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Maritza Garneff
Springview Elementary School
FL

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I have been an educator for 15 years and have enjoyed every minute of it! I am currently the Science Leader at my school and I am interested in sharing best practices with my colleagues and improving our school's science curriculum.

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S.T.E.M.

These resources will be helpful as I begin to implement the STEM initiative within my classroom lessons and within my school's science curriculum. These resources will also be shared with fellow teachers in professional development trainings as tools for discussion.

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Tue, Oct 02, 2012 9:16 PM in Thinking Maps in Science

Thank you, I have just completed some extensive researching on Thinking Maps. To be honest, I have used graphic organizers before, but Thinking Maps take it to the next level of higher order thinking. I cannot wait to implement these with my students!

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Tue, Oct 02, 2012 9:08 PM in Writing in Science

I am recently new to Science notebooks but I feel they truly are amazing because it becomes a place for students to write in a variety of ways and communicate with others. I especially like how it assists students in "owning" the concept or vocabulary. It is essential for a child to be able to explain scientific terms in their own words. Recently I have started experimenting with online science no...

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Tue, Oct 02, 2012 8:57 PM in How Is the Common Core Affecting Science Instruction in Elementary Classrooms?

In Miami, science teachers are asked to support the Reading, Writing, and Mathematics Common Core standards without sacrificing the importance of teaching our science standards. In my lesson plans, I make sure to note the standards I am using to support the Common Core and I do make sure to implement reading of non-fiction book titles within my lessons. Experimental data is a perfect place to revi...

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Teaching STEM: Elementary Collection

Sat, Dec 01, 2012 3:08 PM
Amazing Resources for STEM Success

This collection features a variety of resources promoting STEM activities for students of all elementary grades. STEM is definitely in the limelight especially as our country’s place in the world’s job market has been put in question. More and more jobs in the areas of engineering and technology are being given to qualified graduates from Asia and Europe. In our American classrooms, STEM needs to find a place along with reading and writing. This collection definitely gives you ideas on how to incorporate engineering and technology concepts within the existing science and math curriculum. Ideas include engineering challenges and activities that require teamwork, developing communication skills, collaboration with agencies such as NASA, and answering and finding solutions to real-world questions. In addition, understanding the design and construction process is explored as students brainstorm and work together to communicate and implement engineering ideas while learning math, science, and environmental concepts at school and at home.

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