Pizza Fractions, Drama and STEAM
(This is Part 2 of a 2 Part Story! Click here for Part 1.) So, there I was – faced with the challenge to plan and execute a lesson for a formal observation with my new principal. Recently, my second graders were introduced to fractions, but the math book’s...
The Decision to Integrate
(This is Part 1 of a 2 Part Story!) I did it! I finally got a job at my dream STEAM school and everything was going great until the principal approached me to schedule my formal observation. She wants to see a math lesson. YIKES! I cannot blow this. We just started...
From STEM to STEAM? Are you sure? (a back-to-school play)
This creative post is from Kellie Burtch a New Hampshire STEM teacher a TAR17 Retreater. That year, she realized the potential of inserting the A into STEM and started her year ready to advocate for all the possibilities the arts could provide for her STEM class....
The Missing Paint
The paint is missing! The paint! The paint! Oh where, oh where has it gone? I see it no more, when I open the door. Oh where, oh where has it gone? It has been replaced, replaced, you say And what, and what is there now? Is it glue, is it glitter, is it...
Generate a Little Excitement in Your Classroom
Today I felt inspired. Sometimes, I go into a day with a plan and that plan goes “‘bye ‘bye” once the day gets started. I love those days, because more times than not, my students end up getting something great out of my teaching and I get...Log In Here
Teacher Retreats!
