Janet Sexton

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Evaluating a peer’s opinion essay using success criteria we created as a class. @BeaumontMagnet @BenchmarkEdu #kcsregion5

Enjoyed using Freeze Frame from @tnartsacademy with both @BenchmarkEdu and @Gallopadekids this week! Ss acted out the rising action and climax of “I Speak Spanish, Too” in ELA as well as the Battle of the Bluffs in social studies. @JanetESexton @KnoxSocStudies @BeaumontMagnet

It’s so cool to see a new generation engaged with Walt Whitman & Maya Angelou. @BenchmarkEdu first read strategy of asking ?s of the text got every S invested, even those who maybe moaned when they read “poetry” in the learning intentions. 🤣❤️ @JanetESexton @BeaumontMagnet

The fact that reading needs to be taught doesn’t make it any less magical.

Bingo meets Jeopardy meets Team Vowels and @BenchmarkEdu Automaticity Practice. Core Extension was lively and fun today! @BeaumontMagnet #KCSRegion5

Using our reading blueprint to use the word responsible in her writing. #Kindergarten #region3 #littlekidsbigwords @KCSReg3Director @JanetESexton @CESHornetsBuzz @WatsonKCS

Whitney Harness engaging students in discussion as they find collective nouns in informational text while building knowledge about government. Implementing Benchmark Advance with integrity. ⁦@JameyRomig⁩

5th graders discussing how voting rights evolved from the 1800s to the 1900s is 😍! @BeaumontMagnet #kcsregion5 #noplacelikebma @BenchmarkEdu @JanetESexton

Loving these student summaries as they tackle Lyndon Johnson’s Voting Rights Act Address in @BenchmarkEdu unit 3! This unit really gives such great depth to our upcoming social studies module as well! @BeaumontMagnet @JanetESexton #kcsregion5

⁦@sarahkosak1⁩ and Lacey Robbins modeling explicit instruction of foundational literacy. Stepping out and asking questions to prompt collaborative discussions with second grade teachers. #NOV DLD

5th grade teachers discussing the impact of creating a timeline to support the culminating task. What standards will students demonstrate when completing the task? Michele Genova, Heather Johnson, and Kim Fischer prompting thinking to support collaboration. #NOV DLD

Kindergarten teachers preparing to teach using unit prep protocol- backwards design. Lora Nanny and Tiffany Holmes leading the conversations asking what do students need to know and do. NOV DLD

Third grade teachers digging into unit prep protocol. Nicole Buchanan and Andrea Hetman prompting rich conversations on what students need to know and do for the culminating task. #NOV DLD

First grade teachers using unit prep protocol and asking -have I prepared students to speak and write about the knowledge within the unit. Thanks to Jayne Dyar and Lindsey Chapman for facilitating this important work. #NOV DLD

Second grade teachers intellectually peeping using unit prep protocol. Thanks to Tarah Karczewski and JoBeth Hooter for leading the collaborative conversations. #NOV DLD

Kindergarten and first grade teachers engage in deepening content knowledge of foundational literacy. Thanks to Kelsey Willenborg and Allison Murray for leading the work. #NOV DLD

Michelle Hoffmeister and Belinda Holderness lead fourth grade teachers through unit prep protocol. Planning with the end in mind. Teachers working together to prepare effective implementation of Benchmark Advance. #NOV DLD

⁦@sarahkosak1⁩ and Anitra Selmon support kindergarten and first grade teachers solidify foundational literacy instruction using Fundations. Collaborative learning with colleagues. #NOV DLD