🕵️‍♂️ Start a deep dive into your students' math experiences with this tool from TERC: www.terc.edu/mathequityfo...

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"Making sure Black history is elevated and celebrated this month and all year long requires being intentional – but it doesn’t have to feel overwhelming." Teacher Amanda Holt shares how a door decorating activity deepened connections in her school community:

"Cooking is something my students could relate to." Educator Sandy Vorensky describes how she brought math to life with a classroom cookbook, via @edutopia.org: www.edutopia.org/article/usin...

💫 Questions have the power to spark connection. (Via educator Heather Moraal)

Never underestimate the power of being there!

A change in perspective can make all the difference! T Kathy Minas (themathcollective on IG) mixes it up by giving the answer first – and asking learners for the question: www.instagram.com/p/DO1o9bSEmr9/ #MTBoS

☀️ When Ss arrive in your classroom this week, you're offering so much more than your lesson plan.

Ts, drop your favorite feedback strategies below! ⬇️ This one is recommended by T @bhunterinbmore.bsky.social

When the lows feel low, call in your #TeacherFriends. ❤️

Share ways S talk fits into your classroom structures! ("Think pair share" inspiration via educator @mrshowell24.com)

Your belief in your Ss matters, reminds educator Heather Buckman: #TeacherSky

When Ss learn not to opt out in tough moments, they learn their potential is limitless! (📸 via educator P. Sloan Joseph)

Empathy, patience and persistence – that's what it's all about. Inspiration via T @why-edify.bsky.social #TeacherSky

💪⚡️ Self-assessment inspiration from T Madelaine Johnson's classroom: (📸 via educator Allyson Jordan)

Doubts. Questions. Exploration. It's all part of growing into the amazing educator you are!

Looking for a low-lift, high-impact strategy for connecting with Ss? Check out this resource, from @hthgse.bsky.social docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Heading into assessments? Might be time to add "Ask Me Anything" to the calendar! 📅

Strong reading culture + literary genre exploration? That's bingo!

🏡❤️ Because your classroom feels like home. (Via T Amy Wood)

Those student 🧠s are growing! This tool from educator @mrshowell24.com can help them see it for themselves.

“Why did I know that Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone but didn’t learn that Garrett Morgan invented the traffic light until I was an adult?” Check out 6 ways to elevate Black history this month and all year long:

Struggling to get Ss excited about place value? They might just change their minds when their team's victory depends on it! Here's how T Jen (missvin3 on IG) gets the crowd going: www.instagram.com/p/DOUivFukel0/

Here's to another week of being a changemaker! 💫

What's one message you wish every student could carry into the school day? ("Welcome stick" inspiration via A.L. Burruss Elementary!

Every day, you have the power to change how your Ss feel about themselves.

Comprehension, mindset, connections to the wider 🌎 ... there's so much information the exit ticket can offer! T Brendan O'Sullivan breaks down these approaches according to your intended outcome:

Share your secrets, Ts!

Share a teaching moment that had your fist pumping! (Inspiration via T @edtechmathteach.bsky.social)

Ss close the day with a self-assessment in T Madelaine Johnson's class! (📸 via educator Allyson Jordan)

Don't forget to see the opportunity in the unexpected, says T Angelo Gentile:

Explain, defend or reflect – T Vivian Quan (looking.glass.math on IG) offers Ss three approaches to extend their math thinking: www.instagram.com/p/DOm7wmUka0P/

💡 Here's some inspiration for note-taking that builds connections and sparks joy! (Via educators Jen Peña and Katie Cubano)

Ss have a way of letting you know what a difference you've made, says T Jeff O'Shields.

This "weekly mindfulness" excercise invites Ss to pause and reflect. (Via teacher Emma Cottier)

Here's how educator Tina Centineo makes sure her fellow Ts are feeling appreciated: www.instagram.com/p/DO5zy2Kjop1/ #DearTeachers

The number one reason teaching is so special? 👇 It's these connections: (Inspiration via educator Shonda Hobbs) #WhyITeach

From co-creating visual schedules to generating leveled Bloom's taxonomy questions, educator Stephanie Howell offers AI strategies that can support differentiation:

💭 What is division? 💭 What connections do these images have with division? 💭 What must we know in order to divide? Inspiration via educator William Polan (the_math_inquirer on IG) #ITeachMath www.instagram.com/p/DOaQdhwkipk/

They will never forget the way you believe in them.💙

What’s your favorite way to make students laugh?

If you're having a tough day, T @edtechmathteach.bsky.social has a reminder that better moments are coming!

🪟 👀 Give Ss a window into their own learning with this template from educator Stephanie Howell:

Here's how T Mrs. Montowski is encouraging Ss to transform their noticings into a cohesive and persuasive paragraph: (📸 via educator JodiLyn Simmons-Machota)

With stronger "talk moves," Ss can learn more together. (Via T Micky A Worley)