Moore in the Middle

So proud of my fifth graders!! @NASA

“Home Alone” #STEM challenge was a huge success today! Ss planned and designed homes with simple machines, and then recorded @flipgrid videos to demonstrate how their traps can stop Marv and Larry #fifthgrade @midvieweast @MidviewLocal

It’s National #BullyingPreventionMonth, so here’s a US #teacher & #librarian #giveaway to win 1 of 5 SIGNED copies of SAY IT OUT LOUD, a #MG about the bystander effect & speaking up! RT & follow by 10/29 for a chance to win. Tag friends for extra entries. #kidsneedbooks #kidlit

Congratulations to our 3rd through 6th grade students from West and East on their accomplishments in the Lorain County Young Authors competition! We are SO proud of you!!! #WeAreMidview

If a student asks you for an accommodation (ex. an extension) because of their mental health, what do you do? I'll tell you what I do. 1. Validate 2. Accommodate 3. THANK them for prioritizing their mental health! Teach youth that something positive comes out of asking for help.

RIP to the great Beverly Cleary, who taught girls to embrace their "too muchness." lithub.com/how-ramona-qui…

My whole feed tonight is fellow authors whose life work was shaped by Beverly Cleary. She didn't just give us Ramona and a way to feel less alone. She inspired us to share our own stories - our own versions of Ramona - to reach all kinds of kids. That, my friends, is a legacy.

Too often, Asian American stories are absent from classroom libraries. @monishabajaj explains why this gap is so harmful—and recommends ways to fix it. learningforjustice.org/magazine/human…

April is just a week away, which means autistic people everywhere are bracing ourselves for what is known in non-autistic circles as “Autism Awareness Month.” Here are some things you should know before all of that starts, and misinformation/propaganda start being spread:

I believe one of our greatest strengths as educators is the opportunity we have to teach EMPATHY. Our world needs a strong dose of it. READ-ALOUD to students from a variety of books & discuss characters, lives, feelings, connections as a community.

There’s nothing standard about this year. Ss grew & what they missed will be made up in years to come bc Ss are resilient & Ts are amazing. Ss deserve to have every remaining day dedicated to their individual needs, not an arbitrary test unrelated to current times.

Independent reading is not about a level; it’s not about a certain number of minutes. Independent reading is that reading we do that helps us develop independent thoughts - not thoughts directed by anyone else. #g2great

My students made these in STEM this week and they were so proud of their games! I was able to play a few and they were so fun! I always love seeing the ways my students are creating with Mrs. Kauffman ❤️

Did you know on this day in 1995, Astronaut Eileen Marie Collins became the first woman to pilot a Space Shuttle? #WomenInStem

NEW BLOG POST steelethoughts.com/2021/01/to-tea…

Hey teachers. We have a lot to process with our students tomorrow. If you are a new teacher, consider using this protocol if you are unsure what to say or do. At least this is a start.

This is truth! 🙌 📷 @spencerideas