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I am on my 18th year of teaching. I have taught 1st grade for 13 of those years, and Kindergarten for the last 5 years. I enjoy my students, and my co-workers at ECEC. Each year brings new challenges, and new experiences. I have 3 kids of my own 2 boys and a girl.

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ECEC

Carol Hitchcock  carol.hitchcock@carlsbadschools.net

Chelsey Kimbley |chelsey.kimbley@carlsbadschools.net

Crystal Lucas crystal.lucas@carlsbadschools.net

Jennifer Dudley
Jennifer.Dudley@carlsbadschools.net

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Amy Newton amy.newton@carlsbadschools.net |

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I live in Carlsbad, New Mexico. I have been teaching for 15 years, all in kindergarten, except for one year in first grade. I am married to an amazing man and have 3 children. Our boys are 18 and 14, and our beautiful daughter is 7.

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Meet Ms. Crystal Lucas's Kindergarteners

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Meet Ms. Crystal Lucas's Kindergarteners

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STEM Focus: Communication and Collaboration

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STEM Focus: Communication and Collaboration

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Nov. 2019
Ms. Kimbley was concerned about classroom management and without it, how would she be able to implement STEM activities.
this began an ongoing exploration. Our first discussion led to the belief that the core of classroom manage is creating a community based on strong communication and collaboration skills. We introduced a circle procedure and soft voices. Students sat in a circle. The first student named one thing he liked. He then handed the stuffed animal to the person next to him. She said "Thank you (and student's name). Repeated what the student liked and said what she liked. The process of saying thank you, using the other student's name and repeating what they had said took quite a while, but the students all stayed engaged and with prompting were able to do it. This photo was taken a couple of weeks later. Ms. Kimbley had continued the process and the students had made dramatic improvement.
Ms. Kimbley noticed the students were more respectful and calmer as she continued to implement the circle time. She changed the questions to support the academic focus.
Key Take-Away: Students needed direct instruction and support to improve communicating something as simple as repeating a peer's name. But with consistent proactive communication skills were improving.

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3 new photos · Album by Elsie Moses-Hoeg

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STEM Focus: Communication and Collaboration 

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STEM Focus: Communication and Collaboration 

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Ms. Kimbley's reflection

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Mrs. Kimbley Communication Circle Activity

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Ms. Lucas used a new app from google classroom to teach Silent E. The students used iPads to interact with the lesson projected on the screen. The students were all engaged and it was easy to check everyone's understanding.

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Each student had a paper snowball with a letter written on it.  We matched the letters with the beginning sound pictures.  Each student rolled up their paper and threw it, and had to find the picture that matched the beginning sound.

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This is a special group of teacher who have been able to take on the challenge of the DE STEM LC program and excel. They say 2 key factors to their success are - the opportunity to begin each STEM Coaching Day with a whole team meeting and they are all teaching kindergarten. This has allowed them to create a stronger bond by supporting each other in this process. During the meetings they share ideas and work on the Bridge Activities.

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The team decided to create a rubric for writing. This lead to a conversation about what the 4Cs look like at different developmental levels.

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The team wrote 4 grants for STEM materials to create 4 centers.
1. Simple Machines
2. Coding and Sensory Integration
3. Architecture
4. Problem Solving and Critical Thinking

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Surveys, Food, Raffle Prizes and ALIENS!

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Surveys, Food, Raffle Prizes and ALIENS!

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Carlsbad ECEC STEM Night - surveys, food, raffle prizes, and ALIENS!

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Carlsbad ECEC STEM Night - Architects of the Future!

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Carlsbad ECEC STEM Night - Zoologists Unit!

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Carlsbad ECEC STEM Night- We can Create Anything!

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Carlsbad ECEC STEM Night - This is What We Think!

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