Bright Ideas

Great ideas from STEAM/PLUS teachers shared here! Check out these genius moves...

10/25/19

• Middle School STEAM teachers are using screencasting as a way to have students talk about the elements of tiny homes, incorporating technology with the content they are learning.
• Some teachers are using the NEW and IMPROVED Google translate to translate the Write-Into-the-Day activities to make them more accessible to ELs.
• Lots of teachers are using code.org as a way to provide small group activities to students and help them reinforce coding skills simultaneously.
• Some teachers have created a flight path for students to test out their planes.
• One teacher created a Japanese drum with her students for the K-1 drum unit!
• Several schools have started a STEAM student or star of the month to highlight students who demonstrate creativity, innovative spirit, and perseverance!
• Lots of teachers are using Quizlets, Kahoots, and Padlets as means of informal assessments! We are becoming more comfortable with integrating technology!!!

9/27/19

• K-1 Making maracas out of Dixie Cups, rice, and foil to shake, make patterns and take home!
• K-1 Go on a sound/listening walk outside. Discuss what you heard. Write in your journal. Great opportunity for journal writing modeling!
• 5th graders investigated sunflowers. They dissected, looked with hand lenses, created posters, and shared. They bagged the sunflower seeds and gave them away to garden visitors.
• Created a book club called "It's LIT!" It will feature small book groups during push-in time and will incorporate technology into reading (LIT = Literature Integrated with Technology). Might apply to DonorsChoose for Kindles.