@BensonKara

Teacher, Ranger, Wife, Mother, Daughter

 Zionsville, IN
Joined August 2011
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Seeing a glimmer on day 4! Just got an email from an engaged @ZWMS student. Thanks @GitskinZWest for the game idea. #MTBoS #glimmer
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The @ZCSBoone_Meadow Bioblitz was a success! @zcsSTEM @MyZvilleSchools #BMESTEM
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Some kids at home watching the #GRAMMYs are really proud of their #grannies singing and dancing with @DaBabyDaBaby.
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Fingers crossed for summer. – at Zionsville, IN
Glacier National Park
@GlacierNPS27 Mar 2020
Glacier National Park is modifying operations at the request of state, tribal, and local public health authorities and to adhere to the latest health guidance. Effective 5 pm on Friday March 27, the park is closed to all park visitors until further notice. nps.gov/glac/learn/news/medi…
A snowy winter mountain landscape.

ALT A snowy winter mountain landscape.

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Such a gift! Thank you. – at Zionsville, IN
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Replying to @CFless
@CFless and @ryanflessner have your back with math activities for kids at home.
Courtney Flessner@CFless19 Mar 2020
Need math activities for kids to play at home? Follow @cfless and @ryanflessner and we’ll keep them coming! First Up: Top-It - Greater Than/Less Than, Single Digit Numbers. #yaymath
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Thanks Mystery Science!! – at Zionsville, IN
Mystery Science@MysterySci12 Mar 2020
To help with school closures, we went through all our elementary science lessons, pulled the easiest ones to do from home, and put them all up for free to make it easy. No signup required, no student login—we hope this helps! mysteryscience.com/school-cl…

Mystery Science: Distance Learning

Stress-free science lessons for K-5 distance learning

mysteryscience.com
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Check this out teachers! – at Zionsville, IN
SFUSD Math@SFUSDMath12 Mar 2020
In light of school closures, we have produced ten days of elementary activities teachers can choose to assign students to complete at home. We are releasing them under a CCBY license and you will find them on our homepage sfusdmath.org/ @creativecommons @SFUnified
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Might have to use pizza this year. – at Zionsville, IN
Alex Kontorovich
@AlexKontorovich6 Mar 2020
With Pi Day just around the corner, let’s remember what Pi is all about. After washing your hands thoroughly, cut the crust off a pizza pie and lay it across four others. You’ll see that the crust spans a little more than 3 pies. That’s Pi ≈ 3.14. But that’s not all! (Cont’d)
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Black History Is American History megaphone.link/INV2202230087 This series from @TheLiturgists is well worth a listen. New insights every day. Things our textbooks didn’t teach. – at Zionsville, IN
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Reflecting on fun moments. Global School Play Day was a success in the @ZCSBoone_Meadow STEM room. #BMESTEM #GSPD2020 – at Zionsville, IN
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Black Mathematician Month⠀ Day 3⠀ ⠀ Teacher Reflection: What will you do to disrupt the system?⠀ ⠀ Student Reflection: Why is it important I learn about Black Mathematicians?⠀ ⠀ #BlackHistoryMonth2020
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Rockets, Merge Cubes, Virtual Reality, and astronauts! A great family STEM Night! #BMESTEM
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Community Partners make STEM Night spectacular! Thanks Corteva, Indiana Astronomical Society and the 500 Earth Sciences Club! #BMESTEM
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STEM is Out of This World! – at Zionsville, IN
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I just registered for the Leading Equity Virtual Summit 2020! A FREE online event designed to Inform, Improve, and Inspire educators to ensure EQUITY at their schools. Grab your ticket today! bit.ly/2YoDyV8 – at Florida, USA
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edutopia
@edutopia29 Dec 2019
[Best of Edutopia 2019] #BestofEdutopia2019 One of our most-watched videos of the year showed how drawing is a powerful learning tool, exercising visual, kinesthetic, and linguistic areas of the brain all at the same time.

The Powerful Effects of Drawing on Learning

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One of my favorite things every year!! Check it out. apps.npr.org/best-books/#vie…
I’ll be there! Will you? Come join us. – at Zionsville, IN
ICTM Indiana@IndianaCTM24 Nov 2019
Come join us in one more week for the #2019ICTM Central Indiana Dine and Discuss! Please RSVP to Bryan Passwater in the email below. #INsprEDmath @DrJenJensen @RobinLConti @MrsBruning
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I can not wait to learn and share with our #INspirEDmath community and beyond! Spread the word and let’s make this awesome!
Indiana Department of Education (IDOE)@EducateIN27 Nov 2019
Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, there will be no #INedchat tonight. Join IDOE Math Specialists @RobinLConti and @MrsBruning next Wednesday (December 4) when we talk about making math the best part of the school day. #INspirEDmath @INedchat
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