Mandy Robek
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Mandy Robek has been teaching for over 30 years. She has taught kindergarten, first, second, and third grade, and currently teaches third grade, where she finds guiding readers and writers fascinating. Mandy has degrees from the State University of New York College at Buffalo and The Ohio State University. You can follow Mandy at her Substack Enjoy and Embrace Learning and on Instagram @enjoy.embrace.learning.
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August 22, 2025: Welcoming Everyone!
This week’s newsletter is about creating a classroom community that positions students to learn.
Classroom Tour: Flexible Seating
Mandy Robek shares a variety of seating choices students have in her classroom. She explains the reason for her choices and how she manages a classroom where no one has an assigned seat.
Professional Math Resources for Right Now
Mandy Robek has curated a thoughtful list of professional math resources for those who want to apply wise instructional practices to any curriculum or grade level. This list uplifts ways to understand or analyze students’ thinking and value their strategies for solving problems. Mandy includes both professional texts and podcasts.
Classroom Tour: Manipulatives and Books
In a classroom tour, Mandy Robek shares the thoughtful ways she pairs math manipulatives and books while providing easy access to the tools for students. She also promotes engineering and design with access to building blocks and parts.
Classroom Tour: Kinds of Spaces to Help Learning Blossom
Mandy Robek takes time to consider different places students will use in the classroom. She considers books, portable learning spaces, and the way learning will blossom over time in her third-grade classroom.
A Literacy Project Needed Math
Mandy Robek shares the way a Mock Caldecott project naturally connected to the math work happening in her third-grade class.
Listening In Raises Student Voices
Mandy Robek knows how to nurture inquiry and collaboration in her classroom. She shares a process for supporting whole-class projects.
Shared Writing with Older Readers and Writers
Mandy Robek explored using shared writing experiences in her third-grade classroom and discovered it offered many rich literacy learning opportunities.
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