Mr. Gardner
Gateway To Technology (GTT)
Tanglewood Middle School
Welcome to my Gateway website. We have the best students on the planet! That's right! Our students have same fantastic potential to change the world like every other young person around the globe. Our course offerings, units of study, opportunities, and resources continue to improve and grow. We say, and believe, SUCCESS IS THE ONLY OPTION. It is what we want for each of our students!
Our Mission: To keep middle school students engaged in school and on track to post-secondary success.
Our Vision: To equip students with the 21st-century skills and interpersonal skills necessary to become the best version of themselves.
Contact me 24/7:
Email: district- ggardner@greenville.k12.sc.us
gmail- ggardner@greenvilleschools.us
Desk Phone: 864-355-4517 Leave a voice message & I'll get it!
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All Students:
BELLWORK: All students are expected to complete their daily Bellwork assignment consisting of copying vocabulary/fact/question and solving a basic core math skill.
Design and Modeling: All students will experience different levels of the Design & Modeling Unit throughout the semester which includes, Pictorial (3D) and Orthographic (2D) freehand technical sketching, Residential Architectural Drawing, 3D computer modeling, and 3D printing.
All students will engage in Critical Thinking activities and NewsELA reading assignments throughout the semester.
Student Engineering Projects:
6th Grade:
Flight & Space: Competition Paper Airplanes & Air rockets,
Roller coaster science;
Structural Engineering: Bridges & Towers
7th Grade:
Flight and Space: WhiteWings Competition Flyer, Soda-Bottle Water Rockets; Hovercraft: Air Skimmers; High-Speed Rail (Magnetically Levitating "MagLev" Trains), BK Straw Tower Competition
8th grade:
Flight & Space: Powered Covered-Wing Airplanes, Solid-Fuel model Rocketry; DC Electric Motors, VEX Robotics, Mousetrap Vehicles, Acrylics(Plexiglass), Residential Architectural Design