jason coleman

All year @acsabudhabi 8th gs incorporated poetry into their Hums learning. During our units on power and identity, they reflected and created their own poems to connect to the complex issues we study. The last week of school, we celebrated that journey! Thx Laura! #ACSLearns

Laura Silverman and I getting our classes together today to share thinking and do notebook tours at the end of our @TCRWP unit on narrative nonfiction! Great sharing and uncovering complexity from this group reading @PhillipHoose. #ACSLearns

When the @Timberwolves come to @acsabudhabi you know this MN teacher has to get out and meet @WolvesCrunch! #NBA #Minnesota #ACSPlays

Today @NealShusterman gave a writing workshop to the @acsabudhabi 8th graders today! So grateful for our amazing librarian, @Lawson_MaryE! #ACSLearns

@NealShusterman is visiting @acsabudhabi this week! Today, on the idea of drafting, he said, “My sixth draft is what I call draft one.” #ACSLearns

@AlanGratz @acsabudhabi You made his day! Thanks for replying.

@TheMiddleCourse @acsabudhabi Oh no! 😅

Accident prone! This time he’s been mauled by a polar bear to represent George from #TwoDegrees by @AlanGratz for book character day! @acsabudhabi #ACSLearns

2. Student feedback on the process

Overheard today when doing a facilitated discussion protocol with my students that required one of them to pretend as if they weren’t there: “No! She’s not here.“ “Oh! I can’t speak. What am I doing?” “Its not our turn to talk right now.” 😂 #ACSLearns

1. Props to the best Non-Twitter-having teaching partner AtLauraSilverman for coming up with this experience for our kiddos

@acsabudhabi MS Drama Students used the @AdaptiveSchools Focusing Four protocol to decide on which skills in Drama are the most important. These skills will be the major plot driver for scenes to be created next lesson. Thanks for demonstrating the protocol @BridgetDoogan

Today’s adventure in education - the #MESAC JV Soccer Tournament! Go Vipers! #ACSLearns

Looking across Scope & Sequence of all 8th grade classes to find areas to connect led us to this broad conceptual understanding. Is 8th grade @acsabudhabi all about relationships? Isn’t #MiddleSchool all about relationships? #ACSLearns

Earlier this week Grade 8 met with Grade 5 to share info writing strategies. Today they came back and shared final products! #BuildingBridges #Collaboration #ACSLearns thanks @amy_mulv @dencoates and the rest of team 5!!

Bringing the Energy with Mentor Monday yesterday. It was a treat to have my G8 classes teach and work with our G5 students. We shared the key principles of puppetry and a special Work in Progress showing of our upcoming play. @dencoates @jessboerema @acsabudhabi #acsabudhabi

Another busy week in @ACSAbuDhabiMS Drama. Puppetry, poetry performances, comedic scenes and our first live parent audience participation in three years! #acsabudhabi #iamacs

Behind the scenes look at 7th grade theatre scenes. Hilarity! Also learning how some well-placed compliments can make a student’s day from the great @danlast! #PLN #ACSLearns

Living the Humanities Teachers’ Dream @acsabudhabi! Pre-writing is in full effect as 8th grade Ss comb through #LeanNotes and pull info into graphic organizers. Seriously geeking out on inquiry over here! #ACSLearns

Kicking off our research with some #LeanNotes Thanks @TCRWP for the tips! #ACSLearns

8th grade readers @acsabudhabi are committing to building understanding in their independent reading! #MakingThinkingVisible #Headlines #ACSLearns