Aqua man on land (irony)-imitate craft-poetic devices-allusion to a movie long ago-high school English teachers could have fun with the T-mobile commercial from the Super Bowl! #katyisdela YouTube.com/watch?v=YVeCwS…

Color coding -positive/negative/neutral to imprint vocabulary along with sketches. Yes-GT kids (and all kids) need study skills that make sense! #katyisd #katyisdela

“If you look the right way, you can see the whole world is a garden”(Francis Hodges Burnett) -inspirational quote for students to use for Writing Club

Celebrating Leap Year with letters to our future selves! #katyisd #katyisdela

GT 6th grade fun! Build with random parts, create, write Katy ISD

Math Museum ⁦Tays Junior High⁩ —⁦Ms.Biddle had geometry students think outside of the lines! ⁦Katy ISD⁩

NEW: Teaching Study Skills Middle Schoolers Need. #edutwitter #educoach #teachertwitter TCEA To succeed in school, middle grades students must learn to organize & study effectively. G/T Facilitator Sharon Ratliff shares her skill-building strategies. middleweb.com/50551/study-sk…

Over 30 GT students presented their Ted Talks this week. Wow- incredible students spotlight their research topics! ⁦Tays Junior High⁩ ⁦Elizabeth Walls⁩ ⁦Kristal Parrish⁩ #katyisdela

Poetry with a punch at Write Camp—poets invited voice by incorporating dialogue & point of view in poems-fun with candice trimm -we were wowed by our poets! #writecamp @katyisdela

Inside Out 2- not just for tweens and teens- an insightful flick for middle school teachers and counselors!

Preordered this book because the phenomenal writing of these authors - even the first line of the first page will intrigue the GT student! # GT Katy #Katyisd #katyisdela

Enjoyed hearing how Ruta Sepetys Updates and Steve Sheinkin collaborated on The Bletchley Riddle -a tale about an “underrepresented” group of code-breakers during World War II told from the perspective of two intelligent, curious siblings.

Writing Club looked for inspectional thankful quotes or wrote a note of Thanksgiving - blank paper and metallic pens are always inspiring!

Quiz Bowl Reflection after competing in our first tournament last weekend - amazing Tays Junior High-sportsmanship-thinking-team work!

This is my bonus for the day- walking into my office with a returned book and a note from a student! Book talks matter! #GT #Katyisdela

Writing club inspiration today: describe hot chocolate without using “hot” or “chocolate” -could a beverage or food bring a positive or negative vibe? How could writers reveal the vibe? # GT #katyisdela

Tiger Destination Imagination Time —D’Imagineers from KJH showing their talents with Walk the High Wire Challenge at the regional competition! Ready to roar! #GT ⁦Katy ISD⁩

April 1- Writing Club fun- their mouths were watering as we wrapped up club and I presented my box of sweet surprises. One donut? Oh no- we can divide this among ourselves right? They all chortled and a wave of laughter swept the room when I brought out the real donuts!

Escape room challenge, treats with inspirational quotes, and insightful bookmarks are some of the ways the GT team Katy ISD is celebrating GT awareness week #whyGT #gtweek #TAGT

Stay curious-learn stuff! It’s been fun starting quiz bowl at two junior highs - remarkable students, fabulous quiz bowl coaches and supportive administrators! Successful tournament today-23 teams competed - that’s lots of students using their Saturday to participate!