Gratitude Month, we're reminded to stop and think about how grateful we are for so many precious moments in our lives. Big or small, there's always something or someone to be grateful for. Send someone a gratitude note using https://t.co/XgZACqwIpc #KleinGratitude

[Hayley Bentley @mshcaldwell]

Sometimes you need to call in 5th grade reinforcements to help teach long division. Thank you to Mrs.G’s students for showing our COLTS core value of empowering education! @NorthamptonKISD

[Nicholas Ferroni @NicholasFerroni]

The average high school teacher hears their name called 50-75 times a day.

The average middle school teacher hears their name called 80-90 times a day.

The average elementary school teacher hears their name called 100,000-150,000 times in the FIRST HOUR of school.

[Hayley Bentley @mshcaldwell]

@Jarrett_Lerner @dinamichelle08

[Jarrett Lerner @Jarrett_Lerner]

EDUCATORS and LIBRARIANS!

I’m giving away two class sets of my newest graphic novel, Snack Cabinet Sabotage—one here, one on Instagram.

To enter here: follow me + RT this tweet.

Bonus entry: tag a pal who may want to enter, too!

NOTE: I will share the winner here, NOT by DM!*

[Howie Hua @howie_hua]

New TikTok video: Do you hate math? Or do you just hate feeling frustrated?

[Help A Teacher @HelpATeacher]

This! 🙌

[Hayley Bentley @mshcaldwell]

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[Wayground (formerly Quizizz) @waygroundai]

It's time for an October Giveaway!!! 🎁

5️⃣ lucky people will win our exclusive Quizizz Mummy Sloth notebook 📙

To enter the giveaway:

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[Hayley Bentley @mshcaldwell]

Community circle today:

Teacher: what positive things do you tell yourself when trying to reach a goal?
Student 1: don’t give up!
Student 2: you’ve got this!
Student 3: it’s MY time to shine!

Powerful words from brilliant minds! ❤️ @KISD_Counselors @NorthamptonKISD

[Northampton Elem. @NorthamptonKISD]

Gifted/Talented Referral Window Now Open

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