Thanks to our grant we were able to crate four SumoBots to battle each other at our 2nd annual STEAM night. The winner went on to compete at state and made it to the sweet sixteen. The students were engaged in the engineering design process and learned advanced coding techniques all while creatively problem solving to be the best robot. Here is a…Read More

With the addition of two more EV3 lego robots we are able to expose more students to building and coding the robots. The students are currently building and began to start coding robots for the STLP Sumobot competition. We will hold our own school tournament to see which robot will represent us at the state competition. This will be part of our…Read More

My STEAM cart has been a great fire starter in spreading computational thinking. More teachers are willing to open their classrooms to let their students experience coding and the engineering design process through challenges they can complete with the robots and/or the material in my cart. The best part was having a STEAM night at our elementary…Read More

A culminating event for my grant was to have a school wide STEAM night. Here the students were able to show off their learning and teach others how to program robots and use 3-D design software and squishy circuits. It was a great night with a bigger turnout then I expected. This grant has helped lead the way in putting STEAM lessons into all…Read More

A great resource I have found to apply mathematical thinking is The Stock Market Game. http://www.stockmarketgame.org They have lessons to help you and your students understand stocks and all the math that goes along with it. They even break it down to grade levels 4-5, 6-8 and 9-12. If you are looking for an authentic way to analyze data or practice…Read More

I have received the Dash and Dot robots I ordered with my grant. I was able to get 2 of each as well as curriculum for K-5 and challenge cards. I have been able to expose the 5th grade GT students to them before Christmas Break and they loved them. The discussion and problem solving strategies used to do some basic programming challenges was…Read More

Full STEAM Ahead! A STEAM cart will soon be rolling the halls of Pikeville Elementary School bring STEAM lessons to every stop. I have included Dash and Dot robots, jr circuits, STEAM curriculum guides for K-5 and all the necessary supplies to incorporate the lessons. My goal is to get more STEAM lessons jumpstarted in every grade level and…Read More

Pi Day is coming soon! A great book to read and interact along with your students is Sir Cumference and the Dragon of Pi by: Cindy Neuschwander. We also measure circular little Debbie cakes (fudge rounds, oatmeal pies,etc) to determine the ratio of the circumference and diameter of a circle is always the same. You can also add in a Pi scavenger…Read More

Middle Schoolers on the Move!
Do you have students you are constantly redirecting their focus? Or students who want to aimlessly wander around the room or take unnessecary bathroom breaks? Since our students are allowed less and less time to move, excerise and socialize as they get older we are seeing more restless behaviors in the classroom. In…Read More

My mini grant focused on personalizing learning for my students. By using personalized learning stations my students made great gains in retention compared to students who were not taught using personalized learning stations. Students also utilized Khan Academy to further personalize learning and also connect them with a resource they can use…Read More

Ready for Day 2 at Next Gen Teacher Leader Academy!! We have some great project ideas and can’t wait to get the ball rolling! Making authentic assessments and learning math all while publishing a cookbook…be ready to buy it the cookbook will be awesome!!! ~Jackson and Pikeville…Read More