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Greetings! My name is Laura Beckett and I'm excited to be back at Madison Elementary for another fantastic school year teaching as Madison's math coach. I am also familiar with Madison from a parent perspective. My son attended school here and graduated from Everett High School in 2013. As a parent I was fortunate to experience what a great school Madison is with a dedicated and highly capable staff. I volunteered at Madison and spent time helping in the Computer Lab working with students of all ages in the classroom and after school. I've enjoyed seeing familiar faces and smiles in our hallways. Working in the community in which I live has been a long time career goal.
I grew up in the Midwest and graduated from Iowa State University but have lived in Everett with my family since 1990. I spent the majority of my adult life working in the newspaper industry both in Seattle and Everett. Prior to becoming a teacher my career involved the support and management of technology and information systems. Yet it was while at Madison volunteering that I was inspired to follow my lifelong dream of being a teacher. So I am especially thrilled to have this opportunity after completing the UW-Bothell Teacher Certification Program. I also like the fact that at Madison I still get to be a Husky.I am very excited to have the opportunity to work with all grade levels of students and am looking forward to a year full of learning, growth, and development.
Laura BeckettMath Instructional CoachClassroom: 425-385-5933
Good Things...
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- Why It's Important to Talk Math With Kids Follow this link to learn more about how we tend to talk about math with boys and girls. I wonder why there's a difference?
- Number Sense Guide - Free Download! What's Number Sense? Finally a clear, concise definition. Number Sense: thinking flexibly about numbers with purpose and accuracy. See the guide for a deeper understanding about all these words. Listen to the Podcast by Andrew Stadel from Estimation 180.
- Looking for patterns, talking about what we notice/wonder, and proving our thinking helps connect big mathematical ideas. Here's a great list of things you can discuss and tinker with to extend thinking with our kids. It's called "Always True, Sometimes True, or Never True?"
- Why It's Important to Talk Math With Kids Follow this link to learn more about how we tend to talk about math with boys and girls. I wonder why there's a difference?
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Schools Closed March 16 - April 24
Please stay safe and wash your hands. We miss you and can't wait to see you again soon. In the meantime, work on your iReady lessons, count, measure, and check out my "Helpful & Fun Math Resources". Every few days I will ask a Flip Grid question for you to record a response to and see what others have to say about math and their thinking. Stay tuned!
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