Class Monday night was fun! I enjoyed watching all the presentations. I thought everyone did a great job.
Chris, I love your idea to use a book as a platform for creating your STEM lesson. Do you think you will take it to the level we did with the Hunger Games Book 1? I tried to watch the videos you and the kids created; I couldn't get the first one to load at all. The second one, Kate's movie, just wouldn't load for me. I have a very slow internet connection here so that may be why. I will try again from the library. I am looking forward to watching them.
Debbie, your presentation was outstanding! You have really done an excellent job this semester. You have very creative ideas that really work for your students. I love the way you used place value blocks to help with the math. Great presentation.
Karen, the dam your 4th and 5th grade students made were pretty neat. Way to stick with it! I can imagine how frustrating it would be to get Minecraft on the District Server. I think I will check out the tryengineering.com site that you mentioned. Sounds cool! Great project.
Susnhine, neat Prezi presentation. I really enjoyed going into Minecraft and seeing the ship. So cool! Your son did a great job on his project. Please tell him thanks for sharing all of his hard work.
Heather, cool project. I like that your project was relevant to people living in Palmer/Wasilla and even Anchorage. I know this semester has been a challenge for you with everything going on, but you really came up with a neat project! Great job.
Fun semester. Thanks for all the cool STEM ideas!
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Final Reflection
I love how Debbie and her students turned a problem into something that could be useful and beneficial for the community. The minecraft projects were also impressive, each in their own way, especially because they were meaningful to students. I really liked the real photos, taken from air, that accompanied the minecraft model for the dam project. Cheers to helping students solve problems and taking ownership!
Hope everyone has a smooth end of the school year!
Nicole
Hope everyone has a smooth end of the school year!
Nicole
Final Class Reflection
What a great way to end class. The projects were all wonderful.
Christine, I have enjoyed watching the development of Harry Potter World in MinecraftEdu, and it was great to see the presentation and learn more about the work that went into it. I also really had fun riding the rollercoaster to "The End." - although Autumn says she did not like it. :) I think it was because she is a control freak and didn't like feeling out of control there.
Debbie - what a great problem to tackle with your students, and I was so impressed by their work and the math involved in raising pigs and saving wasted food. I do wonder if your students have started being more aware of the food they waste in class because of this.
Karen - I loved the dam. I have also enjoyed watching it progress in our server. Can you tell I'm a curious (or snoopy) person. :) They did a great job creating it, and making it work like a real dam would.
Nichole - I know you felt like it was a big fail, but I think it was a great success. The students learned and they enjoyed themselves while doing so. It may not have turned out how you thought it would, but it was great.
Sunshine - The boat was wonderful. It was so fun to listen to Kaekoa (sorry if I spelled that wrong) tell us about his boat. Especially, "no don't touch that." That is something you would definitely hear a boat captain saying to curious people lurking around the engine room.
Heather - the erosion project was impressive. What a great project to do that hits close to home.
All of these projects showed the creativity and ingenuity that children can have when given the chance. I love how we were able to harness instead of stifle their creativity and thinking with our projects.
This has been a great course, and all the instructors have been so helpful and knowledgeable. Thank you.
Christine, I have enjoyed watching the development of Harry Potter World in MinecraftEdu, and it was great to see the presentation and learn more about the work that went into it. I also really had fun riding the rollercoaster to "The End." - although Autumn says she did not like it. :) I think it was because she is a control freak and didn't like feeling out of control there.
Debbie - what a great problem to tackle with your students, and I was so impressed by their work and the math involved in raising pigs and saving wasted food. I do wonder if your students have started being more aware of the food they waste in class because of this.
Karen - I loved the dam. I have also enjoyed watching it progress in our server. Can you tell I'm a curious (or snoopy) person. :) They did a great job creating it, and making it work like a real dam would.
Nichole - I know you felt like it was a big fail, but I think it was a great success. The students learned and they enjoyed themselves while doing so. It may not have turned out how you thought it would, but it was great.
Sunshine - The boat was wonderful. It was so fun to listen to Kaekoa (sorry if I spelled that wrong) tell us about his boat. Especially, "no don't touch that." That is something you would definitely hear a boat captain saying to curious people lurking around the engine room.
Heather - the erosion project was impressive. What a great project to do that hits close to home.
All of these projects showed the creativity and ingenuity that children can have when given the chance. I love how we were able to harness instead of stifle their creativity and thinking with our projects.
This has been a great course, and all the instructors have been so helpful and knowledgeable. Thank you.
Final Post
Wow....... that's all I can say......Yeah right, a teacher of few words!!
The minecraft projects were incredible. The erosion of the land due to the rerouting of the Matanuska River is a real problem and the students did a fantastic job. The steam boat was wonderful and inspiring as well. I can't even navigate in minecraft, I can't imagine the time it took to build that boat! The tunnels for the hamster were great as well and I can imagine what my room would look like if we did that. Thank goodness we have fish! I loved the idea of Harry Potter as a STEM lesson!
I have been inspired by the creativity of the teachers and instructors in this class. It helps me see ways to incorporate the content in more fun and engaging ways. I know that I will be teaching first grade again next year and I am going to spend time this summer finding ways to put into place what I have learned from this experience.
Thank you everyone for your hard work and dedication.
Debbie
The minecraft projects were incredible. The erosion of the land due to the rerouting of the Matanuska River is a real problem and the students did a fantastic job. The steam boat was wonderful and inspiring as well. I can't even navigate in minecraft, I can't imagine the time it took to build that boat! The tunnels for the hamster were great as well and I can imagine what my room would look like if we did that. Thank goodness we have fish! I loved the idea of Harry Potter as a STEM lesson!
I have been inspired by the creativity of the teachers and instructors in this class. It helps me see ways to incorporate the content in more fun and engaging ways. I know that I will be teaching first grade again next year and I am going to spend time this summer finding ways to put into place what I have learned from this experience.
Thank you everyone for your hard work and dedication.
Debbie
Monday, April 28, 2014
Last Post-Presentations
Tonight's presentations were great! Last week's were awesome as well.
Christine, the roller coaster to the end was very cool. I loved that you did your project around Harry Potter. It really draws the interest of the kids.
Debbie, your project was inspirational. It is such a big problem, waste at the schools. I wish we could find a solution for all schools in our country. It is such an on going problem that needs addressing. Those kids are going to remember this lesson for years to come.
Karen, building a hydroelectric dam in Minecraft was very neat. I love all of the research you had to do to gain the knowledge in order to create the dam. There was a lot of work put into building it. Those kids worked hard, and it showed in their final product.
Nicole, building the mouse maze I thought went well. We always have successes and failures and I felt that yours was a great success. The kids learn so much from error. They came together in the end and created a maze that the mouse successfully went through.
Heather, your project was amazing! To take it home like that and create a project centered around an issue in your own area was brilliant. It really touched home for your students as well. You could tell they learned a lot about erosion and came up with a nice plan to solve the problem. I am glad they got to help with presenting, they seemed so proud of their work, as they should be.
I had a great time with all of you wonderful instructors as well as my peers. That was so much fun learning with all of you. I hope to see and hear from you all again in the future.
Christine, the roller coaster to the end was very cool. I loved that you did your project around Harry Potter. It really draws the interest of the kids.
Debbie, your project was inspirational. It is such a big problem, waste at the schools. I wish we could find a solution for all schools in our country. It is such an on going problem that needs addressing. Those kids are going to remember this lesson for years to come.
Karen, building a hydroelectric dam in Minecraft was very neat. I love all of the research you had to do to gain the knowledge in order to create the dam. There was a lot of work put into building it. Those kids worked hard, and it showed in their final product.
Nicole, building the mouse maze I thought went well. We always have successes and failures and I felt that yours was a great success. The kids learn so much from error. They came together in the end and created a maze that the mouse successfully went through.
Heather, your project was amazing! To take it home like that and create a project centered around an issue in your own area was brilliant. It really touched home for your students as well. You could tell they learned a lot about erosion and came up with a nice plan to solve the problem. I am glad they got to help with presenting, they seemed so proud of their work, as they should be.
I had a great time with all of you wonderful instructors as well as my peers. That was so much fun learning with all of you. I hope to see and hear from you all again in the future.
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