Michelle (she/her)

the future is looking bright. Days like these give me hope!

Dear AI edtech companies— instead stripping the creativity and authenticity needed in my job, can I just have smaller class sizes?

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I have yet to see a use case for AI in the classroom that wouldn't also be addressed by smaller class sizes & more paid prep time for teachers.

It’s really shifted my perspective on capacity 😳 hope it helps you too!

in theory, everything i say “yes” to could fit into my 24-hr day— but how much time do i spend BEFORE and AFTER the thing? Do i really have ENERGY for everything even though i have the TIME?

if you’ve talked to me recently, you would hear about my experience listening to The Perfectionist’s Guide to Losing Control — and how instead balancing time, we need to learn how to balance our energy ⏰

screenshot of text, page one of: “Sometimes emotions are really beneficial and important”: Theorizing Emotional Tools of Creative Insubordination

new math edu paper dropped 💧

“Sometimes emotions are really beneficial and important”:
Theorizing Emotional Tools of Creative Insubordination

Authors:
Kari Kokka
Marrielle Myers
Rochelle Gutiérrez

worth the read! (and please 🙏🏻 read the original RG paper on creative insubordination!)

#iTeachMath

I had so much fun sharing and learning! Feel free to keep the conversation going so that we have all our smart #teacherhacks in one place!

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yes to warm calling! my go to phrase is "be ready to share/summarize what your team talked about"!

A8: Don’t be afraid to try new things and to figure out the #teacherhack that works for you!

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the storytelling is so powerful when students can bridge their experiences to the subject matter at hand!

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A7: Journal writing at start of class – a prompt related to current events, the day's lesson, or reflection about team work and participation in class. Then I ask students to share with their team mates and they often find points of similarity and connect on that.

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Woah this is so cool! Love that there are different moments for different partners. A mix of student choice and teacher choice!

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A6: Highlight SPECIFIC ways that students were “smart” that day, in front of their peers– maybe they asked a really great question or drew a picture to solve a problem. Either way, verbal praise really motivates my students to keep up the momentum in the future!

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A5: I take a moment to check in with the class and share my honest thoughts – “hey – this isn’t going as I planned. How is everyone feeling?” this usually helps me gauge whether students are confused about the directions or about the content.

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A4: At the start of the school year, my classes and I come up with ideas on what participating in teams “looks like” and “sounds like” – and we revisit them during Participation Quizzes. More info here!
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A3: verbal feedback in the form of “assess and advance” – find out where students are and help them move forward without doing the thinking for them!

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A2: I try to bring geometry to life by doing at least one real-life modeling project each semester. This semester, I had students modeling where to put a food co-op using geometric constructions after learning about food deserts!

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A1: Reduced phone use - but standing at the door to greet students each day while reminding them to put phones in a phone box. Overall, students have a lot more awareness of their own phone use and understand it’s about collective accountability!

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Join our fall #TeacherHack swap at 7 p.m. ET during our #T2Tchat.

Share what’s working in your classroom – and leave with new ideas to try on Friday!

been wanting more interaction on here! Join me on Thursday — excited to read your #teacherhacks 💪🏼

yes! The two major feelings to balance at these things😆

Aw thanks Jenna. Miss you and hope you doing okay🫶🏼

experiencing some FOMO not attending NCSM/NCTM this week….but also glad to be away from the overstimulation of conferences 🫠