Theresa Williamson

We are incredibly grateful for their leadership!

Sparking curiosity with these kindergarten scientists today! @FountaindaleES #FDELearns

Started our week @RAMPSwcpsmd with our 1st #ScienceofReading Forum! We had nearly 50 staff, including teachers, paraprofessionals, and admin who showed up to learn with and from one another. A true testament to the collective commitment to growing readers!

Engaged in a wonderful ADI PD with some of the BEST 4th grade Ts! Ready to see this in action! @EllistarTara @drwilliamsonBES @tamsyn78

Some of the BEST gr 4 teachers collaboratively scored student work for the Cornerstone Task! @EllistarTara @tamsyn78 @drwilliamsonBES

This morning we had our first Cross-Campus Reading Buddies session! Our 2nd and 3rd graders were so excited to meet and read with their buddies and see some familiar faces at their “old school”! @EricaDHartley @MsENicholson @LisaJKeyser1

We had a great turnout for our Annual Trunk or Treat last night! Time spent building community and enjoying smiles and laughs with our families is always time well spent!

The BESTer 2nd grade mathematicians created success criteria to help them solve word problems yesterday. Today they used the SC to give peer feedback, edit their work, and type their response! @wcpsHersh @MaryAnnNussear @elemmathgurl @drwilliamsonBES @tamsyn78

K friends at @RAMPSwcpsmd participated in an interactive read aloud, sketched a kite plan in their #sciencenotebook, then used materials to build a kite. @EllistarTara #stemink @DavWarren3

I wish I could show the real smiles on these kindergarten faces! Because when the 5th graders surprise us by leaving notes of encouragement on our writing, it’s a big deal! @FountaindaleES #collectivestudentefficacy

Got to collaborate with some of our 5th grade teachers this morning to analyze common assessments in order to identify instructional next steps! It was very exciting to see the conceptual understanding students have built so far this year! @elemmathgurl

BESTer students made our first attempt at applying our Success Criteria to self/peer assess and edit responses from yesterday. We used the symbols to mark where in their responses you could find evidence of each criteria! @tamsyn78 @drwilliamsonBES @MaryAnnNussear @wcpsHersh

All pupil response cards were a big hit today! Students self assessed where they were at on the progression of learning! Thanks @MsStanton1 for creating them! @drwilliamsonBES @tamsyn78 @RRothAP

After we learn a new sound it becomes the “secret password” for entering the classroom, allowing for several extra daily repetitions. The kids ❤️ it - and don’t worry about the ones who forget; if they don’t copy the child in front of them I supply the sound for them to repeat.

Inspired by @GregJWolcott…using CHAMPS with student modeled pictures to give students clarity on classroom expectations! @tamsyn78 @drwilliamsonBES @RRothAP @MsStanton1

Great PD engaging with Argument-Driven Inquiry Stages. Can’t wait to see this in action with some of the BEST 4th graders. @EllistarTara @tamsyn78 @drwilliamsonBES @RRothAP

Bester School Community Video youtu.be/MQ6iYvUsuro via @YouTube Please see the great learning that is happening at Bester Elementary School.

Second grade and @MsStanton1 at @BesterWCPS are ready to knock this year out of the park! @tamsyn78 @drwilliamsonBES @RRothAP @mrsrepprocks

STEAM focused Vertical Groups starting today! We are researching WeDo’s capabilities so we can create our own robots next week! @FountaindaleES @LEGO_Education @drbowse