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Building background knowledge on a topic can be much richer with an experience. Consider when your direct instruction can be leveled up using experiential learning to make meaningful connections! #pmlearns @pennmanor

The latest episode of the spark just dropped! Check out this dynamic conversation with Dr. Molly Miller all about productive struggle. You don’t want to miss this opportunity to energize your practice! #pmlearns

This month we’re reflecting about the power of productive struggle to support student learning! Take a look at the highlights from Dr. Jo Boaler’s article titled, “Why Struggle Is Essential for the Brain — and Our Lives.” #pmlearns

The next episode of the spark is live! We sat down with Larisa Garpstas as she shares her perspective on engagement, movement, and the discovery of the science of reading. You don’t want to miss this dynamic conversation! #pmlearns #edchat

One of the easiest strategies to implement in the classroom are these three magical words! When considering formative assessment, we want to level up our questioning to produce the cognitive sweat in our students. Try it out! #pmlearns #edchat

What is your favorite way to take a pulse check on learning? Check out the Instructional Playbook for more ways to zero in on what students know! #pmlearns @pennmanor

This month we’re focusing on all things formative assessment. Check out Cult of Pedagogy’s “5 Conditions for Getting Formative Assessment Right” and keep your eyes out for more tips this month! #pmlearns #formativeassessment #pulseonlearning

Happy Friday, Penn Manor! Each day this week you created new opportunities for your students and unlocked potential. Take a second to reflect on your hard work as you get ready for a brand new week. #pmlearns #unlockopportunities #edchat @pennmanor

Episode 3 of the spark is live! Listen in as we talk with Doug Kramer, Student Support Facilitator at Penn Manor High School. Doug was named the 2024 Outstanding Secondary Educator and you will quickly see why! #pmlearns #edchat @pennmanor

From educator Gwen Blumberg: “Whose voices are heard the most in our classrooms? Teacher voices? Kid voices? The same kid voices? Talk is an art & we can teach kids to grow this skill like any other. I keep coming back to the progression of talk shared by Cynthia Satterlee at The Teachers College Reading & Writing Project reunion & the importance of lifting the level of student talk. I remade her graphic and added a few talk prompts to help make this a teacher scaffold & hopefully a kid tool. Building off the work of: Katy Wishow, Shana Frazin, Donna Santman, & Gaby Layden." Read Gwen’s article for Edutopia here: edut.to/3N1sKGG

Here's Maddie Miller, a new art teacher at Hambright, talking about why she chose to teach at Penn Manor this year. Maddie is one of 34 teachers who joined us this fall. Over the next few days, we’ll feature more new staff members as they talk about "Why Penn Manor?" Stay tuned!

A great night connecting with future teachers at Elizabethtown College. This crew was ready to engage in our New Teacher Toolkit to support student learning! #pmlearns @EtownCollege @pennmanor

Why have so many new teachers chosen to work at Penn Manor this year? Here’s what Colin Anderson, one of 34 new teachers, has to say about what attracted him to a math job at Penn Manor High School. Over the next few days, we’ll feature other new staff members. Stay tuned!

Way to go Dr. Janssen! She recently transformed our back parking lot into Pickleball Courts! I LOVE this new opportunity for our intermediate students! ⁦@pennmanor⁩ ⁦@PtoLetort⁩

Check out how Amy Wiggins works her 4th grade magic! Her strong vertical learning routine runs itself because students know their role by looking at their order on the screen. We love to see this collaborative approach to problem solving in math! #pmlearns #verticallearning

Are you waiting until it’s completely silent? This quick strategy can have a big impact in the classroom. Try it out! #pmlearns #edchat