Newsletter
February 8, 2018
Google Sheets Training Next Week
Google Sheets Training Next Week
Come explore the ways in which Google Sheets can help you in your classroom. From record keeping to tracking student data, Sheets can help you in a variety of ways.
Come explore the ways in which Google Sheets can help you in your classroom. From record keeping to tracking student data, Sheets can help you in a variety of ways.
Level 2 Sheets training will be February 21 at the Campus and February 22 at the Complex. The sign up form will be in next week's newsletter.
Level 2 Sheets training will be February 21 at the Campus and February 22 at the Complex. The sign up form will be in next week's newsletter.
Assistive Technology Extensions to Try
Assistive Technology Extensions to Try
The following extensions will not be tools for every student. If you have a student who struggles to read grade level text or has visual issues with print, then these may help.
The following extensions will not be tools for every student. If you have a student who struggles to read grade level text or has visual issues with print, then these may help.
Open Dyslexic Font-changes the font on any webpage for easier readability.
Mercury Reader-removes distractions from a webpage and allows user to change font, text size, and background color for easier readability.
Shorten-shorten any online article by 25%, 50%, or 75% depending on the needs of students
Space X
Space X
Elon Musk is the founder, CEO, and lead designer of Space X as well as the co-founder, CEO, and product architect of Tesla Inc. SpaceX just launched a rocket towards Mars. This rocket orbited Earth for 12 hours before launching its boosters blasting it towards the orbit of Mars. Two of three boosters successfully landed back on Earth to be reused. The experimental rocket needed a payload, so Elon Musk put his own red Tesla inside along with a space suited dummy named Starman.
Elon Musk is the founder, CEO, and lead designer of Space X as well as the co-founder, CEO, and product architect of Tesla Inc. SpaceX just launched a rocket towards Mars. This rocket orbited Earth for 12 hours before launching its boosters blasting it towards the orbit of Mars. Two of three boosters successfully landed back on Earth to be reused. The experimental rocket needed a payload, so Elon Musk put his own red Tesla inside along with a space suited dummy named Starman.
Reading about Elon and seeing this launch made me wonder...what kind of educational experiences did Elon Musk have to develop such knowledge, creativity, and perseverance?What can we learn from Space X? What if we the next Space X rocket scientist is in your classroom right now? Are you giving these students the tools to think critically and creatively?
Reading about Elon and seeing this launch made me wonder...what kind of educational experiences did Elon Musk have to develop such knowledge, creativity, and perseverance?What can we learn from Space X? What if we the next Space X rocket scientist is in your classroom right now? Are you giving these students the tools to think critically and creatively?
The following three takeaways are from the article 'What Can We Learn from SpaceX?' by Emily Liebtag. Click here to read the full article.
The following three takeaways are from the article 'What Can We Learn from SpaceX?' by Emily Liebtag. Click here to read the full article.
1. Allow students to work on problems they can't solve in a day (or month).
1. Allow students to work on problems they can't solve in a day (or month).
2. Facilitate learning experiences around real-world problems.
2. Facilitate learning experiences around real-world problems.
3. Get students inspired, and then get out of the way!
3. Get students inspired, and then get out of the way!
Don't be afraid to try something new with your students. If it doesn't go exactly as planned it is okay! Students will see you learn from mistakes and learn that it is okay to not succeed sometimes. Encourage them to learn from their mistakes.
Don't be afraid to try something new with your students. If it doesn't go exactly as planned it is okay! Students will see you learn from mistakes and learn that it is okay to not succeed sometimes. Encourage them to learn from their mistakes.