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Maps Stations
The students in Mrs. Collier’s first grade class at Maybeury Elementary participated in Maps Stations to gain a better understanding of maps and what items need to be included on a map. The information gathered from these stations will help … Continue reading → Continue reading
Famous Americans Engineering Project
Following their research stations on Famous Americans, the student in Pat Waters 1st Grade Class at Springfield Park created a gift for one of the famous Americans they had studied. The design parameters were that it had to be made … Continue reading → Continue reading
Mystery Matter
The students in Mrs. Waters first grade class at Springfield Park traveled to “The Cave” (their 21st Century Learning Lab) to experiment with matter. Students in Mrs. McGrath’s class at Glen Lea tried the same experiment. They were provided with … Continue reading → Continue reading
The Flipped Classroom — Video Segment
If you missed 60 Minutes on Sunday, March 11th, take a look at this video segment about using instructional videos to teach and using class time to remediate and extend.
Famous Americans Research Stations
The first graders in Mrs. Major & Mrs. Water’s classes at Springfield Park participated in research stations to learn about Famous Americans. The stations included: Promethean Flip Charts: Student worked as a team to go through flip charts that provided … Continue reading → Continue reading
How To Use Audacity
Thank you to Stephanie Wright for creating this tutorial on how to use Audacity, as some of you may be needing these directions for the upcoming SOL’s. Please let me know if you have any questions. Continue reading
iPad Tutorials
The ITRTs have been creating tutorials for some commonly used apps. Click here to take a look.
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Atoms & Elements Research
Ms. Lehman at Maybeury Elementary asked for some new ideas for teaching a the Matter Unit to her students. We came up with the idea to introduce this unit by having students conduct research in stations. Throughout their research, the … Continue reading → Continue reading
Reflecting on Engineering using Photobooth/Movie Camera
The students in Mrs. Locher’s first grade class at Maybeury have been doing a variety of different Children’s Engineering activities in the classroom. Today we had the students partner up and choose their favorite season. Then they had to plan … Continue reading → Continue reading
Step Up To Writing Template in Pixie
Mrs. Ricks at Springfield Park approached me looking for a more interactive way to have her students plan for writing a paragraph. She noticed that their attention just wasn’t there using paper, pencil, and markers, so I helped her create … Continue reading → Continue reading
