My girls! They picked an UN Goal, developed their central idea and lines of inquiry, gathered info, and created their plan of action! Reduced Inequalities and Responsible Consumption and Production. We learned, we laughed, and they are amazing! #pypib @BrightAcadFISD
Thanks to @ms_toland for leading our FYT and mentors this year. They celebrated the great work they accomplished—way to go to @BrightAcadFISD FYTs! 🖤
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In this blog post, ICG consultant Kamina Fitzgerald writes about how #administrators, #coaches, and #teachers can use dialogue as a remedy for #loneliness in our schools: ow.ly/8p6M50VjX75
K-2 Writing Units will be 👍🏻👍🏻—mentor texts✔️, rubrics✔️, annotated exemplar piece✔️—we are ready and can’t wait to see the Ss thrive!
Getting vertically aligned & and designing learning that empowers learners… Today was a GREAT day! @BrightAcadFISD
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These readers have been writing SCRs about the central idea of a text. Today, they partnered up to decide the BEST piece of evidence to support their central idea. I was so impressed by their conversations and reasoning!
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4th graders completed a gallery walk of mentor opinion essays noticing what they did “well”. Students were blown away to know that the essays were from past 4th graders at @BrightAcadFISD 🤩
Thank you @BrightPta for bringing this program to our school! The Ss were engaged and the presentation was top notch!
The planetarium created learning that was out of this world! 🤩 #BrightMinds #BrightFutures
A #MicroPD with sweet snacks and learning hacks! @BrightAcadFISD coaches love partnering with our teachers! @SyncWithSimpson @LSawyersLC
So proud of @BrightAcadFISD kinder team for brainstorming ways to increase engagement in their reading block!
There was an old lady that swallowed a turkey… 😂
Coding & retelling pair beautifully together! @BrightAcadFISD
Building our phonics power— @CulpepperLaurie and I led a mini PL and 24 hours later implementation is in full swing! Growing our readers one word at a time! @BrightAcadFISD @holbrooks46 @3rdTrickett @ci_elem
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I CANNOT wait to see these come to life!! Thanks for helping create a way to extend our research on inventors. At dismissal I heard “mom I learned Tinkercad today for 3D printing” ☺️😍
There’s nothing better than creating in @tinkercad to later 3D print! The very definition of future ready learning! @ms_toland @BrightAcadFISD
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We spent some time this morning building houses for the Three Little Pigs. We then tested which house was the strongest and discovered the house made of Brick could withstand all the huffs and puffs of the Big Bad Wolf!
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This week’s math small group focus? Organizing and justifying our thinking! I’m so impressed with the quality of work and attention to detail from these mathematicians! @BrightAcadFISD
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Say. It. Louder. 👏
Let data be your flashlight, not your hammer! #multiplyexcellence
The @BrightAcadFISD teachers have been learning, planning, and applying all things reading this week. We sure do appreciate @holbrooks46 and @CulpepperLaurie for leading us!
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Look at these incredible mathematicians! I am so impressed with their determination to show their thinking! @BrightAcadFISD
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💬 "I can relate to ... because ..."
💬 "Could you clarify when you said ..."
💬 "I found it interesting when ..."
If you're hearing these phrases, you know collaborative conversation is happening!
(Bingo card via @BASDLitCoaches) #StudentVoice
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Proud of these 4th grade leaders taking initiative to start their own book club here at @BrightAcadFISD 🤩 They took action by meeting with our principal, @C_E_Dellinger and advocating to meet during school hours! 💙💚
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#MAPingOurWayToSuccess I can’t wait to get the data from the MAP test to drive meaningful instruction! @BrightAcadFISD

















































