#steminstitute Archive
Educators from pre-service to mentors collaborating, reflecting and working hard to provide the best learning experience for our students
Thursday May 11, 2017
9:00 PM EDT
vwarren04
- Moderator
May 11 @ 9:00 PM EDT
#STEMinstitute
Good evening glad you are here and ready to get our chat started :-)
participatechat
May 11 @ 9:00 PM EDT
Participate in the upcoming
#steminstitute
by sharing resources and collaborating at
https://t.co/i2kJq2YAf3
vwarren04
- Moderator
May 11 @ 9:00 PM EDT
Please introduce your self, where are you from, what do you do
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participate
May 11 @ 9:01 PM EDT
Show some love for
@vwarren04
and
#STEMinstitute
for her first
#twitterchat
tonight!
@JenWilliamsEdu
@juliekeane
@spirrison
@markjotter
vwarren04
- Moderator
May 11 @ 8:50 PM EDT
#STEMinstitute
chat begins in 10 minutes. Join in to reflect on your integration of STEM this year.
@PerotMuseum
@KosmosEnergy
markjotter
May 11 @ 9:03 PM EDT
Mark from Chapel Hill, NC, work
@participate
, former math/science teacher
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vwarren04
- Moderator
May 11 @ 9:03 PM EDT
I am Vashunda from Dallas, Texas & I work with amazing educators in our
@KosmosEnergy
STEM Institute hosted by
@PerotMuseum
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vwarren04
- Moderator
May 11 @ 9:04 PM EDT
Welcome Mark
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In reply to @markjotter, @participate
participate
May 11 @ 9:05 PM EDT
Interested in
#STEM
?? Join the first
#STEMInstitute
chat and meet
@vwarren04
!
@teachintechgal
@JenWilliamsEdu
@GlobalReady
@Jennifer_Hogan
vwarren04
- Moderator
May 11 @ 9:00 PM EDT
#STEMinstitute
Good evening glad you are here and ready to get our chat started :-)
vwarren04
- Moderator
May 11 @ 9:06 PM EDT
Let's get started with question number 1
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vwarren04
- Moderator
May 11 @ 9:06 PM EDT
https://t.co/lVHhEJtGVm
would you define STEM?
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juliekeane
May 11 @ 9:07 PM EDT
Julie here in Chapel Hill. Have worked with
#stem
teachers through
#edtech
and
#globaled
initiatives
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vwarren04
- Moderator
May 11 @ 9:07 PM EDT
Welcome Julie from Chapel Hill :-)
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In reply to @juliekeane
spirrison
May 11 @ 9:08 PM EDT
Brad Spirrison with
@participate
in Chicago jumping in a bit late. Good evening
#STEMinstitute
peeps!
vwarren04
- Moderator
May 11 @ 9:08 PM EDT
Welcome Brad in Chicago!
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In reply to @spirrison, @participate
markjotter
May 11 @ 9:09 PM EDT
A1. I've heard Strategies That Engage the Mind from
@ncstem
here in NC
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GlobalReady
May 11 @ 9:10 PM EDT
Dave here in San Francisco! So pleased to join the chat tonight
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vwarren04
- Moderator
May 11 @ 9:10 PM EDT
A1: Because my background is science, STEM to me is teaching science while integrating tech, engineering & math.
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vwarren04
- Moderator
May 11 @ 9:06 PM EDT
https://t.co/lVHhEJtGVm
would you define STEM?
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vwarren04
- Moderator
May 11 @ 9:11 PM EDT
Hello Dave from San Francisco.
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In reply to @GlobalReady
vwarren04
- Moderator
May 11 @ 9:12 PM EDT
Question two coming up in one minute
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vwarren04
- Moderator
May 11 @ 9:13 PM EDT
2.What part of STEM is your favorite? Why?
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markjotter
May 11 @ 9:13 PM EDT
At your school Do other content areas also integrate STEM into their teaching,
@vwarren04
?
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In reply to @vwarren04, @vwarren04
vwarren04
- Moderator
May 11 @ 9:15 PM EDT
I work
@PerotMuseum
and yes we intergrate STEM through all our galleries.
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In reply to @markjotter, @PerotMuseum
markjotter
May 11 @ 9:15 PM EDT
A2. Genetics was my fave to teach - could hard core geek out on bio and math
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juliekeane
May 11 @ 9:15 PM EDT
A1 as a
#humanities
geek been very interested in how these fields intersect particularly role of culture
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GlobalReady
May 11 @ 9:15 PM EDT
A2. I start with inquiry ... so Science ... and let TEM be pathways to explore my inquiry.
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spirrison
May 11 @ 9:16 PM EDT
A2: coding for kids. Build foundational skills and logic early and often
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vwarren04
- Moderator
May 11 @ 9:16 PM EDT
A2: I enjoy the challenge of figuring out how to apply all 4 parts to any given lesson.
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vwarren04
- Moderator
May 11 @ 9:17 PM EDT
Question 3 coming up in 1 minute
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GlobalReady
May 11 @ 9:18 PM EDT
Nice! Can you give an example
@vwarren04
?
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vwarren04
- Moderator
May 11 @ 9:16 PM EDT
A2: I enjoy the challenge of figuring out how to apply all 4 parts to any given lesson.
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markjotter
May 11 @ 9:18 PM EDT
What is your top tip for folks trying to do the same?
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In reply to @vwarren04
vwarren04
- Moderator
May 11 @ 9:19 PM EDT
https://t.co/E3Mi4X1Vwo
have you integrated STEM in your instruction?
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juliekeane
May 11 @ 9:20 PM EDT
Have good friend - a linguist works with teams of coders and philosophers on natural language processing. Cool.
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spirrison
May 11 @ 9:16 PM EDT
A2: coding for kids. Build foundational skills and logic early and often
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spirrison
May 11 @ 9:21 PM EDT
Love Love Love that!
#STEMInstitute
In reply to @juliekeane
vwarren04
- Moderator
May 11 @ 9:21 PM EDT
@markjotter
@GlobalReady
Start with topic. I think of issues/ concerns around topic. I design a PBL that connects the two
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vwarren04
- Moderator
May 11 @ 9:19 PM EDT
https://t.co/E3Mi4X1Vwo
have you integrated STEM in your instruction?
#STEMinstitute
markjotter
May 11 @ 9:24 PM EDT
A3. Saw a great example of dam building project at an
@AsiaSocietyEDU
school - STEM +
#globaled
compare and contrast
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DanielleDupuis1
May 11 @ 9:24 PM EDT
Ozmo Ozobot & more... Coding = summer plans.
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vwarren04
- Moderator
May 11 @ 9:24 PM EDT
Summer workshops focus is Physics. Lot's of construction in Dallas. Ts will solve problem related to physics & construction.
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GlobalReady
May 11 @ 9:25 PM EDT
A3. Really impressed by educators who are integrating
#STEM
as they
#teachSDGs
Great Fit!
@vwarren04
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markjotter
May 11 @ 9:25 PM EDT
Nice! PBL provides such a great framework for STEM integration
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In reply to @vwarren04, @GlobalReady
vwarren04
- Moderator
May 11 @ 9:25 PM EDT
Question 4 coming up in one minute.
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spirrison
May 11 @ 9:26 PM EDT
A3:always love observing studentswhere they are and responsively integrate from those observations
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vwarren04
- Moderator
May 11 @ 9:27 PM EDT
4.What STEM success do you celebrate from this school year?
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vwarren04
- Moderator
May 11 @ 9:29 PM EDT
A4: Very intentional that every PD had some applicable aspect of STEM teachers could easily implement in their classroom
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vwarren04
- Moderator
May 11 @ 9:27 PM EDT
4.What STEM success do you celebrate from this school year?
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GlobalReady
May 11 @ 9:29 PM EDT
Great post about why teach the
@TheGlobalGoals
in every classroom by
@caroline_weeks_
https://t.co/AWYB2JHOnZ
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markjotter
May 11 @ 9:30 PM EDT
A4. I'm really digging on projects that also integrate the arts - love me some
#STEAM
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GlobalReady
May 11 @ 9:31 PM EDT
Here's a fab
@P21Learning
#SkillsForToday
collection of
#STEM
a&
#STEAM
resources
https://t.co/xSIqpZmoV2
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markjotter
May 11 @ 9:30 PM EDT
A4. I'm really digging on projects that also integrate the arts - love me some
#STEAM
#STEMinstitute
vwarren04
- Moderator
May 11 @ 9:32 PM EDT
Great post thank you for sharing. Truly the goal of our institute-to inspire to teachers so they inspire students
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In reply to @GlobalReady, @TheGlobalGoals, @caroline_weeks_
GlobalReady
May 11 @ 9:33 PM EDT
A4. Three Reasons Why Fairy Tales Belong in STEAM (STEM + arts) -
https://t.co/XXF6q6YNJM
via
@levelupvillage
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vwarren04
- Moderator
May 11 @ 9:33 PM EDT
Meet with a local art museum today to talk about collaborating- STEAM!
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In reply to @markjotter
vwarren04
- Moderator
May 11 @ 9:33 PM EDT
Question 5 in one minute
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vwarren04
- Moderator
May 11 @ 9:35 PM EDT
Q5.What frustrated you the most about STEM this year?
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GlobalReady
May 11 @ 9:35 PM EDT
Cool!
#STEMinstitute
@eedowd27
nathanlutz
May 11 @ 9:34 PM EDT
I have taught this course from Level Up 3 times and it's so enjoyable to watch young learners engage with STEM and literacy
In reply to @GlobalReady, @LevelUpVillage
nathanlutz
May 11 @ 9:37 PM EDT
#steminstitute
: you're invited to the NNELL Summer Institute - STEAM and world languages -
https://t.co/SrhGHps5xt
vwarren04
- Moderator
May 11 @ 9:38 PM EDT
A5: Making meaningful connections to math. The STE came very easy for me but the M felt forced.
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vwarren04
- Moderator
May 11 @ 9:35 PM EDT
Q5.What frustrated you the most about STEM this year?
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markjotter
May 11 @ 9:38 PM EDT
A5. Still too much inequity in access to hq STEM learning opportunities
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vwarren04
- Moderator
May 11 @ 9:40 PM EDT
Question 6 coming up in one minute.
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markjotter
May 11 @ 9:41 PM EDT
A5. M was no issue for me but E often resulted in me accidentally gluing something to my body.....
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In reply to @vwarren04
vwarren04
- Moderator
May 11 @ 9:41 PM EDT
Q6.Favorite STEM related professional development you attended this year? How did you use what you learned in your classroom?
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GlobalReady
May 11 @ 9:42 PM EDT
I visited the Creativity Lab at
@LighthouseCCS
in Oakland two days ago. Really impressed w/ hq
#STEM
commitment for all Ss.
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markjotter
May 11 @ 9:38 PM EDT
A5. Still too much inequity in access to hq STEM learning opportunities
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vwarren04
- Moderator
May 11 @ 9:44 PM EDT
A6: Visited MSI a few months ago. Great to see another museum tackle the challenge of STEM and Ts PD
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vwarren04
- Moderator
May 11 @ 9:45 PM EDT
This is great for student to see, our mistakes as we design learning experience for them.
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In reply to @markjotter
markjotter
May 11 @ 9:45 PM EDT
A6. My favorite STEM learning experience this year was touring
@NCSSM
- I learned that I want to live there ;-)
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vwarren04
- Moderator
May 11 @ 9:46 PM EDT
#STEMinstitute
many times I think it is hard for us as educators to admit we are still figuring things out and STEM allows us to do so.
markjotter
May 11 @ 9:46 PM EDT
Oh, I was the best at teaching STEM thru mistakes,
@vwarren04
!
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In reply to @vwarren04, @vwarren04
vwarren04
- Moderator
May 11 @ 9:49 PM EDT
Encourages Ss to be brave & make mistakes & know getting it correct the first time does not also show one learned a concept
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In reply to @markjotter
vwarren04
- Moderator
May 11 @ 9:49 PM EDT
Sometimes it's luck
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vwarren04
- Moderator
May 11 @ 9:49 PM EDT
Encourages Ss to be brave & make mistakes & know getting it correct the first time does not also show one learned a concept
#steminstitute
In reply to @markjotter
vwarren04
- Moderator
May 11 @ 9:50 PM EDT
Question 7 in one minute.
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vwarren04
- Moderator
May 11 @ 9:51 PM EDT
Q7.What makes professional development an “amazing learning experience” rather than an “at least I received credit” session?
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GlobalReady
May 11 @ 9:53 PM EDT
A7. Agency.
#collaborativePD
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@participate
vwarren04
- Moderator
May 11 @ 9:51 PM EDT
Q7.What makes professional development an “amazing learning experience” rather than an “at least I received credit” session?
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vwarren04
- Moderator
May 11 @ 9:54 PM EDT
A7: PD that is meaningful, engaging &relevant. PD that values what I have to say as a professional & not just talking at me
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markjotter
May 11 @ 9:55 PM EDT
A7. Should be participatory in nature, where ideas and resources are exchanged and incorporated into instruction.
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vwarren04
- Moderator
May 11 @ 9:55 PM EDT
will you elaborate on Agency?
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In reply to @GlobalReady, @participate
GlobalReady
May 11 @ 9:55 PM EDT
A7. Check out: A New Recipe for Professional Development: Learning Through Collaboration
https://t.co/D5t0ZXYLEW
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vwarren04
- Moderator
May 11 @ 9:56 PM EDT
Thank you.
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In reply to @GlobalReady
vwarren04
- Moderator
May 11 @ 9:57 PM EDT
@PerotMuseum
we work really hard provide teachers with a learning experience that is meaningful and valuable
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GlobalReady
May 11 @ 9:57 PM EDT
Sure. Good PD => Teachers have voice & choice for their PD, and then excited to bring to classroom for/with students
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vwarren04
- Moderator
May 11 @ 9:55 PM EDT
will you elaborate on Agency?
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In reply to @GlobalReady, @participate
vwarren04
- Moderator
May 11 @ 9:58 PM EDT
Because we know they are giving us one of the most valuable thing they have- their time
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vwarren04
- Moderator
May 11 @ 9:57 PM EDT
@PerotMuseum
we work really hard provide teachers with a learning experience that is meaningful and valuable
#STEMinstitute
vwarren04
- Moderator
May 11 @ 9:59 PM EDT
Thank you all for joining me tonight
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GlobalReady
May 11 @ 9:59 PM EDT
No stealing in
#collaborativePD
#nocryinginbaseball
#STEMinstitute
markjotter
May 11 @ 9:57 PM EDT
Thanks
@GlobalReady
- I just stole my last answer from there ;-)
#busted
