Chris Chopp

So proud of STEM Academy middle school Ss that read Thirst by @varshabajaj and then were inspired to do something about global access to fresh water. They organized a "penny war" with our little K-8 school and we raised over $1400 to send to water.org @Water

Now is the time to shift our focus from test scores (a dying, oppressive data system) to measuring student AGENCY through classroom reflections, listening sessions, performance assessments, project-based learning, surveys, & more. Sky is the limit! #StreetData @JamilaDugan

via @NYTimes ⁦@KaraHaaSciEd⁩ how would Robin Wall Kimmerer respond to Gaia Hypothesis? ⁦@IENearth⁩ nytimes.com/2024/06/24/mag…

Encourage growth over anxious assessment. Focus on feedback and progress. @NCTM @STEMPartnership

@chezareaugustus thank you for the support Dr. Warren. It was great connecting with Beechpoint alumni at Vanderbilt graduation.

There’s so much stuff that you can learn about when you are only six! -Cole 6yo

It’s that time of the year at the STEM Academy. 3rd grade syrup makers have been hard at work! #mapleSyrup @75navigator

2nd grader brought me a sticker that made him think of me! #proudprincipal @MEMSPA

If each habit existed in an insulated compartment and operated without affecting or being affected by others, character would not exist. That is, conduct would lack unity being only a juxtaposition of disconnected reactions to separated situations.

Character is the interpenetration of habits. -John Dewey, Human Nature and Conduct 1922.

#STEM learning isn’t just the robots & coding & expensive resources… It’s also about relationships kids build with each other & building real-world relevant connections to the content. #DailySTEM

117 days until I’m Dr. Chopp. It feels like so much to do in not a lot of time!

From how to teach nature journaling. @JohnMuirLaws productive struggle and understanding that imagination is where compassion grows. @KalamazooNature @nature_org @GLStewardship @MacSkalski

The @KRESAIS Career Connect mobile lab is awesome! I was able to engrave a bubba tumbler with CCC and it only took 15 seconds. @xToolOfficial STEM Academy Middle School students are going to love it. They will get to practice welding with the @MillerWelders MobileArc AR system.

Vanderbilt Law School announces creation of AI Legal Lab news.vanderbilt.edu/2023/11/06/van…

@75navigator @ComstockPS This picture is so striking in so many ways. @NGSSphenomena

This happened today at the outdoor classroom! One scholar said, "Look! On this side it's winter and the other side fall. " @cchopp @ComstockPS #STEMAcademy

The growth of artificial intelligence (AI) and emerging technologies (ET) is poised to reshape the workforce. brookings.edu/articles/the-r… @BrookingsInst @OpenAI @GoogleAI

@75navigator @JeannineRoys @JanKiino1 @MacSkalski

Great staff finishing PD with a hike at Nazareth Farms. @ComstockPS

@75navigator @dailystem Released in the monarch way-station after she visited some classrooms.

@dailystem Look at the one @cchopp found!!!

Saw another praying mantis today… I wonder if their population is on the upswing & what causes that 🤔