Learned about sea urchins and met Queenie @BlueLagoonIslnd Bahamas. @ancilleno is doing an amazing job bridging science education and culture in our society. Did u know conch shells can live over 40 years old, and many are extinct?
In education sometimes we struggle from a lack of vision...it takes a community with a strong foundation, team work, communication with ALL hands on deck!! #coachHero#ncties19 @megan_mehta @MegwinEnglish @FloraEdCoach@teacherkwatson
The eighth habit of highly successful people: they don’t spend all their time reading about the seven habits of highly successful people.
Reflection leads to more learning when it follows action.
Be a doer, not just a thinker.
#ThursdayThoughts
"When you try to do something you don't know how to do, you'll fall down. That's guaranteed. Learning doesn't take place in the absence of mistakes. You need to find ways to learn from failure... it's one of the best teachers you can have (Kouzes & Posner, 2010, p. 104)." #ecumsa
Too often measurement problems become just an exercise in evaluating formulas. Make it more interesting by taking away all the numbers. In this example, students must find values (no repeats) for the dimensions so that all the shapes have equal areas. #tvdsbmath#iteachmath
Our Toothbrush Robot, not only engages students, but also Monkey!! Thank you #NCDLCN for this amazing opportunity to learn new strategies and to collaborate with fellow education leaders. #centerstage#STEMeducation
“Play leads to brain plasticity, adaptability, and creativity. Nothing fires up the brain like play.” - Stuart Brown. Never thought that a toothbrush head and a battery can be transformed into a robot. Thank you @crewsertech and #NCDLCN for this experience!