Valley Teaching & Learning

Our focus: great academic efforts in WDMCS Valley classrooms, from teaching strategies to student evidence. Families & educators, follow us to see how we do it!

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WHAT’S GREAT TODAY?
The @vhstigers legend, @TBakey!

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WHAT’S GREAT TODAY?
@vhstigers administration celebrating Valley staff during Teacher Appreciation Week!

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WHAT'S ALSO GREAT TODAY? Even MORE VAlley Car SHow sponsors!
@SCHEELS, @caseysgenstore, Miller's Hardware, and Fusion Audio & Sound

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WHAT'S GREAT TODAY? Our Valley Care Show sponsors!
@gabusford, @stiversfold, @hyvee (Jordan Creek), @thenapanetwork, @oreillyauto, @MisterCarWash, Olson's Paint and Body, Acheson Auto Body - West, Waterfront Seafood, Nostalgic Enterprises, Supercuts, & Merrill Wheel & Axle

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WHAT’S GREAT TODAY?

[Hannah Boese @BoeseHannah]

@VHSTL We loved welcoming Valley alum Sandrah Nasimiyu back to our Fashion & Photo classes. A true full-circle moment—Sandrah once took those same classes with Ms. Clark & Mrs. DeVries, and now returned to share her journey as the owner of a pop-up fashion business.

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WHAT’S GREAT TODAY?

[Hannah Boese @BoeseHannah]

Huge thanks to Mercy College and MercyOne for hosting our Valley CNA students today! From touring state-of-the-arts labs to hands-on activities and Q&A’s with pros, our future healthcare guardians had an incredible campus visit! @VHSTL @MercyOne_Iowa @MercyCollege_IA

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WHAT'S GREAT TODAY?

@vhstigers Military Lunch & Learn! Thank you:

@AirNatlGuard, @DesMoinesArmy, @CivilAirPatrol, @USMC, @USArmy, Valley's @HQ_AFJROTC, @usafrotc

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WHAT’S GREAT TODAY?

[Hannah Boese @BoeseHannah]

@VHSTL Big thanks to chef Andre’s for hosting our Valley High School Cafe V students for a fantastic tour of the DMACC Ankeny campus & the ICI building! Such a great look at the future of culinary arts. 🧑‍🍳 @DMACC

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@MidAm_EnergyCo West Bank @BerkshireHathEC @DMArtsFestival @DrakeUniversity @RobertHalfTech @IvyIowaState @Microsoft @GrandViewUniv @JohnDeere @Infosys DMACC

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WHAT’S GREAT TODAY?

The Valley Business and Computer Science Lunch & Learn! Thank you to our partners (tagged below)!

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WHAT’S GREAT TODAY?

@vhstigers alum, Max Schrum, giving Tim Jobes’ Engineering students a vision of classes to take plus career opportunities at Iowa State!
• Civil Engineering
��� Construction Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
@isuccee

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WHAT'S GREAT TODAY? Some call it fudge; Chemistry teachers call it a "supersaturated solution"! Owen Lerg keeps students engaged in learning until the final bell before Winter Break!
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WHAT’S GREAT TODAY?

@vhstigers Royce Mahoney leveraging “MOVEMBER” to raise money for men’s health issues, and @WHO13news highlighting the effort! @WDMCS

https://t.co/mGOMFvlrVS

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WHAT'S GREAT TODAY? Students in AP Statistics with Mrs. Jana Edwards use manipulatives such as dice and Starburst to learn about probability. Hands-on learning!
@vhstigers @MathandTrack

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WHAT’S GREAT TODAY?

@vhstigers Professional Development!
• Celebrations
• Research-Based Approaches
• Modeling During Instruction
• Positive Focus

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WHAT’S GREAT TODAY?

[Keith Murphy @KeithMurphy]

Former Valley Tiger Zach Stoppelmoor is the US champ at 500 meters. 🇺🇸

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WHAT’S GREAT TODAY?

@vhstigers opening the PBIS Store (Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports), where students, who’ve earned credit for positive behavior in their classes, may “buy” school apparel, snacks, and more from their accumulated credits!

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Thank you, @unitypointDSM, @MercyCollege_IA, @MercyOne_Iowa , @wdmfire, @blankchildrens, @DesMoinesUniv, @EasterSealsIowa, @GrandViewUniv, @DMOSOrtho, @CSA_DSM, Orchestrate Hospitality, Mosaic, Candeo, and Stepping Stone Family Services! 🙏

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WHAT’S GREAT TODAY?

@vhstigers Health Sciences Lunch & Learn!
• career possibilities & info
• education info
• first-hand experience shared

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