Gretchen Dawson

PLTW Launch Teacher, AAPS

[edutopia @edutopia]

The research is clear: Let the children play—and not just during the summertime! If you want smart, healthy, well-rounded children, it pays to invest in recess.

[edutopia @edutopia]

Draw to remember! Research shows that drawing boosts learning by forcing us to process information in multiple ways: visually, kinesthetically, and linguistically.

[Gretchen Dawson @msdawsonteach]

Gr. 2 pair programming in @ScratchJr but this screen time is cultivating #21stcenturyskills! One is driver, one is navigator: communicating, collaborating, creativity&critical thinking is happening as students create a computer program together! @A2BryPatSchools @A2BryPatPTO

[Gretchen Dawson @msdawsonteach]

Work from some Bryant Kindergarten students will be showcased! Plus, you will have your own chance to build a 3 Little Pigs House & see if it stands up to "The Big Bad Fan!" @A2BryPatSchools @A2BryPatPTO @A2schools @A2SchoolsSuper

[Gretchen Dawson @msdawsonteach]

Yes, thank you @kippdohm , @AAACF and @SchulerBooks !! Bryant & Pattengill schools each received one full set!! We are very excited & grateful!! @A2BryPatSchools @A2BryPatPTO

[Katie Kipp Dohm @kippdohm]

Making a difference in @A2schools! Thanks to @AAACF the 10 Title-1 elementary schools in Ann Arbor will be getting these amazing STEAM focused books picked out by our amazing @PLTWorg team! Thanks to @SchulerBooks for fulfilling our order locally! @A2SchoolsSuper @TPachera

[Gretchen Dawson @msdawsonteach]

Gr. 2 engineers in #PLTW designed & built "coolers" to keep an ice pop frozen. Today, we tested them under heat lamps & measured how much liquid melted off. Lots of small numbers means successful designs! @A2BryPatSchools @A2BryPatPTO @A2schools

[Ashley Campbell @Mrs_CampbellY5s]

Today my students made animal habitats in #PLTW with @msdawsonteach

[Gretchen Dawson @msdawsonteach]

Young fives building bug hotels! We've learned that living things need shelter! @Mrs_CampbellY5s @A2BryPatSchools @A2BryPatPTO @a2schools

[Bryant/Pattengill @A2BryPatSchools]

Extra! Extra! Read all about it! We are excited for the in person book fair at Bryant April 24-April 28! @A2SchoolsSuper @A2schools @A2BryPatPTO

[Ashley Campbell @Mrs_CampbellY5s]

Not only did we use our sense of SMELL to guess the scent of smelly markers, we also got to TASTE some yummy snacks! Do you prefer sweet, sour, or salty snacks? Thank you so much @msdawsonteach

[Ashley Campbell @Mrs_CampbellY5s]

The SMELLY markers were a hit! We ❤️ PLTW @msdawsonteach

[Gretchen Dawson @msdawsonteach]

Young Fives have been studying living & nonliving things in #PLTW. Today, we made birdfeeders out of pine cones, sunbutter & cheerios as we learned food is one basic need of all living things! @A2BryPatSchools @A2BryPatPTO @a2schools @Mrs_CampbellY5s

[Gretchen Dawson @msdawsonteach]

Partners agree on what to build with their bag of legos, take a photo to remember it forever, then disassemble and create something new with the same pieces--learning #NGSS with legos! @A2BryPatSchools @A2BryPatPTO

[Gretchen Dawson @msdawsonteach]

Kinder engineers have designed & built their painting tools & are now testing them out! Does our well thought out design do what we want it to? Paint thick lines, thin lines& dots? @A2BryPatSchools @A2BryPatPTO #PLTW @Ms_Shoemaker_

[Gretchen Dawson @msdawsonteach]

It's always so fun to see 1st graders' versions of a story when they retell it in @ScratchJr with their own illustrations & voices. They love using this app & they gain important computer programming skills while using it. #codingisfun @A2BryPatSchools @A2BryPatPTO

[Gretchen Dawson @msdawsonteach]

Our local #GirlScouts are spreading some cheer! It's never too early for a cookie, right? @A2BryPatSchools @GSSEM

[Gretchen Dawson @msdawsonteach]

So good to have Pattengill Science Fair in person again to share the amazing work of our students! Thank you @A2BryPatPTO for your support to help make it happen! @A2Pattengill @A2BryPatSchools @A2schools @A2SchoolsSuper

[Gretchen Dawson @msdawsonteach]

The happy, busy buzz in the #makerspace when 1st graders work in partners to build a tool that uses light & sound to communicate over a distance @A2BryPatSchools @A2BryPatPTO @A2schools #PLTW

[Gretchen Dawson @msdawsonteach]

After we build our houses in #PLTW , we test to see if they can withstand "The Big Bad Wolf"(a strong fan!). We get so excited about this! #buddingengineers @Ms_Shoemaker_ @A2BryPatSchools @A2BryPatPTO @A2schools

[Gretchen Dawson @msdawsonteach]

Beautiful, interactive assembly with @BichiniBiaCongo troupe! Dancing, singing, clapping, & instruments - can we start every morning like this?! @A2BryPatSchools @A2BryPatPTO @A2schools