Thread by @ValeriaBrownEdu

Learning from @ShanaVWhite , and she's sharing how TOC fought for her getting tested for gifted in K. And... she put a childhood pic of herself. I couldn't let the Twitterverse continue without sharing this. 😉 #ASCDCTE

STEAM Mindset -

Lessons with critical thinking and problem solving
Allows for creativity
Few roles/directions
Standards based and culturally responsive
Involves two disciplines
Risky and challenging for Ts and Ss

#ASCDCTE

.@ShanaVWhite is busting the door open on your ideas of STEAM.
S - Socially conscious
T - Team focused
E - Exploratory
A - Analytical
M - Mentally Challenging

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"You can't do STEAM if you don't know your standards. Know them, and know them back and forth." @ShanaVWhite #ASCDCTE

The first 'STEAM' lab that @ShanaVWhite is sharing with us is of the 6th grade poetry lab. Kids had to create an artistic creation around a theme using whatever materials they wanted (ex. legos). She notes that engagement and excitement were not an issue for the Ss. #ASCDCTE

This story about Deandre... a student who was failing ELA, but after @ShanaVWhite's STEAM lab, he was sending her poems once a week. #ASCDCTE.

Um... @ShanaVWhite is talking about her 8th grade Propaganda Lab and how they analyzed Facebook to help understand how the current president got elected. #ASCDCTE #STEAMandFIRE

Now that she's got everyone shaking... #ASCDCTE

.@ShanaVWhite is talking about engaging experts from the community in the 7th grade genetics lab, and the 6th grade perseverance lab featuring a skyped in @RusulAlrubail, who fled Iraq and moved to Canada. Ss then had to write their own stories of perseverance. #ASCDCTE

.@ShanaVWhite has everyone at my table in their feelings thinking about how superficial their STEAM labs are right now! #ASCDCTE

Shout out @RafranzDavis and @MrChase who have positively influenced Shana! #ASCDCTE