Check out globaldayofdesign.com for more information and lesson ideas. Or check out Makerspaces on Powerschool.

Students need to make, build, and tinker. The Global Day of Design is one-day that focuses on using the Design Thinking process in school. Our goal for the Global Day of Design is to inspire a transformation in schools around the world to incorporate design into an every day practice with our students.

Be the teacher that is present with your students. If you're present, then they are more likely to be present. Right now we are at the part of the year where there are many things vying for our attention. Open House, State Testing, End of the Year stuff seems to cloud our minds and we forget about what's right in front of us. You have the opportunity to see these kids every day. Really see them. Make them feel like they belong. Make them feel safe. If you show up present and ready to make an impact, then the students are going to feel that. Finish strong!

Creating an inclusive culture in math starts with implementing a mathematical mindset. What mindset messages are you stating in your classroom? Are you praising the learning process? What are the students' mindsets? Check out this new resource for ideas on how to teach for a mathematical mindset culture. Each hexagon has is an illustrated idea with a free teacher video. Click on the hexagons to see a video. https://Creattinyurl.com/MMhexagons

Ideas include: Growth Mindset Culture, Nature of Mathematics, Challenge and Struggle, Connections and Collaborations, and Assessment.

One way to encourage inclusivity is by allowing students' gifts to shine. Passion Projects are a great way for students to research and create something that they are passionate about. For more information and resources check out Passion Projects here.

Want more ideas about teaching inclusivity? Check out Google's new tool, Talk to Books. This website run by Artificial Intelligence allows you to ask books what you would like to know. After you run the search, a list of books and the excerpt talking about the subject is listed. Check it out here: books.google.com/talktobooks/