Geralyn Vigliotti

Middle school lead science teacher. NGSS curriculum writing team, school climate committee, teacher leadership council.

[Geralyn Vigliotti @vigliottig]

It never rains @SolidSoundFest, but it drizzles fat rain drops @WestvilleBowl! We’re grateful to you, @Wilco, for a great concert, and we’ll keep the beat going!

[Mrs. Vig's Sci Class @mrsvigsscience]

Getting ready to welcome the @FloodFalcons #BackToSchool with a cozy corner in the science classroom! #SEL @rulerapproach

[Geralyn Vigliotti @vigliottig]

@cultofpedagogy Thank you for this! I am wondering if you considered one more safety concern- unsafe & disruptive behavior of students that is not being addressed by administrators or parents. The pandemic has worsened a problem that has existed for some time now. Thoughts, anyone?

[Flood Middle School @FloodFalcons]

Some of our 8th Grade CAST members came to Flood for training this week. These students will be building ambassadors and assist our incoming students as they begin the school year. Thank you to our advisors, Mrs. Vigliotti and Mrs. Fedeli!

[Geralyn Vigliotti @vigliottig]

I’ve been stalking...er listening to ⁦⁦@flichtman⁩ since the days of ⁦@scifri⁩ but THIS is where it’s at. #facts #gratitude #BeKind #Remember @eltshow⁩ https://t.co/Fzf2kS0fft

[Geralyn Vigliotti @vigliottig]

How does a lid affect what is happening to the liquid in a cup? Ss plan & carry out an investigation, develop models, & analyze data. #doing_science @OpenSciEd @NGSXproject #ngsschat

[@NGSS_tweeps @NGSS_tweeps]

We always love closing out a week with pictures of #science #studentsinaction so, in our final day of holding the reigns at @NGSS_tweeps, we are going to share some of our favorite images of #classrooms.

[Geralyn Vigliotti @vigliottig]

These student scientists are investigating whether the same features of a cup system that keep a drink cold also keep a drink warm. We’ll analyze the data for patterns tomorrow. #NGSS ⁦@NGSSchat⁩ ⁦@NGSXproject⁩ ⁦@OpenSciEd⁩

[Geralyn Vigliotti @vigliottig]

Request for advise from Ts implementing #ngss. So we investigated- Ss planned & conducted experiment. Next step is analyze data & form conclusions about our ?’s. What to do when their data leads to wrong conclusions & therefore wrong core ideas? @OpenSciEd @NGSXproject #ngsschat

[Geralyn Vigliotti @vigliottig]

Our 1st investigation to determine how containers keep stuff from warming or cooling. We had an idea to investigate features of fancy cup system since we knew something was going on to keep our cold drink from warming. Layers? Lid? Material? ⁦@NGSSchat⁩ ⁦@OpenSciEd⁩

[Geralyn Vigliotti @vigliottig]

Wow! We have our work cut out for us, Student Scientists! So many ideas for investigations that we can do to address the questions on our #DQB! On our way to figuring out how containers keep things cold or warm. ⁦⁦@NGSSchat⁩ ⁦@OpenSciEd⁩

[Geralyn Vigliotti @vigliottig]

Student scientists have lots of questions about the regular cup vs the fancy cup & about other things that keep stuff from warming up or cooling down. Here’s our Driving Question Board. Now let’s start investigating! #ngsschat #DQB @OpenSciEd

[Christopher Newlan @SciTeachCJN]

Phenomenal day exploring the Anchor...How can sound make something move anyway? @OpenSciEd @NGSSchat @nextgenstoryli1 @StratfordCTSTEM

[Geralyn Vigliotti @vigliottig]

Hmmm... There must be other kinds of objects besides fancy cups that maintain the temperature of the stuff inside them without using electricity... Next up- Questions about how all of these things work! #ngsschat ⁦@NGSXproject⁩ ⁦@OpenSciEd⁩

[Geralyn Vigliotti @vigliottig]

Here are our initial explanations about what happened that made the water in the regular cup warm up faster than the water in the fancy cup. Do our explanations agree? Upon what do we disagree? Looks like we have some investigating to do! ⁦@NGSSchat⁩ ⁦⁦@OpenSciEd⁩

[Geralyn Vigliotti @vigliottig]

Eliciting student scientists’ ideas...Which hypothesis do you believe is the closest explanation for why the fancy cup works better than the regular cup at keeping a drink cold? #ngsschat #AmbitiousScienceTeaching ⁦⁦@NGSXproject⁩ ⁦@OpenSciEd⁩

[Geralyn Vigliotti @vigliottig]

@bretjturner Just listened to @MindShiftKQED podcast episode on #teaching about #privilege & #power. As a teacher myself, I appreciate your work. Thank you! And thank you for sharing your resources for teachers & parents in the podcast notes.

[Geralyn Vigliotti @vigliottig]

#Mindfulness #DailyCalm

[Geralyn Vigliotti @vigliottig]

Investigations Routine- Student Scientists investigate the question “How do different factors affect speed?” They carry out an investigation & analyze & interpret data. What will they figure out about collisions? #NGSS #NGSSchat ⁦@NGSXproject⁩ ⁦@OfficialNGSS⁩

[Geralyn Vigliotti @vigliottig]

Starting the week with a Navigation Routine in #Science class- In Scientists’ Circle looking back at what we just did and looking forward at our next steps. #NGSS #NGSSchat @NGSXproject @OfficialNGSS @NGSSchat