3.2 Professional Learning: Pedagogical Content Knowledge
3.2 Professional Learning: Pedagogical Content Knowledge
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Excelling will look like: Teachers, instructional coaches, and administrators have on-going STEM professional learning and STEM-specific strategies relating to the school's identified STEM overarching PBL focus topic. There is pervasive evidence of implementation in classroom instruction.
In addition to addressing STEM-integration within our Collaborative Meetings, we also attend STEM Walks throughout our district and in surrounding counties.
This survey was sent to all certified staff at PLES. This question asked which school(s) the teachers have toured.
Survey: STEM Walk/Showcase Survey
Survey: STEM Walk/Showcase Survey
Dr. Pulliam, PLES Principal, supports efforts for all certified staff, who have not previously attended a STEM Walk or STEM Showcase, to attend one during the 2025-2026 school year. As of February 2024, 63% of our faculty members have participated in a STEM Walk or Showcase and used the information they gleaned to better the STEM opportunities for students at PLES.
Feeder Pattern STE(A)M Collaboration
Feeder Pattern STE(A)M Collaboration
This is the agenda for our vertical feeder pattern meeting.
This is the sign in sheet from the meeting shows the representatives from the AHS feeder pattern.
This is a picture of the attendees of the meeting on January 6, 2025.
Construction Ready with Clint Pruitt
Construction Ready with Clint Pruitt
Pictured is Mrs. Gilbert a second-grade teacher creating a ruler to teach her students fractions.
Pictured is Clint Pruitt with Construction Ready working with 4th Grade teachers.
Construction Ready Sign in sheet.pdfThis is a sign in sheet of all certified staff that created rulers. The grades range from PK-5.
Learning How to Leverage Clear Touch boards for Instruction in the Classroom
Learning How to Leverage Clear Touch boards for Instruction in the Classroom
Cass High School Media Specialist delevering PD about Clear Touch screens.
doc02151820250822124628.pdfClear Touch training sign in sheet
PD with Clint from Construction Ready
PD with Clint from Construction Ready
Mrs. Hughes, PLES media specialist, made a ruler to teach fractions.
Mrs. Hughes and Clint Pruitt from Construction Ready building a toolbox.
Mrs. Hughes and Kerry Hammond, PLES Assisstant Principal hammering nails.
This is PLES' Acceptance Email for our Construction Class.
PBL Unit Planning
PBL Unit Planning
The grade-level meeting on March 14, 2024 was focused on completing a Problem-Based Learning (PBL) semester plan for each grade level, as well as Technology, Art, Music, and P.E.
y24 grade level STEM03022720240314131528.pdfInvestigative Research with Brenda Moss of NWGA RESA
Investigative Research with Brenda Moss of NWGA RESA
Research PD_Sign in sheet.pdfSign in sheet for the training by Brenda Moss.
Pine Log Elementary - Investigative Research (1).pptxPresentation materials used during the research training.
Pictures of the training with Mrs. Moss and the second-grade team.
Interdisciplinary Teaching and Learning in Mathematics Classrooms
Interdisciplinary Teaching and Learning in Mathematics Classrooms
doc01571320250117081733.pdfSign in sheet for the date of the training
Bartow-County-K-5-STEM-Mathematics-PL.pdfTraining materials
Pictures from the training with Jenise Sexton, Lya Snell, and Mary Dawkins
K-12-Mathematical-Modeling-Framework.pdfGa DOE Mathematical Modeling Framework
K-12-Statistical-Reasoning-Framework.pdfGa DOE Framework for Statistical Reading
K-8-Statistical-Reasoning-Explained.pdfFramework for Statistical Reasoning Explained
Presenting "Navigating a Virtual Ga DOE STEM Walk," to STEM Leadership in Bartow County
Presenting "Navigating a Virtual Ga DOE STEM Walk," to STEM Leadership in Bartow County
This is a picture from the February STEM Leadership meeting where we presented to STEM leaders in Bartow County about how we conducted a virtual visit from the Ga DOE.
Pictured from left to right are Judson Smith (former Assistant Principal), Drew May (former Instructional Coach), and Beverly Hughes (Media Specialist). In this picture Mrs. Hughes is showing the audience the technology setup we had for the day of the virtual GADOE visit.
STEM Leadership Presentation_Feb 11 (1).pdfThese are the presentation materials that we used during the STEM Leadership meeting.
We participated in STEM Walks or STEM Showcases at the following schools since 2020 to build our professional learning.
STEM Showcase at Adairsville ES
Alford, B. Hughes, Medlock, O'Connell, McGlamery, McAndrews
STEM Showcase at Adairsville MS
A. Brown, Gammon, Holmes, B. Hughes, Jones, May, Shepherd, West
STEM Walk at Clear Creek ES
Allen, Christian, B. Hughes, Jensen, Johns, Jones, Livingston, Mealer
STEM Walk at Cloverleaf ES
Alford, B. Hughes, Hulsey, May, Prendergast
STEM Walk at Euharlee ES
Card, Holmes, Jones, Mullinax, O'Connell
STEM Walk at Hamilton Crossing ES
Christian, May, Reeves
STEM Walk at Kingston ES
B. Hughes, McGaha, Smith
STEM Walk at RTMS
B. Hughes
STEM Walk at Taylorsville ES
Ferguson, May
STEM Showcase at White ES
Alford, Gilbert, Medlock, O'Connell, Schilling, West, Prior, Hughes
WMS Showcase Doc_OCT 17.pdfSTEM Showcase at Woodland Middle School
May
Virtual STEM Walk
Alford (retired)
McGarity Elementary PBL Visit
Smith
STEM Showcase at Emerson ES
Pettit, B. Hughes, May
STEM Showcase at Adairsville High School
Smith
STEM Innovation Academy
STEM Innovation Academy
2021-2022
2021-2022
B. Hughes, Hulsey, O'Connell, Wilkerson
STEM Innovation Academy
STEM Innovation Academy
2022-2023
2022-2023
Patrick, Reeves, West
STEM Innovation Academy
STEM Innovation Academy
2023-2024
2023-2024
2019 STEM Forum
Jones, Ray
2022 STEM Forum
Jensen, May, Smith, Wilkerson
2023 STEM Forum
B. Hughes, Patrick, Prior
2024 STEM Forum
B. Hughes, May, Smith
2025 STEM Forum
May, B. Hughes, Hammond
2025 National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
May
2026 SEISMIC Workshop at Georgia Tech: MotionSmith
B. Hughes
Upcoming STEM trainings
Upcoming STEM trainings
PLES Administration is planning STEM-based training based on teacher-reported needs. These areas of training were taken from the GADOE STEM Continuum Indicators. We have Robin Morrow as our Bartow County district representative and resource for training.
We contacted Cherri Nix at GaDOE regarding training, specifically on STEM Journals in 2023. We added the journal header and color-coding system schoolwide based on the presentation from Dimon Academy at the STEM Forum in October 2023.
This survey question was sent to certified staff to learn which areas of STEM-related professional development would be most beneficial.
Q: Which area of STEM would you most want to see examples from another school or have an expert visit to help you/your grade level?
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