June 2023
Elementary Coding Clubs across BISD participated in the end-of-year Summit where they competed to become the Coder Z champs. Teams, comprised of 4th & 5th grade students, completed challenges to determine 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners. This year's winners were:
1st Place - Skinner Elementary Fire Dragons Team (Alfredo, Karlo, & Jesus)
2nd Place - Pullam Elementary Cardinals Alpha Team (Aldo, Eileen, and Hassen)
3rd Place - Russell Elementary Emulation Patriots Team (Santiago, Jesus, and Desmond)
Congratulations to all the winners and participants for an amazing competition!
Wacom Tablet Creativity Camp
Throughout the summer and beyond, we’ll be hosting a series of activities: webinars, livestreams, draw-alongs, and more. Make sure to register so you don’t miss a thing.
https://community.wacom.com/en-us/wacom-creativity-camp/
Dive into effective summer learning strategies and our new and updated summer lesson guides to help prevent learning loss.
Refresh your summer PD and support best practices in summer instruction.
Check out these Nearpod Lesson Guides with direct links to K-8 lessons for ELA, Math, Science & Social Studies.
Flocabulary Summer Learning: Make summer learning fun in the classroom or at home by exploring some of these curated activities.
Upcoming Events:
Seesaw Ambassador Refresh Course
It’s almost that time of year again! Your 2023 Seesaw Ambassador Refresh course is almost ready. The course will be available starting July 15th. This mandatory 1-hour course is designed to empower you with the latest information so you can continue leading as a Seesaw Ambassador.
Enroll in the course now to view the contents on July 15th.
Explore Seesaw's Summer Learning collections!
Seesaw Library - What's New?
📚 Library: Check out this month's featured collections, including June Special Days and our Classroom Dailies for PK/TK, K-2, and 3-5.
Seesaw Engagement Strategies:
Use the “present to class” option to help with engagement!
Mia Minute playlist (short 2-3 min videos)
June Teacher's Lounge
For your students, summertime is bursting with opportunities to explore their own passions and interests, from nature walks and stargazing to getting lost in a good book. To spark their curiosity, this month’s newsletter features popular and timely topics ranging from Sharks to Juneteenth and more!