My students are fun-loving, enthusiastic scientists ready to take their learning to new levels! Our population is made up of a diverse group of learners from Brooklyn, NY, including ENL students and special education students.
My goal is to continue multi-modal, project-based learning in my classroom, where my students perform their own scientific research, build models, innovate solutions to the world's most pressing problems.
They use their knowledge of coding to enhance their presentations. My students are some of the most creative, young minds I have ever met, and are always ecstatic at the start of any new project I introduce to them. It is most important that my students understand how to apply what they are learning in the classroom to the real world. We analyze case studies after each unit (for example, analyzing Hurricane Sandy during our Weather and Atmosphere unit, or The Fukashima meltdown during our Nuclear Power unit) and then conduct research on their own in order to evaluate where our curriculum fits into the real world.
My Project
I'm so excited to challenge my students to push the boundaries each year through new and exciting projects. I've made a commitment to teach new and relevant lessons each year instead of re-using old plans in order to maximize relevance and personal engagement. Next September, I want to begin my year with a new focus and theme: career-readiness. Computer science, software engineering, and computer science engineering are some of the fastest growing, most relevant, and highest paying fields of our modern society. Having accessible Chromebooks in our classroom will ensure my students gain exposure to these potential careers while also allowing us to transition to an eco-friendly, paperless classroom.
Reliable access to technology is one of every teacher's greatest challenges.
We have huge, bright ideas for lessons, including coding presentations, building and programming robotics, etc., but unfortunately limited chances to follow through do the lack of technology in our building that is shared among all of our faculty.
Please help me support my students growth and learning this year by funding this very important project to me! Trust me, it will be the best investment you've made all week!
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