Ms. Simons

Best part of teaching—seeing a former student lean into his gifts and make a difference for others at the Loudoun #Juneteenth2023 celebration. I can’t wait to learn from him and see what great things he does with @LoudounNaacp

Schools scared to death. The truth is, one education under desks, Stooped low from bullets; That plunge when we ask Where our children Shall live & how & if

Adding 4 new chicks to the Farm. Living it up @LCPSFarmwell

@LCPSFarmwell SciOly is headed to states! In a crazy virtual setting, the Farm finished 7th in rankings at regionals. Congrats to our 11 medal teams in 9 events! #falconsoar

@AvdellasL @karunaratneHPMS @HPMS_Official This looks like so much fun! I’d love to know more so I can borrow! @tracyjamesrossi

Loved seeing use of breakout rooms for Ss to collaborate on food web knowledge where each group had their own slide deck and @karunaratneHPMS gave instant feedback on each slide before they could move on @HPMS_Official 🍍

Fave part of DL teaching-Friday Shoutouts! I sent so many out this week because our @LCPSFarmwell students are crushing DL! #falconssoar #soar

@FHSProfe @MrsParkShine @MrsGriffin301 @katie_eustis I’ve done 2ways: 1-monitor chat and have them drop ?s. 2-have then start with teacher as main room, mute mic, and pop in with questions. Both have worked

@MrsParkShine @MrsGriffin301 @katie_eustis Even with mute tab, were you able to do this without any feedback if someone called you for a question? Could you listen to all rooms at same time. I tried this with a group of students to practice (we start today) and it was a disaster. I’d love a work around.

I made breakout room choice doors where Ss will "go" to during their work time. We're using Google Meet & I plan to link different Meet links to each 🚪so Ss can collaborate, work alone, or get extra help. Honoring differences & personalizing instruction! Feel free to use⬇️

“I see no color” is not the goal. “I see your color and I honor you. I value your input. I will be educated about your lived experiences. I will work against the racism that harms you. You are beautiful. Tell me how to do better.” ... That’s the goal.

So #COVID19 has ended the debate: leggings are now officially considered pants. There’s no going back anymore. 🤷🏻‍♀️

I thought I might miss gift cards and notes from the kids this week, but the emails I have gotten for #TeacherAppreciationWeek have been the best, most uplifting messages ever! Makes this insanity worth it :)

There is no way this is real life. It’s a Black Mirror episode, right?

I cannot say how great it was to touch base with some of my @LCPSFarmwell students today! Best meeting ever! So excited to let them sign up for what they need next week :)

It took 5 months, but postcards came back from Antarctica 🇦🇶 today! #penguin #lifesciences

I have realized my calling in life is NOT video editing. It can only get better from here! 😂 Video lesson #1 down, how many to go? 🤔 #teachingduringcoronavirus

Being away from @LCPSFarmwell is getting to me! #missmystudents #missmyfriends

Love Oreo 🐰 (and my principal, of course!)

I’ve become increasingly frustrated with things as I internalized a lot lately. This growth mindset has helped me focus on what I need to #growthmindset #iCANdothis

Love the simplistic explanation from this. We all play a part. #FlattenTheCuve #SocialDistancing

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Go do this! Last year was so much fun!