Staci Lamb | she/her

Welcome to Hogwarts ⚡ (aka my classroom lol)

Welcome to Wonderland 💙🐇🎩❤️🐛 I have 127 freshman this year, and I am feeling so ready for year 11 😊

This all might seem trivial, teaching and education matter to me. I will continue to show up in every capacity, but what I can’t do is sit back and do nothing as people try to discredit our profession. We are doing the absolute best that we can.

The kids, without a doubt, are what keep me in this profession. Back in April, I moved to Elkton, and who helped me move? Who played games in my backyard and ate pizza? My kids. I am, wholeheartedly and proudly, Elkton now.

I had one of the best teaching days yesterday only for it to ruined at the end because someone wants me fired and continues to try to slander my reputation.

It’s corn! 🌽 Used this to get to know my students’ favorite snacks and food 😊

@jeremygutsche @Larryferlazzo @KHullSyp @WileyGlobal @dbc_inc @MrVaudrey Happy #PDMonday! Today's title, Keeping the Wonder is structured around four key elements that fuel engagement—surprise, curiosity, freedom, and inspiration and offers practical strategies and abundant inspiration to create fun and compelling lessons. Ask #YourBNRep for more info

@k_callahan4 Thank you 🥰🙂

Welcome to our classroom! 🍎 First day of school is TOMORROW! 🥳

This book is amazing!!! I love that it is applicable for teaching high school! An explosion of ideas on how to cultivate curiosity. I love this chart. A great #SAT prep idea. @dbc_inc #KeepingTheWonderBook @EngagingStaci @jennacopper @BLDGBookLove @writeonwmissg #EnglishTeacher

@TaraMartinEDU @burgessdave @TraciBrowder @DHarrisEdS @tishrich @AnnickRauch @jennacopper @BLDGBookLove @writeonwmissg ✨✨✨💛

Love chatting it up with the #KeepingTheWonderBook authors in #tlap? You'll certainly want to grab your copy of this book!! It is A-MAZ-ING!! This one broke all sorts of standings with Amazon as a new release and is still making its mark in the EDU-world! amazon.com/Keeping-Wonder…

Q4 A: I'm always looking for inspiration. Whenever I find myself feeling that sense of wonder, I think, "How can I recreate this in my classroom?" Recently, I played in Backyard Olympics, and now I have tons of ideas for games in the classroom! #tlap

@mskaufmanELA I love posting stuff on my door too!

A2: I love to spark their curiosity with little hints- through slides or GoogleClassroom posts or hinting at a future lesson or even something posted on my door. #tlap

@TaraMartinEDU @AnnickRauch Lol! That sounds so cute though!

@AnnickRauch And, they never forget anything! "You have a surprise...is it time yet?...what about now? Or...now?" 5 mins apart from each other ;) #tlap

A1 I feel like the element of surprise is good at any age… but for my grade 1 students, it really doesn’t take much. They notice everything. New box in the corner of the room? New toy or manipulative? Even just “I have something special to show you later and I can’t wait” #tlap

Q3 A: I often look at the UDL guidelines for recommendations and ideas for providing more choice in both how students learn and how they demonstrate their learning. #tlap

@ErmaLuis1 @jennacopper @burgessdave @writeonwmissg @BLDGBookLove Oohh the preset student anchor sounds good!

@jennacopper @burgessdave @writeonwmissg @EngagingStaci @BLDGBookLove A2) #tlap Continent on the group - know your students. Could be a: 👉 prop 👉 question 👉 discussion 👉 me dressing up ...in a lab coat, costume, wig, etc. 👉 setting a scene 👉 preset student anchor

Q2: The second element is curiosity. What's your favorite way to spark students' curiosity? #tlap #keepingthewonderbook @burgessdave @writeonwmissg @EngagingStaci @BLDGBookLove

@writeonwmissg @BLDGBookLove You beat me to this comment, Abby!!

@BLDGBookLove Hmmm like our new wonder ambient room?!? 🤩 #tlap

A2: My favorite way to spark students' curiosity is through making simple changes to my room for each new unit. Sometimes it's new posters or decor, and other times I simply hit play on new music or ambient media. #KeepingTheWonderBook #TLAP

Q2 A: I love sparking students' curiosity with the first slide on the board. When they walk in, they naturally look to the board area. How can you use that to capitalize on their curiosity? #tlap

@jennacopper Ohhh. I haven't tried this! Going to!

A1: I love using unique props to surprise my students at the beginning of a lesson. Sometimes, I'll just place it in a central position and just let them *wonder* why it's there. EX a witches' hat in the middle of the classroom to start Macbeth. #tlap