Time flies. It’s November!
Finish up that Halloween candy, so we can get ready for Thanksgiving treats. The chill is in the air; the leaves are changing, and we are celebrating and learning about so many things. We have some opportunities for staff and students.
We have been busy preparing for a STEMinar.
Do you need Professional Development?
As part of the ITEEA Professional Development STEMinar series:
Join us for our first STEMinar: Literacy through the Lens of Technology
Wednesday, November 6, 2019
@ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm (EST)
Free for ITEEA Members, $45 for Non-members
To register go to: https://www.iteea.org/Calendar/163049.aspx
Finish up that Halloween candy, so we can get ready for Thanksgiving treats. The chill is in the air; the leaves are changing, and we are celebrating and learning about so many things. We have some opportunities for staff and students.
We have been busy preparing for a STEMinar.
Do you need Professional Development?
As part of the ITEEA Professional Development STEMinar series:
Join us for our first STEMinar: Literacy through the Lens of Technology
Wednesday, November 6, 2019
@ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm (EST)
Free for ITEEA Members, $45 for Non-members
To register go to: https://www.iteea.org/Calendar/163049.aspx
Also in November,
International Games Week: https://games.ala.org/international-games-week/ is November 3-9. Look at the list of all the games for gamers of all ages.
World Tsunami Awareness Day https://www.un.org/en/events/tsunamiday/ is November 5 th.
Here are some games which could be played during International Games week to raise awareness for all kinds of disasters.
Disaster Master is called a game, but really resembles a comic book with information about disasters. It is an entertaining way for students to know what to do to prevent disasters with quiz questions as the students scroll through the game.
https://www.ready.gov/kids/games/data/dm-english/
Disaster Hero http://www.disasterhero.com/resources/parents/ is a game in which the students choose a hero and earn points to advance to the next level by answering questions about what friends faced with a natural disaster should do. There is an extensive resource section with information on every kind of disaster and links under tabs for kids, parents and teachers. The game requires a version of Flash Player which is 10.1.52 or higher which you can download free from the site.
Build a Kit is a game which has students choosing items from different rooms in the house which would be helpful to put in their emergency kit. There is also a Spanish Version.https://www.ready.gov/kids/games/data/bak-spanish/index.html
BrainPOP also has a disaster game for those who have a subscription.
International Tolerance Day https://www.un.org/en/events/toleranceday/ is November 16th. Check out the United Nations site for more information.
International Games Week: https://games.ala.org/international-games-week/ is November 3-9. Look at the list of all the games for gamers of all ages.
World Tsunami Awareness Day https://www.un.org/en/events/tsunamiday/ is November 5 th.
Here are some games which could be played during International Games week to raise awareness for all kinds of disasters.
Disaster Master is called a game, but really resembles a comic book with information about disasters. It is an entertaining way for students to know what to do to prevent disasters with quiz questions as the students scroll through the game.
https://www.ready.gov/kids/games/data/dm-english/
Disaster Hero http://www.disasterhero.com/resources/parents/ is a game in which the students choose a hero and earn points to advance to the next level by answering questions about what friends faced with a natural disaster should do. There is an extensive resource section with information on every kind of disaster and links under tabs for kids, parents and teachers. The game requires a version of Flash Player which is 10.1.52 or higher which you can download free from the site.
Build a Kit is a game which has students choosing items from different rooms in the house which would be helpful to put in their emergency kit. There is also a Spanish Version.https://www.ready.gov/kids/games/data/bak-spanish/index.html
BrainPOP also has a disaster game for those who have a subscription.
International Tolerance Day https://www.un.org/en/events/toleranceday/ is November 16th. Check out the United Nations site for more information.
Thanksgiving STEM Activities
Thanksgiving means food and family, but mostly food.
Culinary arts integration is a highly
flexible and engaging project-based
learning activity, ideal for STEM education.
This article offers activities which pair
science and food and even offers recipes for coding.
//www.smartbrief.com/original/2016/07/culinary-arts-integration-turning-stem-steam
And for younger kids, Thanksgiving can still be full of science! https://littlebinsforlittlehands.com/thanksgiving-science-activities-and-experiments-for-kids/https:
GIS Day:https://www.gisday.com/en-us/overview
National Geography Week:
http://www.nea.org/tools/lessons/geography-awareness-week.html
Here are more resources from our November 2018 Blog.
https://collaborationsdigitalandotherwise.weebly.com/november-2018.html
Upcoming Events:
Computer Science Education Week:https://csedweek.org/educate
Hour of Code: https://hourofcode.com/us
Have a Happy Thanksgiving!
Deborah & Lisa
Thanksgiving means food and family, but mostly food.
Culinary arts integration is a highly
flexible and engaging project-based
learning activity, ideal for STEM education.
This article offers activities which pair
science and food and even offers recipes for coding.
//www.smartbrief.com/original/2016/07/culinary-arts-integration-turning-stem-steam
And for younger kids, Thanksgiving can still be full of science! https://littlebinsforlittlehands.com/thanksgiving-science-activities-and-experiments-for-kids/https:
GIS Day:https://www.gisday.com/en-us/overview
National Geography Week:
http://www.nea.org/tools/lessons/geography-awareness-week.html
Here are more resources from our November 2018 Blog.
https://collaborationsdigitalandotherwise.weebly.com/november-2018.html
Upcoming Events:
Computer Science Education Week:https://csedweek.org/educate
Hour of Code: https://hourofcode.com/us
Have a Happy Thanksgiving!
Deborah & Lisa