I had an amazing week! One of those weeks when everyday I was thankful for a big event which helped me grow professionally and our family was blessed this week with several exciting events. Life has it's ups and down but when life is up I have learned to appreciate it and have extreme gratitude.
One of my highlights was having the opportunity to visit a third grade classroom during math workshop. I've been working with our math coach, McKenzie. She is constantly asking me questions that help me to think deeper. In the beginning I was a little intimidated because I didn't know the answers but once I learned it was a conversation of learning my mind shifted and I embraced the learning. We spent over an hour observing Kami's classroom and listening to her students share their mathematical practices and thinking. I wrote down as much as I could I wan interested in the "talk." I will be processing what I heard and am anxious to begin to think about how I can apply my new learning to fifth grade. I am thankful for this opportunity and the celebrations of this week.
"A conversation of learning," I'm sharing this phrase with my friend who is a literacy coach. I loved working with her back when she was in the classroom because we enjoyed many conversations of learning together. Enjoy Christ Lehman and share your learning with us.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad it was such a wonderful week, Maria, and to end with another presentation by Chris Lehman is like the icing on the cake, right? I've seen him once, and he does help you learn while inspiring, too. Have a great weekend.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your time with Chris today!
ReplyDeleteLike Ramona, I am caught by your phrase, "a conversation of learning" - no one is ever truly all the way there, but we support each other's learning by the conversations we have along the way. I'm really glad you had such a productive visit. I love the time I've spent in Kami's classroom.
So exciting when all of that learning feels so rich!
ReplyDeleteMaria, I know that you will enjoy your time with Chris who will bring rich learning to all. I hope you share some of the best comments with us next week.
ReplyDeleteYour joy shines through in this slice, my friend - I cheer for your blessings! And how fabulous that you are seeing Chris Lehman? He is nothing short of amazing.
ReplyDelete"Conversation of learning," is a great way to describe the questioning. If we could all have experiences like that and give them to our students, it would be wonderful.
ReplyDeleteThe part I enjoy most about Slicing is the conversation in the comments. The online community helps me to think deeper. I'm excited to post about my new learning with Chris L. always makes me think differently about close reading as well as the text we choose for our students - more to come Wednesday.
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