R. Huber-Jones 🌻

Simply put: When I plan to teach, I'm focused on what I will be saying, instructing, assigning, & assessing. But when I design for learning, I'm focused on what learners will be discussing, engaging with, creating evidence for, self-assessing. Learning isn't about me.

Secondary Social Studies is 🍁falling 🍁all over ourselves to shout out this month's National Treasures! L. Martin @SpartanTweets , T. Wareham @AFHSannounce , A. Runayn @DavisDriveMS , and S. Somma @WLMS_Wildcats

Same process with my 7th graders. Helped them to “see” what they were writing.

#UnpopularTeachingOpinion A completely silent classroom doesn’t mean kids are learning, growing, or having fun at school.

Questioning. We want participants not performers.

With some parents using tablets as digital pacifiers to soothe their children, a new study finds preschoolers who spend 75 minutes or more in front of a screen showed increased anger and frustration as they got older, along with difficulties in regulating their emotions.

Scaffolding Think, Pair, Share can help facilitate deep discussions and drive thinking from ALL students. This handy resource is designed to help students master the WHAT, WHY, and HOW of the process. Just one of the bonus freebies I shared in today’s ‘Cognitive Science in Education Conference’. Thanks to @JohnCattEd for hosting.

@RChewCRES @DrWilsonNorman @MSavageWCPSS @Jenputnam17 I can’t love this enough!

So very blessed to have successfully defended my dissertation this morning! Thank you @DrWilsonNorman @MSavageWCPSS and @Jenputnam17!

You’ll never guess who showed up at @ThePantherCreek to help support Civil War instruction today!! #abrahamlincoln

We're ☘️lucky☘️ to have so many National Treasures to share for the month of March! Middle School : Shout outs to T. Flores @CarnageMagnetMS S. Bunnell @reedycreekms K. Needell @WestMillbrook and S. Brayton @CMMSCougars

March's High School National Treasures are the 🪙 at the end of our 🌈! Shout outs to: J. Wyatt-Ingram @PrincipalIMP Y. Drew @SRMHSpride B. Baker @GreenLevelHigh and J. Abbott @BroughtonHigh

Day 2 of the @NCCSS Social Studies conference! A high point is @RolesvilleRams ‘s T. Hannah repping @WCPSSTeam in the EPF round table discussion panel!

@NCCSS Social Studies Leadership Team loving every minute of the social studies conference! @WCPSSTeam

Sending lots of ❤️to our February National Treasures! K. Ricciuti @LRMSPride , Dr. T. Ball @ddmsdragons, A. Hollingsworth @ThesquareM2 , J. Ballew @leesvilleroadhs , B. McElheny @PrincipalIMP Keep up the great work! You are seen and appreciated!

School children in the U.S. often celebrate Thanksgiving by dressing up as pilgrims and “Indians.” But these traditions tend to perpetuate myths that are offensive to Native American communities. to.pbs.org/3QSv3yr

@chrissy_myers @WCPSSTSP @DRMSdolphins @sddteach @jenniferrolet @paul_scholl @maribeth_priest @mszeto_1 @gggstidham Omg look at you!

@WCPSSTSP @DRMSdolphins @sddteach @jenniferrolet @paul_scholl @maribeth_priest @mszeto_1 @gggstidham Thank you all so much! I was super surprised! I get to work with some amazing people! We have a great group of mentors and BTs!

Congratulations Chrissy Myers @chrissy_myers you are our November Mentor Coordinator of the Month for secondary schools. Thanks for all you do to support the BTs and mentors @DRMSdolphins .🎉 @sddteach @jenniferrolet @paul_scholl @maribeth_priest @mszeto_1 @gggstidham