Miss Litzel (she/ her)

Just had the best PD in my 18 years in education!! We got to learn from the man himself @pgliljedahl ! He really brought his book, “Building Thinking Classrooms” to life and made me excited to get back in my class and try out all my new learning! @StephensMiddle #ProudtobeLBUSD

@StephensMiddle Thank you families! Stephens has the best families!!! #prideofthewestside

Human number lines! What do we notice? How do we know a value is greater or less? What does zero mean? •• I absolutely love how collaborative this team is. I walk into 3 classrooms & they’re all doing the same lesson! @LitzelMiss @StephensMiddle

Great way to start a 3-Day weekend!

Happy #SpiritDay ! At @StephensMiddle we support & stand with our LGBTQ+ students! @glaad #ProudtobeLBUSD

Let’s face it fractions aren’t that fun but when you add in BTC and Fraction tiles it gets a lot better! Thanks @vovothao for hooking us up! @StephensMiddle #prideofthewestside #ProudtobeLBUSD

My bright spot ☀️ this week • Our Stephens Math Teacher Squad • I’ve never met a team so eager & open minded.

@Adopt_classroom I am a 6th-grade math teacher at Stephens Middle School in the Westside of Long Beach, California! #prideofthewestside! This generous donation would mean everything to my mathletes and give us the tools we need to be the best of the best! donors.adoptaclassroom.org/s/designation/…

Entering our #AACBackToSchool2023 Classroom Giveaway is easy. Step-by-step instructions for entering here: adoptaclassroom.org/2023/08/07/500… Don’t forget, you can enter for an additional $100 AdoptAClassroom.org donation by sharing your classroom page on social media!

Happy Pride Month from @StephensMiddle ! #Pride2023 #purpleforLGBTQIAyouth #loveislove #ProudtobeLBUSD

Please help me build my thinking mathemagical classroom! donorschoose.org/project/help-m…

@StephensMiddle @megan_a_traver #PrideodtheWestside

Here to 📣 about my amazing friend & teacher, @spillerela! The Ss in her Female Leadership class hand made 👚s and sold them to support the #LGBTQ community. Then donated all the 💵 from their hard work! Talk about some #fiercefemaleleaders ! #prideofthewestside @StephensMiddle

We, @StephensMiddle , loved @glaad ‘s #Spiritday so much, it inspired us to have a #LGBTQSelfLoveDay to make sure our students know we love and support them always and forever! #prideofthewestside #ProudtobeLBUSD

Furniture refresh to make my fabulous classroom even more fabulous ✨ !!@StephensMiddle #prideofthewestside #ProudtobeLBUSD

@GrisRod16 @NBPTS Wow! Congrats! Get it girl!!!

I’m so proud to have achieved my National Board Certification! The possibilities are endless! #NBCTstrong @NBPTS #proudtobelbusd

Reviewing for our IAB and playing Plinko at the same time! That’s how to make math fun! The Price is right in my class! ⁦@StephensMiddle⁩ ⁦@LBUSD_MATH⁩ #missfabsmathletes #prideofthewestside #ProudtobeLBUSD

Building our number sense with the 24 War class competition! ⁦@StephensMiddle⁩ ⁦@LBUSD_MATH⁩ #missfabsmathletes #pride ofthewestside #ProudtobeLBUSD

We played “Turkeys in Town” to review integer operations today! The Ss ❤️ it and asked me to make one for b4 winter break! I’m going to have them come up with the name and theme! @StephensMiddle @LBUSD_MATH #missfabsmathletes #prideofthewestside #ProudtobeLBUSD

How do you motivate 6th graders to do their integer operation review sheet!? Combine it with an ax throwing competition! @StephensMiddle @LBUSD_MATH #missfabsmathletes #prideofthewestside #ProudtobeLBUSD