Enjoyed a wonderful Friday afternoon watching our #SSPMSpackers play Mahtomedi. Packers won 3-0.
September 9, 2023 at 12:35 AM
Enjoyed a wonderful Friday afternoon watching our #SSPMSpackers play Mahtomedi. Packers won 3-0.
Ok... it's the first day of school (if you don't count our soft opening yesterday with just the 6th grade & WEB leaders.) Here's a closer look inside the #SSPMSpackers #FlexSeating #LearningLounge.
Year 15 is *officially* underway!!
Year 15 is *officially* underway!!
September 6, 2023 at 9:44 PM
Ok... it's the first day of school (if you don't count our soft opening yesterday with just the 6th grade & WEB leaders.) Here's a closer look inside the #SSPMSpackers #FlexSeating #LearningLounge.
Year 15 is *officially* underway!!
Year 15 is *officially* underway!!
It's time for one of my most favorite lessons of the school year! Upton Sinclair's The Jungle! I brought in treats for my #AmericanStudiesSSP #SSPMSpackers.
Thanks or disgust? 🤔🫢🤢🤮
"I feel like this is going to be turned into a lesson."
"This is really for us... like... no strings attached?"
Thanks or disgust? 🤔🫢🤢🤮
"I feel like this is going to be turned into a lesson."
"This is really for us... like... no strings attached?"
March 10, 2025 at 8:40 PM
It's time for one of my most favorite lessons of the school year! Upton Sinclair's The Jungle! I brought in treats for my #AmericanStudiesSSP #SSPMSpackers.
Thanks or disgust? 🤔🫢🤢🤮
"I feel like this is going to be turned into a lesson."
"This is really for us... like... no strings attached?"
Thanks or disgust? 🤔🫢🤢🤮
"I feel like this is going to be turned into a lesson."
"This is really for us... like... no strings attached?"
It appears I'll be 3 shy of a blackout on my #SSPMSpackers #MNstudies Summer Bingo. How did you do this summer?
September 4, 2023 at 3:42 PM
It appears I'll be 3 shy of a blackout on my #SSPMSpackers #MNstudies Summer Bingo. How did you do this summer?
Call for newspapers!
#Inauguration #ElectionLearningTrunk
C/o @markjwestpfahl.bsky.social & #SSPMSpackers Students
700 2nd Street N.
So. St. Paul, MN 55075
Consider sending your local January 21, 2025 newspapers for my students to analyze for years to come!
#Inauguration #ElectionLearningTrunk
C/o @markjwestpfahl.bsky.social & #SSPMSpackers Students
700 2nd Street N.
So. St. Paul, MN 55075
Consider sending your local January 21, 2025 newspapers for my students to analyze for years to come!
January 20, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Call for newspapers!
#Inauguration #ElectionLearningTrunk
C/o @markjwestpfahl.bsky.social & #SSPMSpackers Students
700 2nd Street N.
So. St. Paul, MN 55075
Consider sending your local January 21, 2025 newspapers for my students to analyze for years to come!
#Inauguration #ElectionLearningTrunk
C/o @markjwestpfahl.bsky.social & #SSPMSpackers Students
700 2nd Street N.
So. St. Paul, MN 55075
Consider sending your local January 21, 2025 newspapers for my students to analyze for years to come!
I can't wait to learn with you this year, #SSPMSpackers!
Tomorrow starts another chapter in your lives. It'll be my 17th first day as a middle social studies teacher & I'm humbled and honored to be a small part of your educational experience.
Tomorrow starts another chapter in your lives. It'll be my 17th first day as a middle social studies teacher & I'm humbled and honored to be a small part of your educational experience.
September 1, 2025 at 10:32 PM
I can't wait to learn with you this year, #SSPMSpackers!
Tomorrow starts another chapter in your lives. It'll be my 17th first day as a middle social studies teacher & I'm humbled and honored to be a small part of your educational experience.
Tomorrow starts another chapter in your lives. It'll be my 17th first day as a middle social studies teacher & I'm humbled and honored to be a small part of your educational experience.
My 6th hour design included an unfinished tipi w/lights that would shine at night inward towards the tipi. Memorial benches near the giant buffalo hide (that honors the Dakota 38) around the medicine wheel would recognize the 500+ settlers that died. #MNstudies #SSPMSpackers
March 12, 2025 at 8:40 PM
My 6th hour design included an unfinished tipi w/lights that would shine at night inward towards the tipi. Memorial benches near the giant buffalo hide (that honors the Dakota 38) around the medicine wheel would recognize the 500+ settlers that died. #MNstudies #SSPMSpackers
Long Thread 🧵
We spent a lot of time learning about the U.S. - Dakota War in our #SSPMSpackers #MNstudies class before talking about monuments, memorials & commemorations. One of our goals was to redesign Reconciliation Park in Mankato, MN. We needed to learn what was there & why.
We spent a lot of time learning about the U.S. - Dakota War in our #SSPMSpackers #MNstudies class before talking about monuments, memorials & commemorations. One of our goals was to redesign Reconciliation Park in Mankato, MN. We needed to learn what was there & why.
March 12, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Long Thread 🧵
We spent a lot of time learning about the U.S. - Dakota War in our #SSPMSpackers #MNstudies class before talking about monuments, memorials & commemorations. One of our goals was to redesign Reconciliation Park in Mankato, MN. We needed to learn what was there & why.
We spent a lot of time learning about the U.S. - Dakota War in our #SSPMSpackers #MNstudies class before talking about monuments, memorials & commemorations. One of our goals was to redesign Reconciliation Park in Mankato, MN. We needed to learn what was there & why.
I *herd* it was Jersey Day at #SSPMSpackers. Being the home of the Packers - South Saint Paul being the one time largest stockyards in the world - I assumed that I would see a *flink* of *jerseys* that looked like me in every class. I might have interpreted the day wrong. 🤔 🐮🎽😏🤣
September 17, 2025 at 8:13 PM
I *herd* it was Jersey Day at #SSPMSpackers. Being the home of the Packers - South Saint Paul being the one time largest stockyards in the world - I assumed that I would see a *flink* of *jerseys* that looked like me in every class. I might have interpreted the day wrong. 🤔 🐮🎽😏🤣
#SSPMSpackers #MNstudies Reconciliation Park Redesign.
March 12, 2025 at 8:49 PM
#SSPMSpackers #MNstudies Reconciliation Park Redesign.
#SSPMSpackers #MNstudies Reconciliation Park Redesign.
March 12, 2025 at 8:49 PM
#SSPMSpackers #MNstudies Reconciliation Park Redesign.
#SSPMSpackers #MNstudies Reconciliation Park Redesign.
March 12, 2025 at 8:48 PM
#SSPMSpackers #MNstudies Reconciliation Park Redesign.
#SSPMSpackers #MNstudies Reconciliation Park Redesign.
March 12, 2025 at 8:47 PM
#SSPMSpackers #MNstudies Reconciliation Park Redesign.
I really like the creativity my #SSPMSpackers #MNstudies students had! One design has two hands (Dakota and German immigrants) holding each other in a sign of reconciliation. Another has a compass/wind come feature using medicine wheel colors. Reconciliation Park redesign.
March 12, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I really like the creativity my #SSPMSpackers #MNstudies students had! One design has two hands (Dakota and German immigrants) holding each other in a sign of reconciliation. Another has a compass/wind come feature using medicine wheel colors. Reconciliation Park redesign.
Eagle feathers were common in many Reconciliation Park redesigns as well. Several students included a statute to Little Crow or borrowed the Winter Warrior statue from across the street at the Blue Earth County Library. #SSPMSpackers #MNstudies
March 12, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Eagle feathers were common in many Reconciliation Park redesigns as well. Several students included a statute to Little Crow or borrowed the Winter Warrior statue from across the street at the Blue Earth County Library. #SSPMSpackers #MNstudies
Fire pits were also a common addition for many #SSPMSpackers #MNstudies students as part of their Reconciliation Park redesign.
March 12, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Fire pits were also a common addition for many #SSPMSpackers #MNstudies students as part of their Reconciliation Park redesign.
Keeping the buffalo, which was dedicated at Reconciliation Park in 1997, was also a popular design element for my #SSPMSpackers #MNstudies students.
March 12, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Keeping the buffalo, which was dedicated at Reconciliation Park in 1997, was also a popular design element for my #SSPMSpackers #MNstudies students.
The medicine wheel was also a favorite for most of my #SSPMSpackers #MNstudies students in their Reconciliation Park redesign. Nearly all designs incorporated one in some way or another.
March 12, 2025 at 8:44 PM
The medicine wheel was also a favorite for most of my #SSPMSpackers #MNstudies students in their Reconciliation Park redesign. Nearly all designs incorporated one in some way or another.
Multiple students this year incorporated some sort of stage or amphitheater so the Dakota could hold ceremonies and the community could hold some sort of "history lesson gatherings" as several students phrased it. #SSPMSpackers #MNstudies
March 12, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Multiple students this year incorporated some sort of stage or amphitheater so the Dakota could hold ceremonies and the community could hold some sort of "history lesson gatherings" as several students phrased it. #SSPMSpackers #MNstudies
Here's another #SSPMSpackers #MNstudies student design. Again, the symbolism and reasoning with these Reconciliation Park redesign were very thoughtful.
March 12, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Here's another #SSPMSpackers #MNstudies student design. Again, the symbolism and reasoning with these Reconciliation Park redesign were very thoughtful.
Some of the Reconciliation Park student redesigns where amazing! I was blown away with the creativity and symbolism. #SSPMSpackers #MNstudies
March 12, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Some of the Reconciliation Park student redesigns where amazing! I was blown away with the creativity and symbolism. #SSPMSpackers #MNstudies
It's tradition at the start of each trimester/semester/quarter to rearrange the #SSPMSpackers #FlexSeating #LearningLounge. Take a look inside our classroom!
There are historic seating options, including chairs from the MN State Capitol, Metrodome Seats & more. There's even an outhouse!
There are historic seating options, including chairs from the MN State Capitol, Metrodome Seats & more. There's even an outhouse!
March 10, 2025 at 10:58 PM
It's tradition at the start of each trimester/semester/quarter to rearrange the #SSPMSpackers #FlexSeating #LearningLounge. Take a look inside our classroom!
There are historic seating options, including chairs from the MN State Capitol, Metrodome Seats & more. There's even an outhouse!
There are historic seating options, including chairs from the MN State Capitol, Metrodome Seats & more. There's even an outhouse!
Here's a look at some of my redesigns and student work as part of our Reconciliation Park Redesign project.
(Sorry the thread is in X-Twitter. I need to find a new home for them. x.com/MarkJWestpfa...)
(Sorry the thread is in X-Twitter. I need to find a new home for them. x.com/MarkJWestpfa...)
Mark J. Westpfahl on X: "Thread 🧵 We spent a lot of time learning about the U.S. - Dakota War in our #SSPMSpackers #MNstudies class before talking about monuments, memorials & commemorations. One of our goals was to redesign Reconciliation Park in Mankato, MN. We needed to learn what was there & why. https://t.co/OMPE9YQMt6" / X
Thread 🧵 We spent a lot of time learning about the U.S. - Dakota War in our #SSPMSpackers #MNstudies class before talking about monuments, memorials & commemorations. One of our goals was to redesign Reconciliation Park in Mankato, MN. We needed to learn what was there & why. https://t.co/OMPE9YQMt6
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March 9, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Here's a look at some of my redesigns and student work as part of our Reconciliation Park Redesign project.
(Sorry the thread is in X-Twitter. I need to find a new home for them. x.com/MarkJWestpfa...)
(Sorry the thread is in X-Twitter. I need to find a new home for them. x.com/MarkJWestpfa...)
I can't wait to learn with you this year, #SSPMSpackers! Tomorrow starts another chapter in your lives and I am humbled and honored to be a small part in your educational experience.
September 4, 2023 at 11:04 PM
I can't wait to learn with you this year, #SSPMSpackers! Tomorrow starts another chapter in your lives and I am humbled and honored to be a small part in your educational experience.
We're entering the final weekend of summer before school starts. What do you still need to cross off on your #SSPMSpackers #MNstudies Summer Bingo?
September 1, 2023 at 11:39 PM
We're entering the final weekend of summer before school starts. What do you still need to cross off on your #SSPMSpackers #MNstudies Summer Bingo?