Teachers are like great albums. Everyone can think of at least one that changed their life. Good luck this school year! x.com/i/events/14313…

It was so fun having students back in the classroom this past week! The heat advisory kept us inside but didn’t keep us from bringing the outside in. #STEAM #outdoored #outdoorlearning #STEAMed #gifteded

I had 1st graders do a speed design thinking process this week & in yesterday’s group a student started to get stressed. I overheard her pepping herself up by saying “you can do this (name). Come on. You’ve got this.” How awesome. I love hearing student perseverance! #STEAM

A little bit of Ted Lasso has joined our classroom. His stance on tea will stay outside our classroom though

Missouri families who had a student approved for free or reduced priced meals during the 20-21 school year can apply for a one-time Summer Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer benefit for that child. The deadline to apply is Friday, Oct. 8. Learn more: bit.ly/3AlibFt

GREAT article!! I highly recommend for any current teacher Ask the Teachers spencerauthor.com/?p=64328 via Dr. John Spencer

Just started #factvsfiction and loving it so far! Only on chapter 3 and the Nívea beyond ‘fake news’ image alone has me so excited for ways to implement the learning from this book into my classroom! Can’t wait to keep reading Library Girl - See Pinned Tweet Darren Hudgins @iste

I LOVE THIS!!!

Share your hopes and aspirations for Missouri’s gifted learners at DESE’s Portrait of a Gifted Learner Exploration Meetings. Registration: bit.ly/PortraitGifted…. Missouri DESE

This just in!! Finally got the most recent AdaTwistScientist book. This is by far one of my favorite picture book series for STEAM!

We had some good finds during outdoor learning today! Recognize any of these 🦴?

A 2nd grader today was SO excited when she saw my headphones because “I’ve never seen stringed AirPods before!”

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Really informative session from @rsdgifteded team regarding using MO-GLOs for the portrait of a gifted student. Denny Rhodes, Katherine Rottjakob Rockwood Center for Creative Learning did a fantastic job. Next time make sure you see them when they present! #MOPWR2024 #HPSDtigers

STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) teacher Katherine Rottjakob has been named Teacher of the Year at the Center for Creative Learning! "I wanted to positively impact young lives by nurturing their intellectual curiosity," she said. Rockwood School Dist

After careful consideration by our staff, we're thrilled to announce that Katherine Rottjakob has been chosen as the CCL Teacher of the Year! 🏆

More than 150 Rockwood students and staff were honored for their achievements during the Board Awards Ceremony last night, including 2 Above and Beyond Award recipients. Congratulations to these outstanding students and staff! #WeAreRockwood Learn more: rsdmo.org/news/article/~…

3rd graders are hard at work on our beginner ABC French book!! Can you tell which French landmark one student is drawing? Studentreasures #SpringPublishing #ProudAuthors

For #ThrowbackThursday this week, we're taking a look back at some more of our Rockwood building-level Teachers of the Year when they were going through school! Check the ALT text for more details. Do you have a #ThrowbackThursday idea? Send it to [email protected]!

Breakout session 1 is underway! “Magic in the Middle” with Jessica LaFollette, “Nurturing the Whole Gifted Child” with Katherine Rottjakob, and “School of Rock” with E. Ariele Lee #GAM2024