Melissa Foster, NBCT

National Board Certified Teacher and Gifted Specialist at Creek View Elementary/Alabaster City Schools

[Melissa Foster, NBCT @mfoster1704]

I have some future robotic engineers in my gifted class. Check out this team's robotic arm they created. The challenge was to lift the cup from 45 cm away, up at least 15 cm and flip the cup over. @alabamagifted @CVESwarriors

[Melissa Foster, NBCT @mfoster1704]

We had a great week of birdwatching! The students saw crows, wrens, cardinals, bluebirds, a woodpecker and several other kinds of birds. Going on a birdwatching walk after testing is the ultimate activity! @CVESwarriors @audubonsociety @alabamagifted

[Melissa Foster, NBCT @mfoster1704]

@studentreasures

[Melissa Foster, NBCT @mfoster1704]

Book release day is so exciting! The Amazing World of Robots is a fabulous book written by my super gt students. Included in the book are informative stories and narrative stories of unique robots. Creativity and imagination= entertaining book @CVESwarriors @alabamagifted

[Melissa Foster, NBCT @mfoster1704]

@mrswalker731 @alabamagifted @CVESwarriors Thanks! 3rd grade. Stop Motion studio app

[Melissa Foster, NBCT @mfoster1704]

My students did a great job making stop motion videos this past week. They wrote their stories, created a storyboard/characters and went through the stop motion animation steps. Creativity and patience mix for great storytelling! @CVESwarriors @alabamagifted

[Melissa Foster, NBCT @mfoster1704]

The students did a great job on their Pablo Picasso inspired self portraits. I loved hearing the meaning behind their drawings! @CVESwarriors @alabamagifted

[Melissa Foster, NBCT @mfoster1704]

We love playing with Boomwhackers. Combining learning with playing makes a fun and engaging classroom! @CVESwarriors @alabamagifted @TheBoomwhackers

[Melissa Foster, NBCT @mfoster1704]

Students did a great job creating paper circuit haiku poems for our identity unit. They light this teacher's heart! ❤ @CVESwarriors @alabamagifted @AlabamaAchieves

[Melissa Foster, NBCT @mfoster1704]

@studentreasures

[Melissa Foster, NBCT @mfoster1704]

Woohoo!! My ss culminated our study of robotics by writing a class book. Each s designed and wrote about their specially created robot. They are now published authors! @CVESwarriors @alabamagifted

[Melissa Foster, NBCT @mfoster1704]

What do you do after a morning of testing? You go birdwatching! Ss loved getting outside and using their senses to locate and identify birds.#learningoutsideisfun @CVESwarriors @alabamagifted

[Melissa Foster, NBCT @mfoster1704]

More awesome Lego Ornament Challenge creations! #BuildtoGive @LEGO_Education @CVESwarriors

[Melissa Foster, NBCT @mfoster1704]

More cool Lego Challenge ornaments. Ss wanted to share using the green screen. Santa's backup for transportation in case the elves needed rest. #BuildtoGive @CVESwarriors

[Melissa Foster, NBCT @mfoster1704]

LEGO Christmas ornament- a reindeer!! Love the creative play of using Legos!#buildtogive @CVESwarriors

[Melissa Foster, NBCT @mfoster1704]

Our culminating project for our Identity unit is complete. I love how their abstract self-portrait cover turned out. Each book is filled with great writing during a unit of learning about learning styles,mult.intell,traits,etc @alabamagifted @CVESwarriors

[Melissa Foster, NBCT @mfoster1704]

Cool ornament!! This friend made an igloo ornament for the Lego ornament challenge 2020.@LEGO_Education #BuildtoGive

[Melissa Foster, NBCT @mfoster1704]

Lego ornament challenge 2020 fun. This friend made a gift box and when you open it up- she created a present! @alabamagifted #BuildtoGive

[Melissa Foster, NBCT @mfoster1704]

Creativity at its best! Student studying the elements of music built this quarter note. Lego Ornament Challenge @CVESwarriors #BuildtoGive

[Melissa Foster, NBCT @mfoster1704]

My ss never stop amazing me! Check out this awesome animated video of an Aesop Fable that 2 of my ss created @CVESwarriors, @alabamagifted https://t.co/yRG8XsLNWi