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Category: Penny Smits

Penny SmitsFebruary 13, 2022February 15, 2022

Did She Just Say, “Snowball fight?”

Did I catch your attention like I caught my students’ curiosity?  So what does a snowball fight have to do with math?  Let’s just say the idea came about because…

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Penny SmitsFebruary 13, 2021

A Timeless Classic

Who knew teaching students in the virtual environment would be so difficult?  The struggles range from getting students to turn on their cameras to trying to get them working in…

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Penny SmitsFebruary 3, 2020February 3, 2020

Listening, Speaking and Culture Building, Oh My!

If you are looking for a brain break that helps build the culture in the classroom while working on students speaking and listening skills, then Categories may be what your…

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Penny SmitsFebruary 1, 2019February 5, 2019

What Makes You Smile?

Our TRC team has been investigating how to create psychological safety in the classroom. Our goal is for teams and individuals to feel safe to take interpersonal risks and to…

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