This past weekend I went to my very first FIRST Lego League meet. My school just formed their 1st team and I wanted to show support for my students. Sidenote: I absolutely love seeing my students shine outside of school. They are completely different kids. Individually these students are a mixed bag of shy, reserved, outgoing,Continue reading “3 … 2 … 1…LEGO: My First Visit to a Lego League”
Author Archives: Selene
Experiential Learning: Hands on ≠ Minds on
Perusing the amazing blogs out there on WordPress I came across this post on “Being Hands on vs Minds on” by Grant Wiggins on his blog” Granted and… “. I often struggle with this balance because sometimes have to just get through something. However for my projects this is something I repeat over and over and over. “Why shouldContinue reading “Experiential Learning: Hands on ≠ Minds on”
Orion Space Shuttle Has Successful Lift Off!
On Friday December 5th Orion, NASA’s newest space craft, blasted off at approximately 7:05 am from Cape Canaveral Air Force Space Station in Florida. It was an unmanned shuttle, set to test its abilities and safety systems and eventually travel to Mars! Here is a blow by blow from NASA’s Website I found it veryContinue reading “Orion Space Shuttle Has Successful Lift Off!”
A Man In A Mentos Suit Jumps Into A Tank Of Diet Coke?!
Why do our kids just love this so much? Dropping Mentos into Diet Coke is one of the most popular at-home experiments to perform. See how this guy did it!
NSTA Area Conference – Orlando 2014
Professional development is a great way to inspire your practice. Here were my takeaways from the Orlando Area Conference 2014.
Selene Y. Willis, PhD 