Dawn Olson, NBCT

Wife, Mom, Hiker, National Board Certfied Teacher, Tech Geek, Gifted Specialist, AZ Wildcat for Life, Learner! Views are my own; retweets are not endorsements.

[Dawn Olson, NBCT @dawnolsonaz]

@AlaneAdamsBooks I’m so thankful that you helped to clear my list last year! I’m just sitting back and enjoying watching so many other lists be shopped this year. The kindness of strangers is lovely! Many thanks again, you made my students so happy in 22-23!

[Dawn Olson, NBCT @dawnolsonaz]

Elf games are in progress all over @NorterraCanyon this morning!Thank you Principal Glitter Sparkles (aka Mrs. Milks) & our @NCPTSA elves for bringing holiday magic to campus today!☃️🎁❄️❤️

[Dawn Olson, NBCT @dawnolsonaz]

@InfyFoundation @raspberrypi @CompSciABC @ScienceBuddies @elementari I can’t find the resource page, perhaps they are all claimed?

[Dawn Olson, NBCT @dawnolsonaz]

What a #CSWeek for @NorterraCanyon SPARK! Multithreading w @MSMakeCode for @chibitronics clips;student-led simple circuit holiday cards & today another @DonorsChoose for robotics kits fully funded thx to @InfyFoundation & @azedschoolsz So many 🎁 to our gifted program in 2022! ❤️

[Dawn Olson, NBCT @dawnolsonaz]

@edmentum @twosmartbunnies I teach gifted enrichment & have worked to add #STEM in my program this year. My favorite moment/laugh was when a 6th grader asked if he could code his virtual #micro:bit pet to poop because if he was feeding it & making it say nom nom,the next step was only logical! Code away!

[Dawn Olson, NBCT @dawnolsonaz]

Fully funded today thanks to #GivingTuesday and generous donors!

[Dawn Olson, NBCT @dawnolsonaz]

$62 to go, might u help with this @DonorsChoose for my 1-5th gifted Ss in Phoenix,AZ. We’ve done a lot of hi tech #STEM work this year & now we need to go old school/ask questions, get out in the field/make observations/collect data/answer questions. https://t.co/8h3rqUP78o

[Dawn Olson, NBCT @dawnolsonaz]

#DonorsChoose @twosmartbunnies

[Dawn Olson, NBCT @dawnolsonaz]

@alexisladuca @DVUSD @azk12 @dvNBCT @TheMRHS @EdutainerStef @BorchersLissa Way to work @StacyMahoney14! #amAZingNBCTcandidate!

[Dawn Olson, NBCT @dawnolsonaz]

Yesterday @NorterraCanyon honored veterans with a breakfast & assembly. ❤️ when @DVUSD staff & students bring their own veterans to school, as I hold dear the time my dad came & my son presented him. To all who served to protect the freedoms we hold dear, thank you! 🇺🇸

[Dawn Olson, NBCT @dawnolsonaz]

The sun set (beautifully we might add) on our final night of @SENG_Gifted Model Parent Group @NorterraCanyon. Thanks to the families who came out on this cold & wet evening. Thanks Adam Laningham @BrightChildAZ for facilitating our group to meet the need of @DV_Gifted families!

[Dawn Olson, NBCT @dawnolsonaz]

@strawbees Just starting with @strawbees this quarter, so excited for this chance to get some more to work with! Thanks!

[Dawn Olson, NBCT @dawnolsonaz]

@strawbees @dawnolsonaz @mmeloveland

[Strawbees @strawbees]

🎉🎉🎉We're celebrating and GIVEAWAY 20 of our STEAM Sample Packs for #NationalSTEMday!

Follow and RT by 11/9. Tag a media specialist, instructional coach or teacher friend who you think would love to get a taster of Strawbees!

#STEMeducation #giveaway #win

[Dawn Olson, NBCT @dawnolsonaz]

@carriekaz_ @Drpattyjensen @cort_monroe @CaveCreekUSD93 @CSHS_Falcons @STMSStingers @AaronJPettinato @kzyw3 @BrandieBDunlap @bmes_bobcats @nancydiab11 Congratulations.Carrie! So many wonderful recipients including YOU! ❤️

[Dawn Olson, NBCT @dawnolsonaz]

A great interactive&informative PD last night from @BUILDNational & the #BUILDdesignchallenge! Shared w/@NorterraCanyon & @DVUSD friends too! Thx too for the @DonorsChoose gift card=materials to make the ideate/prototype/test/pitch steps of the design thinking journey more real!

[Dawn Olson, NBCT @dawnolsonaz]

@CodeJoyEdu ❤️ Hearing Charlie say she didn’t realize it would rotate that fast & catching kids all laughing was a great moment! They’ve had no experience w/servos yet so this was a great lead in to our November learning! @CodeJoyEdu events for Ss are just as great as those for their Ts!

[Dawn Olson, NBCT @dawnolsonaz]

@DrFinchDVUSD @DVUSD Both of these women are phenomenal teachers @NorterraCanyon! They excel at finding effective, engaging ways to reach & teach kids from wherever they are to places in learning beyond what students themselves sometime even believe possible! So happy to see them recognized! 🎉⭐️

[Dawn Olson, NBCT @dawnolsonaz]

@mmeloveland @CodeJoyEdu @birdbraintech @UnionParkSchool @DV_Gifted @DVUSD Our @NorterraCanyon SPARK Pirates loved hearing some of their Union Park Toro friends have their codes used for the robots today! What a great virtual collaborative event for @DV_Gifted!

[Dawn Olson, NBCT @dawnolsonaz]

Great fun @NorterraCanyon 5th & 6th SPARK w/
@CodeJoyEdu live
interactive Robotic Haunted
House event. Ss saw how robotics
from @birdbraintech work & their code ran the robots! Good preview of what’s next-servos & sensors here we come!
Thx @InfyFoundation for
the opportunity.