Join @qwoodard2, @AnitaMiller_, & our fantastic PLTW California Team at this year's #CASTEAM20 Symposium! The breakout session focus is 'Best Practices for Teaching STEAM to English Learning Populations'. As a native Spanish speaker, I'm so #pltwproud to be a part of this.
With all the uncertainty surrounding the upcoming school yr, I am certain we will keep our #LendAHelpingHandSTEAMProject thriving. Meet Roberto, our 3yr old recipient of our @Enablethefuture#3dprint prosthetic 🦾 ! His dad says he ❤️ superheroes, but Roberto is the true hero!
@qwoodard2 @Mr_Ware_ 4/4 Science Night into full K-8 programs with community support. Ask those questions! Speak for our children! Ask for that money! I always say I have no problem begging for money for kids. If I can help in any way, I'm just a Tweet away. <3
@qwoodard2 @Mr_Ware_ 3/3 I would also encourage parents and grandparents to push for field trips to Children's STEM Museums, Makerspaces, and FabLabs so that students, teachers, and parents all get a glimpse into what STEM is and could be at their school. I have seen programs grow from a Family
@qwoodard2 @Mr_Ware_ 2/3 CTE/Strong Workforce goals so funding can, many times, be used for STEM. I would ask questions like, "How are we meeting science curriculum standards?" followed by "Is that hands-on, project-based learning?" or "What are we doing to prepare our students for careers in STEM?"
@qwoodard2 @Mr_Ware_ 1/3 Yes! Attending parent nights, meeting with teachers, and meeting with admin are all great because you can plant that seed! STEM curriculum can often meet science curriculum standards (depending on what state you live in and what curriculum is chosen...#PLTW does, btw) and
The first 3 #VEXGear videos are live. First up...a build platform, simple gear, and gear ratios. Definitely more to come. #GatewayAR#DistanceLearning#PLTWDL https://t.co/mzZOVcV9Ik
Our @PLTWorg Design and Modeling Core Training is up and running. Miss meeting these fantastic people in person, but still looking forward to another successful Core Training.
Well, this is some awesome news to wake up to. My @DonorsChoose#distancelearning#3Dprint project just got funded and will help provide the materials needed to help my students learn design even from a distance🎉🙌🏻