Bethany Hubbell

Check out, @DrJ_Anderson: a jack-of-all-trades, can now add crossing guard to his list! It truly takes a village! @officialSPS @Sequiota

No big deal...just zooming with @LauraNumeroff! If you give a teacher a pandemic...they’ll find a way to keep learning fun! Thank you @Sequiota PTA. #kindergartenshenanigans @officialSPS

Enjoying #celebrateSPS with the Sequiota crew! Thank you to the @Foundation4SPS and @Sequiota PTA for hosting this great night!

@HoingRachel Congrats @Mrs_JWagner !!

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@CaityLarson Yep...we are finding those silver linings!

@BHubb311 Love how that technology piece is creating opportunities like this that we may not have had before! Or at least making them easier in our current situation.

A8: We had a zoom meeting with a couple teachers from another school. It was a great way to connect and share ideas. #SPSMathChat

Thank you @MsCastillosMath and @CaityLarson! Great chat tonight. #SPSMathChat

@HoingRachel YES!! You make me better.

A8: Daily conversations with my teammates are so important to me. Debriefing about the lesson and taking about next steps is so helpful! #SPSMathChat

A6: Manipulatives are vital in helping my kinders understand the difference between addition and subtraction. They are physically able to move the pieces to show their thinking and understanding. #SPSMathChat

@CaityLarson YES! Manipulatives help me to truly 'see' my student's thinking. It's hard to do that on a device.

@BHubb311 Manipulatives are just as powerful tools though!! And I think should be more utilized at higher grade-levels too when technology can tend to 'take over'! #SPSMathChat

A5: I gotta be honest....at the kindergarten level we use lots of manipulatives to share our thinking. Technology isn't a big part of math for us. #SPSMathChat

@MsEutsler117 Yes! The switch to @IllustrateMath has me looking at math in a whole new way! The way we teach math is VERY different than how I learned math.

A4: Experience math ourselves, feel the struggle, and the level of uncertainty our students feel. Shift our mindsets from how we view math as routine and procedure to being open to various approaches. Shift the focus from teaching page by page to Ss leading. #SPSMathChat

A4: Time with experienced teachers. Anytime I can bounce ideas with someone else who is "in the trenches with me" I feel like I gain so many ideas! I love to talk to colleagues. #SPSMathChat

@HoingRachel @MsCastillosMath Ha! "So much more!" Do we share a brain????

@MsCastillosMath @BHubb311 So much more! It is pretty magical to watch 5 year olds make meaning and share their thinking in different ways!

@HoingRachel @BHubb311 What have you learned about what your kids can do? Is it more or less than what you may have expected in the past? #SPSMathChat

@MsCastillosMath @HoingRachel So much more! But going back to Q2- it has taken time to build the ability have productive discourse...but they amaze me everyday!

A3: I think @IllustrateMath is helpful with this! Today in class we solved two problems...but the discussion and thinking was so much more! I agree getting all the standards in can feel overwhelming, but we should focus on quality over quantity. #SPSMathChat

@HoingRachel Structure is so important...especially for our little ones!

A2: I am learning to bite my tongue and allow for more student discussion. I also think keeping routines and structures consistent really helps! #SPSMathChat

A2: I think I would remind them that baby steps are okay. It takes time (and a classroom family) to build a community where kids can participate in discourse, take risks and make mistakes. #SPSMathChat

@MsCastillosMath @HoingRachel @IllustrateMath She is the best!!

Had the opportunity to film in @HoingRachel classroom last week - amazing work coming from Kinders piloting @IllustrateMath because they have a master teacher to facilitate discussion#SPSMathCHat

@clmagers @Mrs_JWagner @CindyWebster19 @sraKnapp @MoAESP @officialSPS Woohoo! Go @Mrs_JWagner!!