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📢 Attention St. Vrain Valley Schools Teachers! 🌟 Our Teacher Innovation Grant application is now OPEN! We want to help you innovate and inspire your students. For more details and to apply, visit our webpage: stvrainfoundation.org/programs/teach…. #StVrainFoundation #TeacherInnovationGrants

Blueprint: Engineering a Music Classroom with AI, Robots, and Footballs!

Here’s my $15 list: Laptop, sticky notes, coffee, water, pencil. I’ll survive until my computer dies.

I’m packaging my 2024 ISTE playground presentation and Vocab Playbook retrieval practice game into a CMEA session presentation in February. How did a Nerf football transform an elementary music classroom? it’s highlighted in Powerful Classrooms by Patrice Bain on sale 9/24!

7th grade Media Tech is dreaming up new app ideas. Would you use this app to cook dishes from around the world?

Retrieval practice ideas for the Design Thinking Process: •Digital flash cards •Vlog or podcast brain dump •Design 3D icons in Tinkercad •Photograph an example of each stage •Song lyrics with Live Loops composition

• Workforce Robotics • From herding livestock, to providing companionship, to navigating hazardous environments—biomimetic machines are boosting efficiency, safety, and emotional well-being.

Principals: are you looking to elevate your knowledge in educational leadership? Register for the 2024 CASE Principal Conference! ⏰ November 5-6 📍Cheyenne Mountain Resort in Colorado Springs (Cheyenne Mountain Resort, a Dolce by Wyndham) ➡️ Register here: co-case.org/page/2024CASEP…

It was wonderful to see parents, students and staff enjoying the festivities together. Thanks to everyone who supported it!

Let the St. Vrain Valley Schools parade begin! #PublicEdProud

Does STEAM bridge the gap between logic and creativity for a more dynamic learning experience?

St. Vrain Valley Schools invites parents, teachers, staff, and community members to join Superintendent, Dr. Don Haddad, for one of our upcoming Superintendent Town Hall meetings. These annual open forums in each of our geographic areas provide an opportunity for Dr. Haddad and

It was my first Thunder Valley K8 Fall Carnival last Friday, and I spent four minutes in jail. 🤣

Focus on your journey, not someone else's. Celebrate progress, not perfection, and embrace the unique path you're on.

Using Sphero Bolts for retrieval practice in the elementary music classroom was one inspiration for my move to teaching STEM. So far, I’ve been really impressed with the Blueprint kits and working to add littleBits later this year.

Creating in Canva is fun and intuitive! My Media Tech students used Mockups to see their designs on apparel, ad spaces, and more. Have you explored Artvatar or some of the more unique Frames? These are my elevated edits, I’d love to see yours!

Flexible creation unlocks the potential of creativity by removing constraints and fostering exploration, where ideas flourish freely and innovation thrives. It is within this freedom that we discover new perspectives, solve complex problems, and realize our most daring visions.

The first three things you need in any classroom: Ozobot, Sphero Bolt, and a Football.

Learning in Mr. Freeman’s class looks like a lot of fun!