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Toolkit: Connecting Math with Students

Lawrence Williams is a fifth grade math teacher at Springhill Elementary School in Prince George’s County. What are some of the things in his toolkit? HOBERMAN SPHERE (See photo above) The bright colors of the Hoberman sphere grab students’ attention and expose multiple geometric shapes when the sphere is extended. CUISENAIRE RODS Cuisenaire rods are […]
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Toolkit: Teaching Academic Life Skills and Loving It

Kara Brooks-Odom teaches at Mt. Hebron High School in Howard County. Students in Kara Brooks-Odom’s academic life skills classes typically have an IQ below 80 and may or may not be social, or even verbal. Kara says many are able to find gainful employment with some minor modifications to the task or workplace and that brings […]
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“Mrs. Fitzsimmons, We Need You in Room 113, Please.”

Meet Sarah Fitzsimmons, a licensed clinical professional counselor and National Board Certified Counselor at Carroll Manor Elementary in Baltimore County. Carroll Manor is recognized as an American School Counselor Association Model Program. WALKIE TALKIE My walkie is a toolkit must! The administration and school secretaries can communicate with me about a classroom I need to […]
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Toolkit: Lemony Snicket and This Guy Are Asking All the Wrong Questions …

Meet Thomas Dennison, a fifth grade teacher at Havre de Grace Elementary School in Harford County and a winner of a 2016–2017 $25,000 Milken Educator Award. Read his ActionLine article: “Q: How do we start? A: #truth” here. Here are some of his favorite classroom tools: LEMONY SNICKET BOOKS (See above) A great book is […]
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Musicians Ready? One, Two, Three, Four…

BATON I see my baton as my magical wand. I control and manipulate tempo, stylistic approaches, dynamics, and the start and ending of a musical phrase. 2. TRUMPET I play my trumpets to model and play along with my students. I often play the music myself to determine difficulty and feasibility for the students. 3. CONDUCTOR SCORES I follow the […]
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