April Wallace

Possible books that I am interested in using "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" "Hidden Figures" and "The Dissapearing Spoon". Any other ideas are appreciated.

Anyone use nonfiction trade books in their middle school science classes? Just discovered Scholastic has young readers editions for some great science related books. Could be a great collaboration with ELA and SS teachers! #STEMeducation @teacher2teacher @ScholasticTeach

Started a blog to share my classroom experiences. Eventually planning to add to this site for consulting type work. For now thought the blog was a good place to start. Check it out. bit.ly/stemIntegratio…

@NGSS_tweeps I am working on a collaborative unit with social studies teacher. Ss have to design a sail boat (engineering, force, motion, etc. ) and then will plan a trip on their boat (geography). Will have to map locations and research them. So many opportunities for 21st century skills.

What I find interesting is how the CCC’s and SEP’s naturally flow into other content areas. How can we help take advantage of this?

@NGSS_tweeps @MsPienta Last year we were able to have scheduling so that core teachers had at least one study hall period a week as common planning time. Unfortunately it didn't happen in this year's schedule.

@MsPienta How do we make time? That is always a huge deal. If we only got time to sit and talk with our colleagues.

I really like the idea of taking our phenomena based units and figuring out how we can work across the boundaries of our classes. What are some difficulties in really implementing a true cross curricular approach?

Great opportunity for NH teachers. Apply today. What pathway will you add to your experience.

Last week students modeled the inputs, outputs, and processing of a computer with a card sorting activity. Took some groups a bit to get going but once they did it was so much fun. Trying to put this into words when we were done was challenging. #LiveFreeAndCode #csd @codeorg

Ok so my list right now has Circuit playgrounds, a few Ozobots, and some updated sensor equipment for bio and Chem. I use vernier sensors and noticed that have a robot kit....has anyone used the vernier "Codey Rocky" ? The activities with that sounds like a good fit for MS sci.

Ok peeps I need tech suggestions. I was told I have about $1600 available to spend, it has to be on technology. What should be on my wishlist??? #LiveFreeAndCode @CSTANH1 @UNHSTEMlab @UNHSTEMTeach @fhsunshine78 @nhklocke

@UNHSTEMTeach @CSTANH1 @UNHSTEMlab @fhsunshine78 @nhklocke @TeachCode Thanks for the offer...I had the chance to "play" with Ozobit and Dash at the CSTA conference.

@NHstemteacher @CSTANH1 @UNHSTEMlab @fhsunshine78 @nhklocke I second (third?) the adafruit circuit playgrounds - they’re part of the @TeachCode CS Discoveries curriculum anyway. If you’ll like to try Ozobots (the Bit), MakeyMakeys, or the Dash/Dot robots before buying, I can probably get them to you early next week for a loan.

Are you a CS teacher in NH? We would love to meet you. Find out how to get involved: sites.google.com/view/csta-nh/g… Attend our next meeting Aug 12 at 12pm at The Common Man in Concord. Hope to see you there!

@fhsunshine78 @alfredtwo @CSTANH1 @UNHSTEMlab @UNHSTEMTeach @nhklocke @microbit_edu @adafruit Would love to see what you have for resources. I already have a set of microbits but I am hoping to utilize them better this year.

@alfredtwo @NHstemteacher @CSTANH1 @UNHSTEMlab @UNHSTEMTeach @nhklocke @NHstemteacher We use @microbit_edu with our 7th grade students. I just got a bunch of resources while I was at #APCSP reading. - I will locate and send you the link if you want to go that way. @adafruit has them and you can use that teacher discount code for them

@alfredtwo @CSTANH1 @UNHSTEMlab @UNHSTEMTeach @fhsunshine78 @nhklocke I teach a bit of everything! K-12 school, I do MS and HS science, MS math, and our new CS program for ME and HS. 😮 ocassianally work with our elementary too so open to suggestion for those levels. Open to any and all suggestions at this point and will narrow the list if needed.

@NHstemteacher @CSTANH1 @UNHSTEMlab @UNHSTEMTeach @fhsunshine78 @nhklocke SO much depends on what you are teaching. If you want to have students program devices microBits are fun and easy. So are AdaFruit Circuit Playground devices.

Best @TeachCode cohort of 2019! Congratulations to a fantastic group of NH teachers! This state and especially your school districts are so lucky to have you. We can’t wait to see you in October! @UNHSTEMlab @UNHManchester @GraniteGeek

First steps in planning for CS discoveries with grade 7/8. Seeing lots of connections I can make to math and science topics. Still have to figure out my high school elective class too. So much planning to do but I'm super excited about it. #LiveFreeAndCode @TeachCode

SAU 7 team ready to go for our last day @TeachCode #LiveFreeandCode

I love the problem solving lessons! Such an important skill set for ALL students to learn!

Alllllll the @codeorg swag going back North with me tomorrow!#LiveFreeAndCode

@GraceBorst @swcs13 @ErinMargaret88 @joannelau321 @TeachCode You guys did so good!

NBD but we had an quality elevator pitch for teachers to encorporate CS in their classrooms. Down in 20 minutes from conception to reveal! drive.google.com/a/fcsuvt.org/f… @swcs13 @ErinMargaret88 @joannelau321 @TeachCode #LiveFreeAndCode