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STEM Teacher Modules: Developing High Quality STEM Lessons
After going over the deck for day 4 in STEMfornation, I decided that this was not the right path for this group. To sit and do protocols on their own assessments seems like a waste of time for this really sharp group. I had done an upgrading assessments deck last week in Maury, so I adapted it for this group.

We went over formative assessments using SOS strategies, e-portfolios, student feedback, rubrics and effective performance tasks.

This day was so powerful that the teachers almost demanded that their administrators have this training.

I also added a few team building activities such as Zoom and Save Fred.

I introduced them to Plickers using fun useless facts.

We zipped through the day and got a lot accomplished.

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Two Sentence Turkey Stories Hook: started reading intriguing 2 sentence creepy stories. The students were loving them. They were put in teams and had to write a Turkey story using only 2 sentences.

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Force and Motion Games
Students worked in groups to create games where they displayed different types of force and motion.

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RCMS   Rachel Jenkins - PreAP Science 7th grade

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RCMS   Rachel Jenkins - PreAP Science 7th grade

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Students played a game that followed up as a culminating task to review the material being taught. Communication, inquiry and collaboration were a part of the task.

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STEM Training Day 3 Building Differentiated STEM Lessons

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STEM Training Day 3 Building Differentiated STEM Lessons

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To design a STEM learning experience utilizing the STEM planning template tied to instructional best practices
∞ To differentiate STEM learning experiences for all types of learners
To build interdisciplinary STEM experiences with my colleagues to maximize authentic learning connections

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RCMS  Shelli Holmes - Science   11/18/16

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RCMS  Shelli Holmes - Science   11/18/16

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Who can make a paper airplane that flies the furthest. Be able to explain what worked, what didn't work and what forces were used against your airplane.

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STEM Training Day 1  Immersive Experiences

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STEM Training Day 1  Immersive Experiences

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This was a great day full of 4 different types of lessons and analyzing each lesson looking for the STEM indicators and making job connections to each lesson. The immersions gave the teachers the opportunity to participate like a student but plan like a teacher.

The conversations were amazing and the products from each lesson were fantastic.

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STEM Training Day 2  Foundations for Integrated STEM Foundations

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STEM Training Day 2  Foundations for Integrated STEM Foundations

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Teachers collaborated on writing STEM recipes, creating products and marketing, and tried a number of digital tools to add to their "teacher tool box".

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Students were graphing outside with a CVR. They were given no parameters and had to solve problems including slope, distance and time.

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Strategies used to raise student engagement in RC High School  12/2/16

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Strategies used to raise student engagement in RC High School  12/2/16

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Sandi Walker -Spanish Class writing 6 words stories and doing a Graffiti Walk.
Lisa Pogue 9th ELA Students using Linoit to answer an inquiry question.

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We had a couple of choices with our 8 days.  We could have chosen 2 from each school to get 8 coaching sessions OR 4 teachers from each school to get 4 coaching sessions.  We chose 8 and 4.
Pros:
More teachers will have the opportunity to meet with me to get a little more information and support with coaching.
Cons:
There is too much time in between sessions to really support the planning process and truly build a trusting relationship.

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Kim Butcher -7 English
Observation - Two Sentence Turkey Stories Hook: started reading intriguing 2 sentence creepy stories. The students were loving them. They were put in teams and had to write a Turkey story using only 2 sentences.
Debrief - We talked about what she liked and would have done differently to help promote inquiry. The collaboration and communications and creativity were strong in this lesson.
Planning - I shared the 4 C’s lesson for her group that comes in for behavioral help. We also looked at Harris Burdick posters as hooks and story starters.

Rachel Jenkins - PreAP Science 7th grade
Observation - Students played a game that followed up as a culminating task to review the material being taught. Communication, inquiry and collaboration were a part of the task.
Debrief - She shared activities that preceded the activity and shared more about her teaching style.
Planning - We talked about the lesson format, and strategies she can include in her lesson to promote a student centered learning environment.

Angie Dickerson - Math
Observation - They were graphing outside with a CVR. They were given no parameters and had to solve problems including slope, distance and time. They had to figure out how to use the device. They came in and reviewed the sheet they were working from.
Debrief - Some teachable moments came up in the review and she regretted not sending them outside to figure out the answers to the questions that came up.
Planning - We planned collaborative activities for scatter plots.

Shelli Holmes - Science
Observation - Paper Airplanes. Hook: Images… what do these have in common? The level of inquiry continued to swell as she continued to drop hints to their activity. They figured out they were making paper airplanes. She then connected this lesson to prior learning and provided them with a task that is measurable but requires communication, collaboration, and critical thinking.
Planning - We did not get a chance to sit and plan, but we did talk about possible hooks for upcoming lessons.

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High School

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High School

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Middle School

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Lisa Pogue 9th ELA
Observation - Romeo and Juliete. she used video clips and used strategies to engage her students.
Debrief- We talked about ways to make the students think critically and collaborate on that same acitivity.
Planning - We planned for stations leading up to the holidays using STEM challenges.

Sterling Beck Psycology
Started with a creative activity. Explained the rules of their project to complete at home. Reviewed notes for project.
Debrief and Planning - I showed him my ppt on SOS strategies and explained how he can start upgrading his lessons by using these strategies and boosting the 4 c's. We also looked at the SSTB.

Sandi Walker Spanish
Observation - Looked at a short story in spanish. The students were given a question about the story and did a graffiti walk to answer the question. She added a movie clip to add to the conversation.
Debrief - Talked about what she liked and didn't like about her lesson. We talked about ways to add to the lessons with more strategies.
Planning- We found other stories to mix things up and teach the same concepts in a creative manor.

Ashley Gusukuma - Chem and Anatomy
Ashley has decided that she has bitten off more than she can chew. She has been helping to cover classes and helping a new team and it has monopolized all of her time. She knows that I am available to her at any time.

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Middle School

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I went to Royse City Middle School to meet the new innovators and inform them of the coaching process. Zach Snow was with me during the coaching so that he can learn to continue to the coaching and provide more support. I met with:
Jill Watts, Angie Dickerson,Kim Butcher, Shelli Holmes, Rachel Jenkins. They at first were going to only have 4 innovators, but Jill is the STEAM teacher and will be pushing into the classroom, therefore needs support. I gave them the three year plan, what this year will look like for student goals and teacher goals. Ideas for strategies to encourage the 4 C's and a planning graphic organizer with the 5 essential elements.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B2a4al1XvVVzYlNoQjBCS3FoaFU?usp=sharing

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I met with all the innovators for the first time today.
Ashley Gusukuma - is very excited but very over committed. She wants to apply steam but she says she has a specific script to follow.
I met with Lisa Pogue and Sandi Walker together. I answered all their questions about the coaching process. We went over SOS strategies and brainstormed ways to become more student centered.https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B2a4al1XvVVzYlNoQjBCS3FoaFU?usp=sharing

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Middle School

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The event was started by greeting teachers and admin and running them through centers (foil towers, STEM camp in the classroom, career s, etc. Dinner was served and Cindy Moss spoke to get everyone excited. I had to leave early to catch a flight to Florida for a training the next morning. Gabor and Regina said the night was a complete success.