I was this kiddos kindergarten teacher many moons ago! 💙 Now he’s in 6th grade building beautiful furniture. Check out his chair he built and is leaving on our KGA campus! #kgarocks#makersgonnamake https://t.co/ujjHpO2Td7
Even makers need a break to recharge their creativity! Join us tomorrow for our KGA School Maker Faire, 10-1! #kgamakers#knoxrocks#kgamakerfaire#cusdstory https://t.co/SfwuISoDT0
Thank you all so very much for thinking of us this week! Having your children in class is a true joy, a gift for us each and every day we come to work. Being a teacher is such a gift in… https://t.co/UTf7tmrnNU
@knoxgifted second grade students were treated with a special visit from local patent attorney Greg Gorrie. Mr. Gorrie took students through the patent process and answered questions from… https://t.co/2VbqNkv22a
@KGA2ndGrade was treated today to a visit from a special guest speaker. Mr. Gorrie is a patent attorney who shared his expertise on the process of obtaining a patent with students. #kgarocks#kga7cs#cusdstory
This amazing @KGA2ndGrade student had an idea and made it a reality this year when she approached her teachers and principal about starting an origami club. She got it started and ran it… https://t.co/4hRSCoQB4G
Today’s Three Act Task “Where’s the Beef?” used the Nathan’s Hot Dog eating contest to challenge students’ mathematical reasoning today. Once again, students made sense of the problems in… https://t.co/zeiJhyo12H
Three Act Tasks are a fun way for kids to engage in relevant math problem solving. Inquiry based, they allow for a variety of strategies and, at times, solutions. The range of possible… https://t.co/M2Pfj3KJhS
When choosing problems for problem-solving, we try to choose what is called “low floor-high ceiling” types of real world problems. This means that every child can access the problem in a… https://t.co/aMawTiWgSr