Beth Waller

Thank you @chrissyrwagner @BMESEagles and Velocity Church for treating us to a fun dinner for teacher appreciation! @sherrycarducci @linz_kurtz

On now ➡️ Join #LeadingThroughChange with @ChefJoseAndres, @DaveMatthewsBnd, and @EbonyBeckwith for a discussion on feeding the world through meals and music in times of uncertainty. sforce.co/2K2jdyn

Students created parade balloons containing Native American facts and used Beebots to code the parade route for their Native American Parade! @dreitzbmes @linz_kurtz @chrissyrwagner @engageYCSD @BMESEagles @LBDonatelli @Khigh711

@dreitzbmes will definitely be missed at @BMESEagles , especially by his best friend Buddy. Best wishes on your new adventure, you will be great! @YCSD @chrissyrwagner @linz_kurtz @sherrycarducci @ShandorVictor

BMES second graders practiced fluency while reading to our new friend Theo! @dreitzbmes @linz_kurtz @chrissyrwagner @YCSD @BMESEagles

@Waller2nd I need to totally see your Fortnite dance moves! Do you offer lessons?

A3: There are definitely more off task behaviors if students are not interested in the lessons. I get to know my students and keep up on the latest trends. If I break out in a Fortnite dance or can explain evolving in Pokemon and relate it to a lesson...they are in! #ycsdchat

@Khigh711 Lol which form do you want to know?

@Waller2nd What are the three evolutions of Eevee??

@bmes1stgrade Thanks Jenna!

What an awesome conversation about student engagement! Thank you so much for your commitment to engaging our Ss! Are you ready to rise to the challenge? #ycsdchat #engageycsd

A5: My most engaging lesson this year was today! @Khigh711 created an ozobot lesson to help learn the oceans and continents. My Ss absolutely loved it! #ycsdchat #engageYCSD

A4: Agree with everything here. I also get a lot of ideas from my team! We have been planning some great things for 2nd this year to engage Ss in content and math. Can’t wait to use the 🐝bots for Native Americans!! #ycsdchat

@linz_kurtz Agree! I once wore a cowgirl hat and lassoed the pattern “core” with a real rope. Yehaw. Ask Patty Burns, she thought I was crazy y’all!

A2: I think instructional delivery can go a long way when it comes to those topics and parts of lessons that are difficult to engage students. We may feel silly but going over the top with excitement for something will keep their attention #ycsdchat

@Khigh711 Love this!

A2: my 2nds like to be silly and sometimes seeing me act a little silly helps. They are tuned into what I’m saying. If I can find a way to make something hands on or allow them to move it helps!! Today we added quotations to sentences using elbow macaroni #ycsdchat

A2: This year I have made a concerted effort to include partner work and some kind of technology aspect to my lessons. The students LOVE working together and get so much more out of it. Ty @Khigh711 and @LBDonatelli for all of the cool ideas this week! #ycsdchat

A1: I find that a lot of my higher level readers have trouble with fluency. Their word solving skills are awesome but they take their time as they do it. This week we used spooky pointers, roll and reads, and fashion glasses to help build reading fluency.#ycsdchat

@Waller2nd Welcome!!!

My name is Beth Waller and I am a 2nd grade teacher at BMES! #ycsdchat

@BMESEagles How do you #engageycsd students in learning the 7 continents and 5 oceans? Use ozobots to travel to and from them! @LBDonatelli @dreitzbmes @chrissyrwagner @linz_kurtz @kecagle @KellyPrats @cgonzalezvega @Khigh711