Gabriela Bowen

@HWCDSB primary sci teachers! New to the LMS page: grade specific, curric-aligned docs that summarize the coding resources available on the Sci K-3 LMS page (organized by strand). Everything you need to continue coding with your #littlecoders next year! #stem #newyear

Thank you @NGMBowen for showing us how to use the mini @Sphero bots in our class today. Students had a blast completing challenges and problem solving while coding. @hwcdsbmathk8 @HWCDSB

@MattachiniMrs @desmosclassroom @hwcdsbmathk8 I love the immediate visualization & how changes can be seen right away when Ss need to make corrections ♥️👏🏽

Using @desmosclassroom to actively engage students with transformations. Students thought it was so cool that they were able to manipulate shapes using translations, reflections and rotations and immediately see the outcome.#whenmathisexciting @hwcdsbmathk8 @NGMBowen

Sometimes I get a chance to support teachers with #stem... Check out this program created by a Gr 4 student @hnojces for the light & sound unit using @scratch. She learned about broadcasting msgs & made this in 30min! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽@HWCDSB

Exploring area with the Gr 3s in Mrs. DiDomenico's class. Ss estimated areas of everyday objects then used #polydrons to measure the actual area. Ss learned to predict the area when there weren't enough squares to cover the whole shape. @hwcdsbmathk8 @hnojces

Glad to see the activity continues to be useful!

@mdeutschmtl @Libramlad @ScratchJr Thank you to whoever shared it with you! It absolutely is shareable! I created it for @tvo! I am very glad it's being enjoyed! Hopefully it's useful to teachers & students. Here is the link to the lesson: outreach.tvolearn.com/coding-in-the-…

Hey @NGMBowen, someone in my #oame2024 session (@Libramlad was it you?) shared with me that you do a Which One Doesn’t Belong routine with @ScratchJr. I love it! 😻 Is that shareable?

And our teacher volunteers were just as amazing too! 😍🥳😍🥳 @MarcuzziMaria & Mr. Hilson! Wouldn't have been possible without you!

We really did have the best volunteers toda @HWCDSB Junior Math Challenge Robotics Station! High school volunteers mentored Ss from different schools as they coded @sphero robots thru mazes. Their mentorship & kindness really made for a wonderful day! Thank you! 😍 @hwcdsbmathk8

Things are rolling steady at the @HWCDSB Math Challenge event at @brcsschool!! Resiliency, teamwork, and collaboration at its finest! @oectahw @hwcdsbmathk8 @NGMBowen

@hwcdsbmathk8 @hnojces They absolutely did! 😍

@NGMBowen @hnojces I’m sure they LOVED this! 👏

Had the best time w/ Gr 3s @hnojces catching Pokemon! Ss used the tiles as a grid today to code a path to catch a Pokemon of their choice. Ss worked on 1/4 & 1/2 turns cw & ccw 🕒🕕. Some Ss found multiple paths & analyzed efficiency too! Great work #littlecoders! @hwcdsbmathk8

Some great discovery coding with this class! Looking at external and internal angles of 2D shapes. 😎

#polydrons in Gr 6 @steuces! Some Ss were challenged to build 3D shapes as a unit intro. Had convos about what makes a shape a prism vs a pyramid & what the parts of the shape are called. Small group worked on using nets to help determine surface area. @hwcdsbmathk8 @HWCDSB

All hands-on math today @hnojces! Gr 3 3D exploration with #polydrons. Probability intro with Gr 6, dice & coins. Skyscraper puzzles to stretch Gr 6 minds. Division with coloured tiles for Gr 3. Looking for more hands-on ideas? Check out the @HWCDSB math LMS page! @hwcdsbmathk8

Real world math with these Gr 3s @hnojces! Working thru division with a loot bag party problem. Great convos, collaboration, and so much enthusiasm. Manipulatives, pics, and #vnps worked so well. Proud of these little mathematicians! 🤯💪🏽@hwcdsbmathk8

Gr 3s @hnojces used coloured tiles to represent fractions in a set. They then rearranged the tiles to demonstrate equivalent fractions. Building that visual understanding early on is so important! Loved listening to their reasoning 😍👂... So many unique strategies! @hwcdsbmathk8

Coding at every grade @stfxces! Gr 4/5 learning to use @SpheroEdu Minis. Gr 5 learned about the inputs/outputs of @microbit_edu #microbits. Gr 2/3 coding club explored broadcasting messages on @scratch. Gr 3s explored changing number patterns on @scratch. @hwcdsbmathk8 @HWCDSB 💻

@MathigonOrg Polypad for the win! @steuces Ss in Gr 3 used counters to demonstrate division & fair sharing (activity from MMP). Ss in Gr 6 drew & measured various angles. They challenged themselves to measure angles in a 🔺 too! Great exploration & thinking! 🧠 @hwcdsbmathk8

So much fun exploring the joy and connections of math & music!! Grateful for all the awesome activities to explore and math with different ideas! @WODBMath @BerkeleyEverett @MathigonOrg @davidporas