Engineering standards are a new part of science curriculum. The Next Generation Science Standards include standards and practices specifically for engineering. The challenge teachers are facing is teaching their students about engineering when they have not had much experience with engineering themselves. Next, engineers use their creativity to imagine. What a solution to the problem might be. After they come up with an idea, they make a plan.

Tuesday, May 8, 2012. Group 5 - Ordinary Muslim Man. This meme brings up many questions about how stereotypes are developed and reinforced. Monday, April 30, 2012.

On my blog, I share tips and tricks to make teaching fun! I love technology, field trips, group projects and community service! The 411 on Ms. Thursday, September 15, 2016. The First Week of School or Complete Insanity. I look happy and engaged, right? XClass to the Rescue. Monday, September 5, 2016. Hard Work; Is it its Own Reward? .

Is a book club blog started by a couple of teachers and some really cool kids. Wednesday, June 26, 2013. The 2013 Summer Reading Teacher Picks are posted! Five excellent choices to get us started. Thursday, May 30, 2013. To join the club, simply read one or more books from the reading list. Click on the titles to read a summary of each book.

Make each day fun in small, simple ways! Friday, January 6, 2017. Say the first sound as you move a cotton ball onto the first snowman. Say the second sound and move the snowball. Say the last sound and move the final snowball! Then we went back and wrote the letters that stand for the sounds! We practiced reading the sounds and saying the word! We also played.