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Go To Professional Learning- then click on Strategies and Resources
YOU MUST BE LOGGED INTO DISCOVERY EDUCATION TO HAVE ACCESS TO THIS RESOURCE

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One of my Discovery Education colleagues created a padlet that provides an alternative to the traditional "sit and get" review for testing.  The padlet provides engaging and hands-on opportunities to help you review for the test.  Furthermore, you can use these strategies to meet other instructional needs.  Some of the strategies are digital and some of them are not.  Click on the link below to check out the padlet and I hope that you will find these strategies beneficial for your instruction.
https://padlet.com/jbunning_depd/uo301te4k51r

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Day V: Instructional STEAM Planning in the Classroom- 05/14/2018 - 05/15/2018

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Day V: Instructional STEAM Planning in the Classroom- 05/14/2018 - 05/15/2018

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TPACKing with STEAM: The STEAM innovators and teachers of Madison MS had an hands-on experience with connecting TPACK and STEAM and learning how they fit in the classroom.

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Related Arts Spring Showcase- 05/05/2018

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Related Arts Spring Showcase- 05/05/2018

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The Related Arts Department at Madison MS invited Discovery Education to take part in their Spring Showcase. Families acted as network administrators by building a controller to operate a video game.

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STEAMing with the Simple Machines- 02/13/2018

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STEAMing with the Simple Machines- 02/13/2018

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Ms. Wood challenged her science students to create simple machines to complete specific tasks. Students used the 4Cs to build their machines with everyday objects.

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I enjoyed planning with Mr. Savala (music teacher), Ms. Ownby (teacher-librarian), and Ms. Wade (District Lead STEAM Coach) on implementing an engineering activity in Mr. Savala's music classes in April.

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Ms. Roberts's math students collected data to create two-way tables. She connected her students' life experiences to the content, which promoted active engagement and meaningful learning.

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Madison MS is one the move with STEAM! Teachers, administrators, students, and parents engaged in hands-on activities to see how STEAM education is preparing our students to succeed in college, careers, and citizenship.

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Who Can Build the Tallest Tower? Families and groups competed against each other to build the tallest free-standing tower using only one box of aluminum foil at Madison Middle School's Family STEAM Night.

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Catch You Later! Teachers and students created running shoes and put them to the test in a race at Madison Middle School's Family STEAM Night.

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How High Can You Go? A family undertook the challenge to build the tallest free-standing tower using only one box of aluminum foil at Madison Middle School's Family STEAM Night.

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Teachers and administrators were STEAMing with excitement as they worked on the tasks with the families.

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Families attempted to build the largest free-standing tower using only one box of aluminum foil.

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With teachers' support, families took the role of a design engineer and developed a shoe with specific attributes for a client.

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With teachers' support, families created a prosthetic prototype that had to be free-standing to support a force (weight).

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STEAMing Collaboration at the Arts Integration in STEAM PD- February 22-23, 2018

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STEAMing Collaboration at the Arts Integration in STEAM PD- February 22-23, 2018

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I was honored to attend the Arts Integration in STEAM PD with STEAM innovators Ms. Billingslea and Ms. Schnetzer. On Day #2, we created STEAM lessons.

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To better understand forces, energy and motion, students in Ms. Wood's science class engaged in a task that involved them building a vehicle. As they designed their vehicle, students had to solve complex problems.

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Interactive Math in Ms Robert's Math Class- 02/13/2018

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Interactive Math in Ms Robert's Math Class- 02/13/2018

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Getting Students to Move With the Music- 02/13/2018

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Getting Students to Move With the Music- 02/13/2018

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Mr. Savala challenged his music students to do jumping jacks in rhythm of the music. This was a strategy he used in the middle of instruction to keep his students focused.

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STEAMing with the Simple Machines- 02/13/2018

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STEAMing with the Simple Machines- 02/13/2018

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Ms. Wood challenged her science students to create simple machines to complete specific tasks. Students used everyday objects to build their machines.

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Stephen Buttrey
stephen.buttrey@mnps.org

Kendell Billingslea
kendell.billingslea@mnps.org

Elizabeth Smith-Roberts
elizabeth.roberts@mnps.org

Julio Dotel
julio.dotel@mnps.org

April Wood
april.wood@mnps.org

Maxine Nelson
maxine.nelson@mnps.org

Elizabeth Harper
elizabeth.harper@mnps.org

Lyante Savala
lyante.savala@mnps.org

Donnie L Olajuwon, Ed.D.
Discovery Education STEAM Coach
dolajuwon.depd@gmail.com
Twitter: @dolajuwon1

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STEAMformation is a three year system for professional learning and leadership designed to build and sustain a culture of STEAM teaching and learning. This comprehensive partnership will engage key stakeholders to create a shared STEAM vision, develop educators and administrators, cultivate inquiry-based, transdisciplinary instruction and prepare our future workforce. The focus of year one is to develop high quality STEAM experiences. Its primary goal is to foster a community of stakeholders sharing a common language, knowledge, understanding and vision for STEAM education and to ignite community engagement around this cultural change.

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Teachers will:

1. Develop proficiency using effective teaching strategies by:
a. creating standards aligned, practical learning targets
b. creating success criteria for student work that supports learning targets

c. providing quality and timely feedback to students continuously through formative assessments,

d. using formative assessment data to inform instructional decisions and lesson planning

2. Create rigorous learning tasks that promote productive student engagement.

3. Collaborate with peers to develop and reflect on standards aligned, engaging lessons.
4. Highlight the 4Cs in instructional strategies and all content areas

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This document outlines general evidence of teachers implementing PD into their classroom instruction.

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This document was provided to teachers who attend PD.

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This document is the cornerstone of the coaching relationship between teachers and their Discovery Education STEAM Coach.

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STEAMing Volcanoes in Ms. Wood's Science Class- 01/11/2018

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STEAMing Volcanoes in Ms. Wood's Science Class- 01/11/2018

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Students in Ms. Wood's class were engaged in a project that helped them learn about chemical reactions and what happened when a volcano erupted.  After creating the cone and foundation of a volcano (from 01/10/2018), students added detergent (which helped trap the bubbles produced by the reaction so they got better lava), baking soda, and vinegar towitness an eruption.  Ms. Woods added the scientific method to the project by having her students make hypotheses, predictions, and inferences.

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Day IV: Assessing Student Progress Through STEAM PD- 01/22/2018

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Day IV: Assessing Student Progress Through STEAM PD- 01/22/2018

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STEAM innovators and teachers used the Tuning Protocol to examine student work.  Ms. Roberts, a math teacher and STEAM innovator, brought a student work sample that came from a STEAM lesson she implemented in her class.  In a circle of four “critical friends", I guided the group through the process and kept time.  Ms. Roberts, the presenter, described the context for the student work uninterrupted by questions or comments from participants.  She began with a framing question which she welcomed feedback.  The "critical friends" had time to examine the student work and ask her clarifying questions. Then, with Ms. Roberts listening but silent, participants offered warm and cool feedback - both supportive and challenging.  After this feedback was offered, Ms. Roberts had the opportunity, again uninterrupted, to reflect on the feedback and address any comments or questions she chose.  Time was reserved for debriefing the experience.  Awesome display of  communication, collaboration, and critical thinking!

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Day IV: Assessing Student Progress Through STEAM PD- 01/22/2018

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Day IV: Assessing Student Progress Through STEAM PD- 01/22/2018

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The STEAM Coin Challenge: STEAM innovators and teachers worked in groups to design an image that connected their school's STEAM journey to the district's STEAM initiative. Please click this link to watch the MNPS STEAM Initiative.  I provided groups with one sheet of blank paper and 2 markers.  A member from each group was selected to empty their pockets or purse with all of their loose coins.
After the activity, I debriefed the STEAM Challenge by asking participants to make connections to how they used the 4Cs to complete the challenge and how could I, as the facilitator, use this activity to assess their understanding of the district’s initiative and their application of the 4Cs.  This connection helped lead into the day's learning.

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The 4Cs are STEAMing in Ms. Wood's Science Class- 01/10/2018

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The 4Cs are STEAMing in Ms. Wood's Science Class- 01/10/2018

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Ms. Wood's students were engaged in constructing the base of a volcano. Students worked together and shared ideas to select a base with given materials.

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http://www.careersbeyondthecourt.com/virtualfieldtrip

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STEAM Lesson Plan Template
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kNE1YdwiMxJaHcQul1BfROsALhw4KSLkZUlEQAE46Xs/edit?usp=sharing

STEAM Centers Based Lesson Template
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rlWevaH5S7r02iFIzvmdWurQXso5F650xuvzWwlAMVg/edit?usp=sharing

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"Shaping Our Learning" Review Strategy in Ms. Nelson's English Language Arts Class- 01/10/2018

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"Shaping Our Learning" Review Strategy in Ms. Nelson's English Language Arts Class- 01/10/2018

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I modeled the "Shaping Our Learning" strategy to Ms. Nelson's class. Students wrote down one thing they learned along each side of a triangle and connected their learning (triangles) on the floor. Afterwards, students volunteered to explain why they connected a side of their triangle to a side of their peer's triangle. Ms. Nelson guided the discussion by connecting students' thoughts to the learning objectives.

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Ms. Wood Allows Students to Self-Explore Through Research on Volcanoes- 01/09/2018

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Ms. Wood Allows Students to Self-Explore Through Research on Volcanoes- 01/09/2018

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By allowing students to explore the Science Techbook and research volcanoes before teaching about them, Ms. Wood gave her students independence, control, and allowed for active engagement.

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Snowball Fight in Ms. Roberts's Math Class! 01/09/2018

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Snowball Fight in Ms. Roberts's Math Class! 01/09/2018

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This is a recording of a "snowball fight" in Mrs. Roberts's Math class. After I modeled this Spotlight on Strategy (SOS), Ms. Roberts had her students solve a problem and throw their balled paper in the air for student feedback. Great student engagement, sharing of knowledge, and review of content.

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Let's Jigsaw with Ms. Billingslea's Social Studies Class! 01/09/2018

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Let's Jigsaw with Ms. Billingslea's Social Studies Class! 01/09/2018

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This is a recording of Ms. Billingslea using effective teaching strategies: she uses a bell and positive reinforcement to get her students' attention and connects learning objectives to the jigsaw activity- which focuses learning and engages her students. Her class is studying the Indus Civilizations using the Social Studies Techbook.

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Mr. Buttrey's Science Class is STEAMing with Fun! 01/09/2018

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Mr. Buttrey's Science Class is STEAMing with Fun! 01/09/2018

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This is a recording of Mr. Buttrey using effective teaching strategies in a STEAMified lesson by actively involving his students in their own learning, promoting student discussion, and teaching scientific ways of thinking. Students are engaged in doing a lab on the states of matter and the Earth's mantle.

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The 4Cs in a Small Mental Challenge in Ms. Harper's Math Class- 01/04/2018 

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The 4Cs in a Small Mental Challenge in Ms. Harper's Math Class- 01/04/2018 

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Students in Ms. Harper's Math Class worked together, shared ideas, looked at the problem in a new way, and tried new approaches to determine how many squares were on the page. Answer=30.

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Ms. Harper & Mr. Buttrey are Getting Them to the Board! - 01/04/2018

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Ms. Harper & Mr. Buttrey are Getting Them to the Board! - 01/04/2018

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Effective teaching strategy: Mr. Buttrey and Ms. Harper at Madison MS are keeping their students accountable for learning by having them work on the board.

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Showcase of the arts at the Winter Festival

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Showcase of the arts at the Winter Festival

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Group A:
Stephen Buttrey, Kendall Billingslea, Elizabeth Smith-Roberts & April Wood
Dates:
1/9, 2/13, 2/26, 3/13, 3/23, 4/9 & 5/14

Group B:
Julio Dotel, Maxine Nelson, Elizabeth Harper & Lyante Savala
Dates:
1/10, 2/13, 2/27, 3/14, 3/23 4/10 & 5/15

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Build Your Tool in Ms. Billingslea's Social Studies Class- 01/03/2018

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Build Your Tool in Ms. Billingslea's Social Studies Class- 01/03/2018

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Students had to complete a rigorous learning task that involved the 4Cs doing the following:
-Sketching a tool
-Completing a paragraph describing the tool and explaining how the tool would make their construction company better than any other construction company
-Convince the pharaoh through persuasive writing why he should choose their company to build his pyramid
-Build your tool!

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Creating Cat Challenges with Educational Technology- 01/10/2018

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Creating Cat Challenges with Educational Technology- 01/10/2018

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Mr. Dotel challenged his students to use their knowledge about coding to create cat challenges. Students learned the basics of making video games and animations.

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Gallery Walk - Discovering IV and DV
Wood

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Address:

300 Old Hickory Blvd. W. Madison, TN 37115 (map)

School Website:
madisonms.mnps.org

Office:
615-687-4018

Contact Emails:
Executive Principal: Dr. Brian Mells
Transition Academy Principal 5th/8th Grade: Myra Taylor
Continuity Academy Principal 6th/7th Grade: Andre Warren
Transition Academy Counselor 5th/8th: Alex Wood
Continuity Academy Counselor 6th/7th: April Roberts
Dean of Instruction: Tiffany Jones

Facebook: Madison Middle Prep
Twitter: @madisonmiddle1

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https://www.usinnovation.org/state/pdf_cvd/ASTRA-STEM-on-the-Hill-Tennessee2017.pdf

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https://thejournal.com/Articles/2016/07/21/4-Educators-Keys-to-Connecting-STEM-and-Social-Studies.aspx?p=1

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Click the link below to view tons of digital media/Web 2.0 resources.
https://padlet.com/dolajuwon1/gl5rhenz6h0r

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Translation and Rotation
Working in collaborative groups, students used given coordinates to rotate or translate and then identify their group coordinate on the screen with a pen light.  Once all students pointed their pen light to their point, dots were drawn and later connected to reveal the intended design.

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Click on the links below to read articles on "Connecting STEAM" to other content areas.

https://thejournal.com/articles/2016/07/21/4-educators-keys-to-connecting-stem-and-social-studies.aspx

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/leadership_360/2015/01/social_studies_and_stem.html

https://www.socialstudies.org/getting-social/social-studies-original-stem

http://www.english-languagearts.com/from-stem-to-steam-to-stream.html