C. Billek

Thanksgiving OKES balloon parade was a success! Awesome way to incorporate stem with literature! Thank you @Charlotte_B013 for the fun idea. #balloonsoverbroadway

@gfletchy @jeffmikulin Great visual and I needed to see it this way to help my own daughter, Thank you!

Appreciate @jeffmikulin and the time he took capturing this at-a-glance poster of the progression video gfletchy.com/2015/12/18/the… #elemmathchat

@OKESOwls at @edcampflagler ! @teachtinytechie @iteachsprouts @HDascheberg @C_Billek @TeraCote1

He makes me smile everyday! #mamasboy #3isfun #suchaham :)

Learning all about Flipgrid and ofcourse this one resignates with everything we do as an educator. 💕 @edcampflagler

Excited to “Think BIG” this morning and collaborate with some amazing educators! @edcampflagler

A4- Valuable lesson: Not all students think alike & that's ok. As a teacher I should be able to facilitate & foster their creative thoughts even in math. It's not always right or wrong/ black & white when learning. Let them talk more! #BecomingMath

A3-So many ideas to explore in chp. 12-Interesting fact about true random groupings and the growth correlated. The idea that quick images, number talks, math disputes all encourage students to think rationally and see a range of possibilities. #BecomingMath

A2-The idea of how strong proof can be for students in math. How you can teach students to provide proof by having them explore the "why" in all aspects of math. Visual representations would help students provide proof and express their thoughts.#BecomingMath

A1- Also loved this idea: "What powerful changes we could bring our kids and society-at-large if we taught all our students to be their complete selves and use all their faculties." #BecomingMath

A1-Allow our students to be the creative problem solvers. :) "Public perception is that intuition and creativity belong in art, music,and poetry and are not valued in mathematics, which is a realm of pure, absolute, cognitive thought." #BecomingMath

@TracyZager Yes! Thank you for writing what I have been thinking for months! “Why am I having them do so many pg’s in a math book so parents can see we are working?” I felt a weight lifted when I saw this in your book and I’m changing how we do math in my class! 🙌

@TracyZager I would correlate “going over” more so with direct instruction done by a teacher speaking to, not with students to explain a problem and “facilitating a discussion” I feel is listening to students explanation and reasoning.

Ohhh my goodness I know it’s not chat day but I couldn’t help myself as soon as I read this I was like thank you! Just what I have been thinking and needed to see in writing! 🙌

Yes! For months my thought “why am I making them complete so many pg’s in a math book just so parents see we are working?” I’m changing my math lesson to allow S to justify, persuade, connect, and articulate! It may not be in paper form but, ok! #becomingmath

@AppleAviator @tmchiepp @OKESOwls I was totally going to call that one! I noticed you front and center at the last faculty meeting posing with the check, 😆 lol.

@tmchiepp @OKESOwls Nope best thing I ever learned! Always sit in the front, learn more 👍

Matt here from @OKESOwls looking forward to hearing everyone #BecomingMath

A2- Creating an environment that fosters an opportunity to feel safe expressing their thought process and ample opportunities to collaborate with peer discussions. Making Cross connections to previous skills and real life meaningful situations that students value.#BecomingMath

A3-Questioning techniques to encourage students to use rational thinking and check in with their intuitions. They need to develop the ability to recognize when what they are doing is not working. Teaching students to trust their own intuitions and self awareness. #BecomingMath

@tmchiepp Are you noticing and wondering about my answer choice? haha :)

#noticewonder 🧐🤔 #BecomingMath

A1-I had the opportunity to see the power of notice and wonder in a math lesson. N&W allows students to prolong thinking and make sense of the mathematical situation. N&W also provides potential for rich conversation. #BecomingMath