ImagineIT: Spring Update I
February 24, 2016
Over the past two months, my ImagineIT project has been hitting some great strides. My day-to-day activities have been a blur due to CPS testing season beginning. When we got back from break, our school started NWEA Winter testing. After this, we had to make sure every student and teacher from 4th-8th grade took the My Voice My School Survey. Even though this survey is voluntary, the results from this feedback show up on our School Quality Rating Profile each year. After this, we started a grueling 4 hours of testing for ACCESS students. This has finally completed and now I am preparing for the PARCC test next month.
Even though the testing schedule has been intense on the students, my dreamMakers are alive and excited to be making. Through these past two months, my students have been diligently working through their engineering design challenges and blogging about their experience on Kidblog. We were even “homeless” for a few days as the testing schedule took our rooms for testing. Through all these disruptions, my students never missed a beat. My students have learned to work together cooperatively, ask each other for help, and see me more as a facilitator rather than the expert in the room. I am beginning to see the awesome transformation of my students from a fixed mindset to a growth mindset where the world is their playground.
Over the past two months, my ImagineIT project has been hitting some great strides. My day-to-day activities have been a blur due to CPS testing season beginning. When we got back from break, our school started NWEA Winter testing. After this, we had to make sure every student and teacher from 4th-8th grade took the My Voice My School Survey. Even though this survey is voluntary, the results from this feedback show up on our School Quality Rating Profile each year. After this, we started a grueling 4 hours of testing for ACCESS students. This has finally completed and now I am preparing for the PARCC test next month.
Even though the testing schedule has been intense on the students, my dreamMakers are alive and excited to be making. Through these past two months, my students have been diligently working through their engineering design challenges and blogging about their experience on Kidblog. We were even “homeless” for a few days as the testing schedule took our rooms for testing. Through all these disruptions, my students never missed a beat. My students have learned to work together cooperatively, ask each other for help, and see me more as a facilitator rather than the expert in the room. I am beginning to see the awesome transformation of my students from a fixed mindset to a growth mindset where the world is their playground.
3D Printing Video: Keychain Customizer (Left) | Eye Candy (Right)
Student Work
Class Size
In my dreamMaker's class, I have 36 students for less than 45 minutes every day. We have come a long way since we started and I find it really hard to describe to others how the class runs, so I will just show you a window into my world. Below is a time-lapse video of my classroom in less than 40 seconds.
In my dreamMaker's class, I have 36 students for less than 45 minutes every day. We have come a long way since we started and I find it really hard to describe to others how the class runs, so I will just show you a window into my world. Below is a time-lapse video of my classroom in less than 40 seconds.