Whitney Baker

Such a great wk celebrating GT Awareness Week @smithelem_Noel & @TadlockElem! We discussed why GT programs are essential, what it means to be gifted, dived into gifted traits, & why having their academic & emotional needs understood truly matters. #FISDQUEST #whyGT #popcorntreat

Thankful to have such great programs here in @friscoisd to support our gifted students! @TXGifted @FISDAdvAcad

Happy GT Awareness Week! This wk encourages educators and advocates to celebrate gifted learners, strengthen understanding of advanced learning needs, and elevate the impact of strong gifted programs. #whyGT #FISDQUEST @friscoisd @FISDAdvAcad

#3rdgrade Ss @TadlockElem & @smithelem_Noel celebrated solving the mystery of the stolen chocolate bar recipe by making our own 🍫 this wk & playing chocolate themed logic games! #FISDQUEST #smithstrong #TadlockRocks #CaseClosed

#Kinder Ss @smithelem_Noel created #attribute 🚂! Ss enjoyed the challenge of having to change multiple attributes of their blocks each time to continue their train, to get to the end. Ss used @Seesaw to explain their thinking at the end. #FISDQUEST #smithstrong @FISDAdvAcad

#5thgrade Ss @smithelem_Noel have been hard at work building their board games & creating their rule books as they prepare to play test each others games and provide feedback to one another, so groups can work on improving their games. #FISDQUEST #smithstrong @FISDAdvAcad

#4thgrade Ss @TadlockElem & @smithelem_Noel created timelines of coincidences from the book #ChasingVermeer using @canva & connected them to @JTaylorEdu #depthandcomplexity elements. #FISDQUEST #smithstrong #TadlockRocks @BlueBalliett @FISDAdvAcad

#3rdgrade Ss @TadlockElem & @smithelem_Noel are working on logic grid 🧩 to gather clues for our remaining suspect’s 2nd alibi. Ss are eager to see what they find out & if they can eliminate any suspects! #FISDQUEST #TadlockRocks #smithstrong #criticalthinkingskills

1st & 2nd grade Ss @smithelem_Noel continued their work with #tangrams by reading Grandfather Tang’s Story, creating animals with tangrams, and painting them with watercolors. Amazing! 😍 #FISDQUEST #smithstrong

1st & 2nd grade Ss @smithelem_Noel & @TadlockElem were introduced to #tangrams. Ss were challenged to solve different tangram puzzles. The puzzles were not easy, but Ss showed #grit & encouraged each other. #FISDQUEST #smithstrong #TadlockRocks

What is this teacher doing on her first day off for spring break you ask? Watching one of my @TadlockElem students perform in a musical and she is doing amazing! @NTPAOfficial

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Always such a great time seeing my Ss representing their countries at their Multicultural Nights! Both the @SmithPTA & @TadlockElem PTA did a great job hosting both events. #smithstrong #TadlockRocks

#3rdgrade Ss @TadlockElem were gathering more info on their suspects alibis to determine whether their alibi was #valid or #invalid. I think they did a good job making their decision. 👩‍⚖️👨‍⚖️ #FISDQUEST #TadlockRocks

1st & 2nd grade Ss @smithelem_Noel participated in an unplugged coding activity. Ss did a great job being programmers & robots as they applied the #SixThinkingHats to analyze our story! 🤖 #FISDQUEST #smithstrong

#4thgrade Ss @TadlockElem & @smithelem_Noel had @KaeActon, the director & curator from @UNTCVAD, come speak with them about her job to help make #realworldconnections to our unit of study. Such a great experience! #FISDQUEST #smithstrong #TadlockRocks @FISDAdvAcad

#5thgrade Ss @TadlockElem & @smithelem_Noel did market research for their projects, collecting valuable information from their peers. Ss needed to know which game concepts were most appealing to the general public. #FISDQUEST #smithstrong #TadlockRocks @FISDAdvAcad

1st & 2nd grade Ss @smithelem_Noel had some holiday fun with a @breakoutEDU! Ss sadly ran out of time to break out, BUT came back to class the next wk telling me they had continued working on it & had opened another lock! What determination! SO PROUD! #FISDQUEST #smithstrong

#5thgrade Ss @smithelem_Noel & @TadlockElem had fun with a winter themed @breakoutEDU! It was a challenging one, but they persevered & we had some groups break out right at the end! So proud of their determination & teamwork! #FISDQUEST #smithstrong #TadlockRocks @FISDAdvAcad

#4thgrade Ss @TadlockElem & @smithelem_Noel learned more about Vermeer’s 🖼️, Girl with a Pearl Earring. Then Ss used de Bono’s 6 Thinking Hats to help analyze the painting & have a deeper discussion. #FISDQUEST #TadlockRocks #smithstrong @FISDAdvAcad