“Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare.” – Japanese Proverb Setting goals keeps you focused and ties learning to a real-world purpose and mission. Accomplishing goals isn’t such an easy task for everyone, especially students.…
“Show me a family of readers, and I will show you the people who move the world.” – Napoléon Bonaparte As the school year comes to a close and summer approaches, we need to encourage families to read and learn…
Part of the December 2020 STEM Resources Digital Calendar! The first step in student ownership of their own learning is goal setting. We can help students identify what they know, how they want to grow and commit to plans to…
Part of the December 2020 STEM Resources Digital Calendar! My students love doing any learning when they get to brainstorm on their desks with a dry erase marker. Brainstorming on a canvas with words, symbols, icons, lines, stylized font, shapes,…
Part of the December 2020 STEM Resources Digital Calendar! Too often students will just Google or YouTube topics when they are curious. The top results aren’t usually the best results. Instead, introduce students to the search engines and research websites…
Part of the December 2020 STEM Resources Digital Calendar! Imagine, plan, and design are important steps in the Engineering Design Process. After presenting problems for students to solve, they need the opportunity to brainstorm then draft a blueprint, model, or…
Part of the December 2020 STEM Resources Digital Calendar! Students enjoy producing their own videos. This year make a goal of motivating students to share their knowledge through a video project. In my books find lesson plans, handouts and rubrics…
Part of the December 2020 STEM Resources Digital Calendar! This year video conferencing has been the way many teachers deliver instruction. This is very different than in class instruction. If you miss the level of engagement and presence in your…