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I am currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education with a 4th and 5th grade generalist endorsement. I just finished my third year of college and I will be starting my fourth and final year of college soon.

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Mon, May 20, 2019 11:15 PM in New Teacher and STEM

Hi Chris, STEM is an amazing concept and great way to integrate many content objectives into one lesson. Although I am not a teacher in my own classroom, I have had many opportunities teach STEM while as a preservice teacher. I have helped plan and implement STEM activities for children ranging from ages five to twelve years old. One of the resources I have used is Picture Perfect Science bo...

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Thu, May 16, 2019 10:55 PM in STEM and Fairy Tales

This is a great way to get all students involved in STEM! My third graders have really enjoyed the Land of Stories series and I think this STEM and Fairy Tales would be a great interdisciplinary activity.

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Using Interactive Science Notebooks for Inquiry-Based Science

Mon, May 20, 2019 10:39 PM
Very Informational Article

This is a great article to learn how to implement interactive science notebooks as an assessment tool in the classroom. I have seen some teachers consistently use ISR at the beginning of the year, to only use them less and less as the school year continues. Robert Chesbro does a great job at explaining how to continually use ISR throughout the year. ISR can be both beneficial to the students and teachers if used correctly.

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