2/26-3/1

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READ ACROSS AMERICA WEEK

Monday February 26th-

Day 4-
Cat in the Hat - Wear a Hat

Out of Building-Kopp (Full Day)

Tuesday February 27th-

Day 5-
Green Eggs and Ham - Wear Green

Hour of Code 3:30-4:30 in Library

Strengthening Families

Out of Building-None

Wednesday February 28th-

Day 6-
Wacky Wednesday - Wear Mismatched clothes

Out of Building-Norton, Shellenberger, Shildt (1:45 - 3:00)

Thursday March 1st-

Day 1-
The Lorax - Wear a Mustache
L. Brooks "Baby Sprinkle" @ 3:45

Out of Building-Key, Jennings, Stauffer (12:45 - 3:00)

Friday March 2nd-

Day 2-
Fox in Socks - Wear Fun Socks
D.E.A.R. @ 2PM
Clearview "Read Across America" Book Swap

Out of Building-None

Saturday March 3rd-

Roller Skating Party @ 6PM

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Monday February 19th-
No School!!

Tuesday February 20th-
Day 6-
Data Meeting- ADAM
Hour of Code- 3:30-4:30 in Library
Strengthening Families

Out of Building-Paup (Full Day)

Wednesday February 21th-
Day 1-
Data Meeting- ADAM
York Symphony Stage the Page (Grades 1&2)
PTO Meeting @ 6PM

Out of Building-Johnson (Full Day)

Thursday February 22nd-
Day 2-

Out of Building-None

Friday February 23rd-
Day 3-

Out of Building-None

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Monday February 12th-
Day 1-
Data Meeting- ADAM

Out of Building-None

Tuesday February 13th-
Day 2-
Data Meeting- ADAM
Strengthening Families

Out of Building-Godfrey (Half Day AM), Knepp (Full Day)

Wednesday February 14th-
Day 3-
Happy Valentines Day!!
Data Meeting- ADAM

Out of Building-Knepp (Full Day)

Thursday February 15th-
Day 4-
Data Meeting- ADAM
Elem. Basketball Tournament @ S.H. @ 6PM

Out of Building-None

Friday February 16th-
Day 5-
School in Session
Data Meeting-ADAM
Elem. Basketball Tournament @ S.H. @ 6PM
Out of Building-Kopp (Full Day)

Saturday  February 17th-
Elem. Basketball Tournament @ S.H. @ 6PM

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Monday February 5th-
Day 4-
Data Meeting- DORA
100 Days of School - Dress up as a 100 year old!

Out of Building-Shearer (Full Day); Berger (Half Day PM)

Tuesday February 6th-
Day 5-
Data Meeting- DORA
Spring Pictures
Strengthening Families

Out of Building-Webb (Half Day AM); Moritz (Half Day AM)

Wednesday February 7th-
Day 6-
Red Out Day-Must have paid $10 to participate
Data Meeting- DORA

Out of Building-None

Thursday February 8th-
Day 1-
Work Out Day
Data Meeting- ADAM

Out of Building-Behrmann (Half Day PM)

Friday February 9th-
Day 2-
Data Meeting- ADAM
CV PTO Movie Night (Moana) @ 6PM

Out of Building-None

Technology News

Cross-Curricular Critical Thinking Is Integral to STEM Success

No matter the acronym, allow students to hone critical thinking and literacy skills.

by

Amy Brown

Twitter

Amy Brown, M.Ed. is a K-12 education strategist for CDW·G. As a former educator and literacy and curriculum specialist, she serves as the voice of the educator, providing districts with firsthand knowledge and expertise about the impact technology can have in the classroom. She is a Certified Google Educator as well as a Microsoft Innovative Educator. Follow her on Twitter @amybrowns.

Whether you’re teaching STEM (science, technology, engineering and math), STEAM (STEM with art) or STREAM (STEAM with reading), the proof of success is in preparing students to be ready for everything.

While upgrading the acronym to include elements of visual learning and literacy shows that we’re striving for equal importance for all education topics, having a strong cross-curricular, well-rounded cohesive education is what is really important.

Helping students develop strong critical thinking and literacy skills will serve them well as they move from college to career.

Literacy Lets Students Learn Technical Skills Easier

Despite the “R” for reading in STREAM, literacy has so much more to do with writing, speaking, understanding arguments and being able to verbally and visually display information that’s found in a nontext format.

One of my favorite STEM lessons in exploring literacy is through creating something and then having students write out the directions on how to do it. As a student — and even as an adult — it’s difficult to be very specific and detailed in an explanation of how to do something. When a student is able to recreate the initial project through an explanation from other students, success is achieved.

This kind of technical writing is a huge deal. Many people who work in isolation and get all of their information via computer instead of hands-on demonstration from one person. These students will have to do a lot of independent learning that will require literacy. STEM lessons in writing out directions will help.

Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving Are Essential

Teachers are preparing students for jobs that don’t even exist yet. If we don’t know the coding language they are going to be using in 15 years, we need to teach them to be fluid and think critically.

The whole idea with STEM is that students need to figure out solutions to problems. They need to be the ones who are using critical-thinking skills and innovation. And, as teachers, we really have to give students the opportunity to be innovative. It’s not something that can be delivered to a student standing in the front of the classroom.

“I don’t know, but let’s figure it out,” is a great answer for a STEM teacher. For educators looking to foster these skills in their students, it shouldn’t be so much a lesson as it is an exploration in problem-solving, critical thinking and literacy.

This article is part of the "Connect IT: Bridging the Gap Between Education and Technology" series. Please join the discussion on Twitter by using the #ConnectIT hashtag.