This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
My Students
Students learn best when they ask their own questions, set their own goals and can connect their learning to other subjects. Inquiry based learning develops the imagination, critical thinking skills, creativity, cognitive skills, and collaboration.
I teach the STEAM Club at my school.
My club gives students in grades 2-5 the opportunity to work collaboratively as they integrate Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics to construct their own learning.
My students are a group of highly motivated gifted students in an inner-city school in a large metropolitan city. A large percentage of students at my school come from low-income households and thus all students have access to the free lunch program.
Many students do not have access to technology that will help them succeed in today's world. My students are enthusiastic learners with a great deal of potential. My job is to empower them by integrating Art, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics and promote their critical thinking skills. My role is to promote inquiry based learning, to incorporate their varied learning styles into team-building learning experiences that they can connect across the curriculum.
My Project
The materials that I am requesting will provide my STEAM Club with hands-on learning experiences which integrate Art, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. The Citiblocks will allow my students to design mazes, structures and obstacles for our robot. The Dash robot will help my students learn about computer programming and robotics. This will provide students with a concrete, visual model of what they are creating and will help them learn more easily how to understand the logic behind computer programming and most importantly, how to connect these disciplines to the real world.
We will write codes so that our robot can navigate to various locations on our campus, use a classroom tablet to take photographs from those locations and create original pieces of art and stories based on his adventures.
I want my students to be excited about learning!
I want to empower them to construct their own learning.
These tools will empower my students through Art, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. These materials will help my students apply critical thinking skills, problem solving skills and teamwork. Interacting with something they create will promote their self-confidence and will inspire them to continue to learn and create.
More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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