Explorations Educator in Cumberland Valley School District.
Boiling Springs, PA
Joined January 2017
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Getting ready for first graders to build homes for the three little pigs. Students will build a house out of straws, index cards, or popsicle sticks that get tested as the “wolf” gets progressively closer. #CVExplorations #STEM #STEAM #CVProud #Fairytales
@SpheroEdu Blocks 1 lesson with 5th grade. Thanks for an ingenious activity to introduce the move block - students set the speed and duration to get as close to the wall as possible without touching it. #cvsd #CVExplorations #STEM #STEAM #code #CVproud
Have you been in the learning pit throughout this course? How did you move yourself out? Out?!? I think I may have taken a step backward! I'll figure it out. #ISTEcert @AjBloom2pnt0 @atilamrac @DaisySam1
The ISTE Certified Educator training is like a gigantic block of marble. Like a sculptor, I've got to remove the unnecessary elements of my current instructional practice to reveal the best pedagogy. #michaelangelo #CVExplorations
#ISTEcert @AjBloom2pnt0 @atilamrac @DaisySam1
Not enough space in the room for all the students to utilize the green screen? Consider a paracord line across the room and hang the green screens...now there is 2x as much green screen to work with! #CVExplorations #STEM #STEAM #greenscreen #elementary #CVSD #CVproud
After Synchronous session 2, I find myself deep in the learning pit. Feeling a bit overwhelmed, but also know that's partially my fault. I will focus on budgeting my asynchronous time so that the synchronous sessions are more meaningful.
@atilamrac @DaisySam1 @ajbloom2pnt0
Given the time and resources, students can create the coolest things! In making this “movie” a 4th grader discovered how to pause pictures in stop motion, how to add sounds, and how much of a mess a hole puncher makes! #cvexplorations #iste #stem #stopmotion #cvproud
Q: What stands out to you from your learning so far?
A: I have an exciting (but challenging) journey ahead in earning the ISTE certification. However, I am MOST excited about being a part of a PLC of dedicated professionals!
#ISTECert @DaisySam1 @atilamrac @Ajbloom2pnt0
Flexible seating is not about having fancy or cool furniture, but rather furniture that can transform the learning environment! If you have the opportunity for new furniture, consider wheels with locking casters. #CVExplorations #flexibleseating #STEM #CVProud
With just 25 index cards 5th graders practiced all 4C’s! Working in teams, students were given unused index cards and 10 minutes to build the tallest tower. So far this year’s record is 30 inches tall (not pictured). #CVExploations #CVProud #4cs #STEM
So much learning and fun await them this year! Oh, and it helps having a great teacher! #CVExplorations #firstdayofschool #4cs
First day with students tomorrow! So fortunate to be surrounded by a community committed to supporting schools. Enough 2 liter bottles, paper tubes, shoeboxes, and stir sticks to support student innovation! Thanks Ritters @TrueValue for the stir sticks! #CVExplorations #Thankful
Thanks @CV_Eagle_Fndn for the @RYOBItoolsusa cordless glue guns! Students are now safer to innovate in Explorations (no more tripping over cords)! Thinking I need to find a way to add a Ryobi sign? #CVExplorations #Innovate
Using the Puppet Pals 2 app, students demonstrated the magic contained within their homemade wands! Just pause the video and swap out the characters=instant magic! #CVExplorations #STEM #STEAM #MAGIC @CVMonroeEagles @CVSDnews
I wonder what this might mean for #Explorations in CVSD?
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Eric Davis retweeted
Way to go CV Explorations! Nice work Eric and Sean! Representing creative and curiosity in education! @CVTechConnect @CVSDnews #PETEandC
Eric Davis retweeted
💻 Edtech was once a perk in education, now it’s a prioritized necessity. 👒 🎩 Hats off to my educational technology colleagues for ensuring that every learner is engaged, challenged, included, and supported. 🙏🏾 Let’s “Close the Empathy Gap Today!”🤩 @peteandc
Eric Davis retweeted
Loved getting to see @MSXLions and @MonroeMaker share about the elementary Explorations program.
