Social Studies Professional Development Next Week
It’s summertime and, as all teachers know, it’s PD time as well. I am excited and honored to get to return to Tyler ISD and share more ways that social studies can be integrated into language arts. I...
View ArticleA New Year with Morning Meetings, Social Studies, and Service Learning
Happy 2012 School Year! What a great time to teach social studies. With the upcoming presidential election and all of the events surrounding it and Constitution Day right around the corner,...
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1st grade as Materials Engineers!
Our 1st graders learned what it takes to be a Materials Engineer thanks to our Engineering is Elementary kit we were able to purchase from a grant from State Farm. In this unit, they learned about...
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Clouds in a cup!
Continuing Ms. Cerda’s theme of turning STEM–>STEAM, we completed a unit on the water cycle where we demonstrated a cloud in a jar with Pre-K, Kinder, and 1st graders. Then we took our mess and...
View Article2nd graders create advertising campaigns!
One of the wonderful things about teaching in an innovative school like UTES is that collaboration among teachers can lead to super amazing projects for the students. One example of this occurred...
View ArticleSocial Studies Professional Development Next Week
It’s summertime and, as all teachers know, it’s PD time as well. I am excited and honored to get to return to Tyler ISD and share more ways that social studies can be integrated into language arts. I...
View ArticleA New Year with Morning Meetings, Social Studies, and Service Learning
Happy 2012 School Year! What a great time to teach social studies. With the upcoming presidential election and all of the events surrounding it and Constitution Day right around the corner,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
1st grade as Materials Engineers!
Our 1st graders learned what it takes to be a Materials Engineer thanks to our Engineering is Elementary kit we were able to purchase from a grant from State Farm. In this unit, they learned about...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Clouds in a cup!
Continuing Ms. Cerda’s theme of turning STEM–>STEAM, we completed a unit on the water cycle where we demonstrated a cloud in a jar with Pre-K, Kinder, and 1st graders. Then we took our mess and...
View Article2nd graders create advertising campaigns!
One of the wonderful things about teaching in an innovative school like UTES is that collaboration among teachers can lead to super amazing projects for the students. One example of this occurred...
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