GMS English 8

When one of your students decides to be the cheerleader in your breakout room...😂It was so fun to see them be so supportive of one another! @GlasgowMS #GMSbelieves

Challenge accepted, @fcpsmsela! #MondayBookChallenge - Front Desk by Kelly Yang. Started this one recently after discovering it in our English 7 book room! Very moving, funny, and exciting - what more could you want?

CHECK out this super sweet comment a student left another student during peer editing today. “I feel like I was reading a book from a famous author” #daymade #thecutest 🍎✏️

I love when students are given the same assignment but can share their thinking in multiple ways. Check out some of their reading responses below on characterization, conflict, and theme! #GMSbelieves 📖📚

@claireESOLwhite @cultofpedagogy I am trying this today after seeing you post it yesterday! Like it so far; thank you for sharing! -Lee

I heard on the @cultofpedagogy podcast that students are 3x(??) more likely to implement suggestions from audio feedback than from written feedback. I think I'll try this: Google Classroom - Vocaroo for Audio Feedback youtu.be/7CgrdouvCus

The AH-HA moment can still happen, even virtually! I love how this student openly shared how she felt when it "clicked." The ah-ha moments are some of my favorite teaching moments. #GMSbelieves @GlasgowMS

Love sending snail mail to our students to acknowledge their commitment to learning during a difficult time! One group's fearless leader had everyone introduce themselves AND say one thing they liked to do BEFORE talking about their story ♥️ @GlasgowMS #GMSbelieves #snailmail

@GlasgowMS We’re ready for curbside checkout - carts for browsing & books pulled for requests! See you at the front of school Monday, 9/21 from 10:30am-12:30pm. Books and bookmarks to giveaway along with checkouts. We’ll take books back that you want to return. @GlasgowMS_PTA

@fcpsmsela Loving all of this SO much! Thank you, @fcpsmsela and @KellyGToGo

“You can teach every single standard, but it means nothing if we don’t give kids the chance to practice.” How do we build in the time for kids to truly READ and WRITE? #basementinservice

Favorite lines: "You always asked us how we were doing, and then you would bring it back up later on-" AND "We gotta embrace feedback. Embracing feedback that feels social, and connected to the kid, and specific, and timely." Let's remember to listen & show kindness!

I highly recommend listening to this podcast! The way Cornelius shares how his student, Nate, felt love in the classroom really resonated with me. I love that kids will remember 10 yrs from now just how much we care through our relationships & feedback. blog.heinemann.com/heinemann-podc…

Picnic lunch behind the school after @GlasgowMS's drive-through rally! B was excited to see "Mama's work," and so was I! #StrongerTogether

THANK you, @MrsParkShine for this amazing idea on virtual stickers! Anytime kids can see their teacher's face is in a win in my book. I can't wait to use this as one way to provide feedback this year 😜👌🏻

Own pace* 😂

This summer, I created some videos of book talks through #flipgrid! That way students can watch them at their own pass virtually AND hopefully🤞🏻, I can get students to do their own book talks/reviews of their independent reading as the year goes on 🤗 #workinprogress #wegotthis

Really thankful to be working at a school full of such passionate, vulnerable educators. Thank you @OladimejiNonye @mrstakach1 @lizzystapula @JenivaMiller @ProfesoraRadek @NelsonCarlye and more! #GMSBelieves

@ktmadigan leads by listening, an example worth following. @FCPSSupt @FCPSR2 @Ricardy4Mason @fezuluaga

@ms_englund @GlasgowMS @ktmadigan @FCPSSupt @fezuluaga @FCPSR2 @Ricardy4Mason The line I am most interested in from the generic reply is "as per the feedback we have received." I am genuinely interested to know whose feedback is being prioritized above the teachers who will be putting themselves/their families at risk in the fall.

A copied and pasted email reply that is incredibly vague is not a sufficient response to concerned @GlasgowMS staff. We will not stop advocating for our school’s needs and we know @ktmadigan is right for our school. Start listening. @FCPSSupt @fezuluaga @FCPSR2 @Ricardy4Mason

@FCPSSupt @Ricardy4Mason @FCPSR2 @fezuluaga

This is no surprise! By working closely with @ktmadigan, I’ve never felt more motivated and supported to try new things and push myself to be a better teacher. She’s thoughtful and deliberate, dedicated, and respected. I truly can’t imagine Glasgow without her! #oneteamonegoal

This is so, so perfectly said 👏🏻