Taylor Smith

@CarmelESColts • Title I Academic Facilitator, lover of learning•

[Erin Hughes @readingislit306]

This week we started fractions! Today we’re practicing our new skills as well as growing our brains with skills we will dive into next week! We’ve got fraction dominoes/dice w/ the bar model & number lines, spin to make a whole, and fraction tic-tac-toe w/ shapes & number lines!

[Erin Hughes @readingislit306]

Thanks to our Academic Facilitator, Ms. Smith, for playing fraction games with us today!
@tsmith_ces @CarmelESColts @CherokeeSchools

[Taylor Smith @tsmith_ces]

@readingislit306 @CarmelESColts @CherokeeSchools These were fantastic and your students were doing GREAT things! So much learning happening in your math class! Love it!

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

Teachers who choose to stay in the classroom over moving to administration are leaders too! Honor their choice, dedication, & professionalism. Effective leaders actually embrace this choice and leverage their talents and expertise to benefit the whole school.

[Kelli Nastasi @NastasiNews]

Sometimes a Number Talk starts with the ANSWER… and the scholars come up with the question. What have you tried recently with number talks that your scholars loved? 🤔 💭 @mgrant_2000 @MRegan0123 @Beth_Coryell @JanetMarotte777

[Vina Evans @evanseinsteins]

Fabulous frameworks task today! Matching up a word problem on volume with the corresponding rectangular prism, base, and formula. Loved the mathematical discourse! #growinggreatness
@CherokeeSchools @MRegan0123 @Beth_Coryell @JanetMarotte777 @mgrant_2000

[Principal Project @PrincipalProj]

"I've never been a fan of the term 'buy-in' when it comes to change."

Check out why leader @E_Sheninger prefers "embracement."

https://t.co/GainCsPIpC

[Taylor Smith @tsmith_ces]

THIS. 1000 times over!! It’s not a truly accurate picture.

[Alice Keeler @alicekeeler]

1) I am good at math
2) to this day I have anxiety due to timed math tests.
3) It took me years to believe #1 because of #2

PLEASE STOP DOING TIMED MATH DRILLS

https://t.co/JJrGWk0g9Y

@joboaler #mathchat

[Visible Learning @VisibleLearning]

#VisibleLearning founder John Hattie writes that the secret to great teaching lies in evaluative thinking—it’s less about what teachers do and more about how they think about what they do.

https://t.co/ihfD9HXvy3

[Lori Stuart @LoriStuart2]

Check this out! Carmel Elem. has had all of their students become CCSD Microsoft Kids! What a great accomplishment! Thank you to Mrs. Rowell and her Blended Learning Lab! @CarmelESColts @BlendLrngCarmel @CherokeeSchools @MicrosoftEDU

[Margie Burt @MargieBurtCES]

Can you feel the pressure? These 4th graders @CarmelESColts can feel the AIR pressure!@CarmelESColts @tsmith_ces @MrsChambersCES @IanSchumacher15 @Henderson4th @CherokeeSchools

[Natalie Vardabasso @natabasso]

I literally CANNOT with folks defending traditional grading by saying it prepares students for the ReAL WoRLd

When’s the last time a teacher got docked pay for late report card comments?

Or could opt out of work with a 0?

Or couldn’t try again after bombing an observation?

[Taylor Smith @tsmith_ces]

Fun Physical Science with Mrs. Hagood for our 5th graders! They loved it! @CarmelESColts @Henderson4th @CherokeeSchools

[Jason Kennedy | Stop Teaching & Design Learning! @letsquitteachin]

Make Tier 1 the priority.
Make Tier 1 the priority.
Make Tier 1 the priority.

Tiers 2 & 3 are a direct reflection of how effective your Tier 1 is working.

Design Tier 1 so that it is all is should be for learners & teachers.

It's the only way things change.

[Taylor Smith @tsmith_ces]

Digging deep into our new math standards with these great teachers! They are ready for the rollout! @CarmelESColts @SarahMallow2 @DrHeadCCSDMath @CherokeeSchools @Henderson4th

[Samantha Harrington Karel @MrsKarelWES]

@CarmelESColts Popcorn 🍿 & Progress night was an opportunity for parents/guardians and scholars to talk about their goals and growth within their data notebooks. Great discussions and compliments from families to scholars. #praisepushesprogress @CherokeeSchools @tsmith_ces

[Margie Burt @MargieBurtCES]

@CarmelESColts 5th graders plan and carry out their own investigations of magnetic fields. “It’s like magic! No, it’s SCIENCE! “ @tsmith_ces @SarahMallow2 @CherokeeSchools @Henderson4th @drharcarik

[Samantha Harrington Karel @MrsKarelWES]

Thank you @STEMGTRI for teaching @CarmelESColts first grade scholars more about extreme weather! Engaging and relevant to what we are learning. We now have more facts to include within our informational writing pieces. 🌧️ ❄️ @heidisansga @MrsRoberts1st @CherokeeSchools

[Sarah Mallow @SarahMallow2]

Look at these “cuties”! We might not of posted any videos of juggling, but these NTIP teachers have learned to juggle SO WELL this yr. & we couldn’t be more proud of them! #makingadifference @LilyLippert @Henderson4th @tsmith_ces @CherokeeSchools @CarmelESColts

[Margie Burt @MargieBurtCES]

Is it alive? Has it ever been alive? Our @CarmelESColts kinders know! They really enjoyed their scavenger hunt today! @SarahMallow2 @tsmith_ces @Henderson4th @drharcarik @CherokeeSchools