Monica the Elf-alotl on a shelf-alotl is at it again. She's examining growing tissues to learn about how she grew from a zygote into an adult, but she can't see anything do you see her mistakes?

My Ss made us an Elf-alotl on the shelf----alotl. Monica is making phenomon themed mischief during our Axolotl (making cells) unit. The Ss spotted the mistake in the DNA can U? #Punnybiojokes #Creativekids #phenomeonmakesitstick

Tracking sense-making of the phenomenon. Ss generate ❓ which drive our investigations. As we answer our ❓we generate new ones. Anchor charts allow us to see where we have been and where we are going so that we remember our purpose and see the big picture. #NGSS #studentcentered

I used to think the volume of the classroom dictated the quality of the teacher. I now know learning can be loud and can be messy. Loud classrooms aren’t necessarily managed poorly and quiet ones don’t always indicate learning is happening.

We are going to break some misconceptions too ;-)

We know it takes more than just believing in a child to get them on their path to success, but if we don’t believe it can happen, then it will be a lot less likely to happen. Let’s choose to believe. #Recalibrate.

Assessing prior knowledge can & should inform instruction. Ss were not at consensus on what plants need, so we are conducting experiments to gather the evidence we need to answer our own questions. #NGSS #studentscientists #motivationmonday

This has to stop. 💔

Important!!!

What do materials that support student ideas look like? https://t.co/opXi4VZPFm

Ok....one more for the road. See you next year!

Enjoy a slice of summer 🍉 congratulations to the class of 2022!

Already thinking about next September ☺️

Very proud of the Churchill students and staff who are spreading #kindness through the Butterfly Effect Kindness Project. Thank you for all you do to help others! Thank you Ms. Merton and Ms. Weinstein for starting the initiative!⁦@EBPublicSchools⁩

A photo from bring your child to work day. My fabulous students doing my daughter's lesson plan. #runsinthefamily

It makes my heart so full every time a class spontaneously starts singing while they work. That happened a lot this year. I'll miss them as they move to the HS. 🎤 #biokaraoke

Dissection days start ...now. what a great job these scientists did with the biology right of passage.

Defining problems and designing solutions. Trophic Cascades in Yellowstone National Park. #ngss

Working on our last consensus model of the year. They have come so far. #ngss #proudteacher #modelmagic

Great turnout at #CJHS Take Your Child to Work Day. Thank you to all the staff and kids who participated. Our kids had a great opportunity to learn about careers in education! ⁦@EBPublicSchools⁩ ⁦@EBProfLearn⁩