https://padlet.com/chas1/steamwpsd Made with the best of intentions, highest technology, and dark roasted caffeine. en-us 2016-09-10 18:29:52 UTC 2025-09-28 03:43:14 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padletuploads.blob.core.windows.net/aws/130337136/54bc783ffb94da4ff446ce4b839d44ca/images_1.jpeg chas1 https://padlet.com/chas1/steamwpsd/wish/122933454 STEM educator, technology education teacher, educational futurist. STEAM department co-chair @ WPSD, Elliottsburg, PA.]]> 2016-09-10 20:44:26 UTC https://padlet.com/chas1/steamwpsd/wish/122933454 chas1 https://padlet.com/chas1/steamwpsd/wish/122933669 • BSEd - Industrial Arts/Technology Education, Millersville Unversity, 1991
• MEd - Technology Education, Millersville University, 1994 (w/ Thesis option)
• EdD - Immaculata University, degreee started 2015]]> 2016-09-10 20:51:18 UTC https://padlet.com/chas1/steamwpsd/wish/122933669 chas1 https://padlet.com/chas1/steamwpsd/wish/122933886 •  Middle school technology education teacher, 14 years
• High school technology education teacher, 3.5 years]]> 2016-09-10 20:58:14 UTC https://padlet.com/chas1/steamwpsd/wish/122933886 chas1 https://padlet.com/chas1/steamwpsd/wish/122933985 • Epsilon Pi Tau
• Technology Education and Engineering Association of PA (TEEAP)
• International Technology Education and Engineering Association (ITEEA)
• Technology Student Association (TSA)]]> 2016-09-10 21:02:08 UTC https://padlet.com/chas1/steamwpsd/wish/122933985 chas1 https://padlet.com/chas1/steamwpsd/wish/122934254 STEAM, the fusion of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics is an inderdisciplinary, cross-curricular approach to preparing students for a career and world that does not yet exist. Focus is primarily on big ideas, design, problem-solving, critical-thinking, research, and data.]]> 2016-09-10 21:09:59 UTC https://padlet.com/chas1/steamwpsd/wish/122934254 chas1 https://padlet.com/chas1/steamwpsd/wish/122934499 •  How do we support students while teaching them to fail forward?
•  How do we optimize student learning using the worst technology?
•  What can we do to help achieve more connectivity in the community?
•  Is it possible to fuse the best of brick and mortar and virtual schools to create more customized learning plans and opportunities?  How?
•  How well are more highly-connected students served by less-connected educators?  How can any gaps that may exist be closed?

]]> 2016-09-10 21:20:17 UTC https://padlet.com/chas1/steamwpsd/wish/122934499 chas1 https://padlet.com/chas1/steamwpsd/wish/122935031 • 2014 - STEAM department created, co-chairs hired, committee formed to explore change and establish an instructional improvement path
•  2015 - WPHS PULSE Team @ IU13 - A cohort of six HS attended summer workshop and developed cross-curricular project where students designed and constructed a solar panel.
•  2016 - District realignment has moved some staff and resulted in a focus on curriculum and smoother educational transitions between grade levels and buildings. STEAM is evaluating and rewriting curriculum that is currently in place to improve instruction, remove duplication, and conceive areas of new growth.]]> 2016-09-10 21:43:37 UTC https://padlet.com/chas1/steamwpsd/wish/122935031 chas1 https://padlet.com/chas1/steamwpsd/wish/122935718 Without a doubt one of the best district PD sessions I have attended to date.  Check out his website:  http://thomascmurray.com]]> 2016-09-10 22:15:08 UTC https://padlet.com/chas1/steamwpsd/wish/122935718 chas1 https://padlet.com/chas1/steamwpsd/wish/122935985 Thomas C. Murray took WPSD staff back to a time before the internet to show how video content used to be shared.]]> 2016-09-10 22:26:55 UTC https://padlet.com/chas1/steamwpsd/wish/122935985 chas1 https://padlet.com/chas1/steamwpsd/wish/122936053 • 2016 - The STEAM department is planning to establish a professional learning community to foster a technology learning community, stay tuned!!]]> 2016-09-10 22:29:58 UTC https://padlet.com/chas1/steamwpsd/wish/122936053 chas1 https://padlet.com/chas1/steamwpsd/wish/122936134 Perhaps amongst a variety of intersections you may find your true purpose.]]> 2016-09-10 22:35:03 UTC https://padlet.com/chas1/steamwpsd/wish/122936134