Teacher at Callanan Middle School in Des Moines, IA. Product of @OPSCentralHigh. Follow our class Twitter: @mrpattersoncms. #innov8dmps #10000hours
Des Moines, IA
Joined February 2015
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While I don’t always agree with Malcolm X, he was an exceptional orator. This is one of my favorite speeches where he discusses the importance of empowering your community. open.spotify.com/track/3DwMk…
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Spot on Mr. Patterson! Love that my daughter takes classes from you. teapawt.org/pattersondmps/status/9…
Implementing a culturally responsive curriculum goes beyond hanging up posters and revising test questions. Teachers must move on from the Eurocentric historical narrative that’s traditionally dominated education. #bethemodel #innov8dmps teapawt.org/mrpattersoncms/status/…
Implementing a culturally responsive curriculum goes beyond hanging up posters and revising test questions. Teachers must move on from the Eurocentric historical narrative that’s traditionally dominated education. #bethemodel #innov8dmps teapawt.org/mrpattersoncms/status/…
The noise level of a class during an assessment can provide insight to whether students feel that they are part of a community. I’m proud of the work that we have accomplished so far this year! #bethemodel #innov8dmps teapawt.org/mrpattersoncms/status/…
Students explained and connected different historical concepts through writing aka we had a quiz! Infinite Campus will be updated over the weekend. #lockedin #focusedfriday
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Students of color should see themselves and their values represented in the curriculum. #bethemodel #innov8dmps teapawt.org/mrpattersoncms/status/…
Doing something this unstructured is scary. It’s worth the risk though.It will serveas a referencepoint for the rest ofthe unit. #innov8dmps teapawt.org/mrpattersoncms/status/…
We played a game called Muggles and Wizards. Tomorrow, we will make real world connections and discuss who won/lost!
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I always change the background on my EPSON projector to an upcoming “aha” moment. It’s a great way to shape classroom conversations!🇨🇩
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A student drew a picture of me patiently waiting for the class to meet expectations. I said next time, please don’t forget my 💪🏼! 😂
When comparing different maps/documents, the colors HAVE to be consistent! Yellow = 🇫🇷, Pink = 🇬🇧, etc... teapawt.org/mrpattersoncms/status/…
Students compared and contrasted thematic maps to understand the impact of colonization! We also practiced using OneNote to submit 📝!
6thblock is living up to our class motto: We don't expect perfection, we expect that today is better than yesterday. #bethemodel #innov8dmps teapawt.org/mrpattersoncms/status/…
We are creating thematic maps of Africa so we can make inferences about the impact of European colonization!
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Every afternoon this student makes my day more than she will ever know. She wntd more room to work and this was our "camping" compromise. 😂
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Choose a job that you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life! #innov8dmps #bethemodel
I didn't set any expectations concerning volume during work time! Silence isn't the goal, but it was great to see everyone so focused! teapawt.org/mrpattersoncms/status/…
We continued to learn about Mansa Musa by identifying relevant text evidence. Block 2 was in mid-year form this morning! 😊
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1 ofthe most underrated hallmarks of an effective classroom is the explicitteaching ofstudent movement. We will notwander and we will 💁🏼♂️!
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The fact that I used to exclusively silo standards into arbitrary units and regions, blows my mind.
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Seriously, I'm so proud ofour students here at Callanan! I didn't do projects likethis till high school! bit.ly/2q1fxkl #innov8dmps