October STEAM Updates
STEM + Arts Integration for All GCPS Students
Shout Outs!
- Kathy Carroll (West Oxford) and April Thornton (Credle) attended Computer Science Fundamentals training in order to teach coding during Specials to all K-5 students at their schools.
- Julie Andrews (West Oxford) used one of our EIE Kits - Now You're Cooking: Designing Solar Ovens with her Fifth Graders!
- BSES students attending Intercession Camp worked in the MakerSpace to create models of the digestive system and learned about 3D printing.
Earth Science Week - October 13-19, 2019
Now is the time to make plans for Earth Science Week, taking place October 13-19, 2019. The 22nd annual Earth Science Week will celebrate the theme "Geoscience Is for Everyone" with a wide range of exciting activities, programs, and resources. All are designed to promote awareness of both the inclusive potential and the importance of the geosciences in the lives of all people.
Pitch in to teach young people about Earth system science. Conduct activities described on the Earth Science Week website. For more ideas, see recommendations online.
This year's event is shaping up to reach even more people than last year's audience of over 50 million. For the past 22 years, AGI has organized Earth Science Week to foster public and professional awareness of the status of Earth science in education and society. To learn more, visit the event website.
Global MakerDay is October 29!
RSVP below for GCPS and register online with the Global MakerDay folks to get all of the resources!
How will I participate? You will participate in #GlobalMakerDay by going to our landing page. The list of sessions will be shared in mid-October and available on the second and third slide on the landing page. The YouTube Live event will also be located on the landing page as educators and classes share their genius! You can watch the session and participate by chatting with the presenters and students around the world. We hope your classes will create locally and share globally by showing what they create on Twitter using #GlobalMakerDay.
How long will the sessions be? The will be 16 sessions which will each be 1/2 hour long. The sessions will consist of educators and classes sharing how they have implemented a “maker” atmosphere. The schedule of presentations will be available in the middle of October.
Tuesday, Oct 29, 2019, 08:00 AM
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25 Ways to Integrate Art Into Any Class
25 Ways to Integrate Art Into Any Class from Ditch that Textbook.
Create Your Own Games or Let Students Create Them Using SMALLab!
Educators are the most creative people on the planet. There are thousands of SMALLab activities for download today, but educators are always finding new and incredible ways to reach students. Need something that is tailor-made for your classroom? You can do it!
We have super easy tools for you to create new games, and all you need is a browser. So grab a computer and get started now! Anything you make in the CreateStudio will work in SMALLab and Wink. Create your FREE account, and start using it on any device right now!
GCPS Classroom of the Quarter Applications Due October 15!
Great teachers are always looking for new ways to expand their instruction and engage their students. Bandag manufacturing facilities have developed the Classroom of the Quarter grant program designed to support education in its Oxford, Griffin, Long Beach, Abilene and Muscatine plant communities. This program seeks to award a $500 grant to one local teacher in each plant community each quarter in an effort to help create a classroom environment where every child may thrive.
How It Works
Develop a creative and high student impact project and complete the attached application. Submit completed application to Human Resources - perryj@gcs.k12.nc.us
Eligibility Requirements
Every teacher with a classroom (PreK-12) in the Granville County Public Schools is eligible to apply for this grant. Eligible teachers may submit an application once every quarter in the 12 calendar months, however, classrooms are only eligible to receive a grant once every 12 calendar months.
All Classroom of the Quarter applications are due October 15, 2019. Click here for the application.
STEAM Materials Available for Checkout
- Engineering is Elementary Kits for Grades 1-5
- Sphero Robot
- Ozobot Robot
- littleBits STEAM Student Set
Lauren Curtis
UNC '01, NCSU '09
Former Middle School Teacher and Elementary & Middle School Principal
Email: curtisl@gcs.k12.nc.us
Website: https://sites.google.com/gcs.k12.nc.us/gcpssteam/home?authuser=0
Location: 200 Taylor Street, Oxford, NC, USA
Phone: (919) 693-4613 101262
Twitter: @laelal