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Target… According to Charlie Brown. Eastvalley’s Target Team: Sarah Covington and Stephanie Clatterbaugh. Try not to have a good time….
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Target… According to Charlie Brown Eastvalley’s Target Team: Sarah Covington and Stephanie Clatterbaugh
Try not to have a good time… Mission: To prepare gifted students for an ever-changing global marketplace where innovation is key and where they must be self-reflective, goal-oriented problem-seekers and solvers
I want to know about life… “Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you.” - Oprah Winfrey
There is no greater burden… • Second Grade: P.A.C.E. • Third and Fourth Grades: Audrey Aims, Art Conservator • Fifth Grade: Invention Convention and S.T.E.M.
In the book of life… • Student engagement • Class meetings • Cognitive and affective components • Performance-based instruction • Focus on logical and creative problem solving • Technology integration • Research • Independent and collaborative • Brain-based practices
For after all, he was only human… • Task commitment/personal best • Short and long-term projects • Cooperation • Individual accountability • Homework/Weekly Question
You mean you’re going to send the same form letter…? • Blog • E-mail • Phone calls • Conferences
What is STEM? STEM stands for a cluster of careers in the fields of: • Science • Technology • Engineering • Math
In Other Words... STEM careers : • Search for new information, methods, and ways to do and understand things better • Work to effectively and efficiently solve the world’s problems • Require you to innovate, create, & discover • Require you to ask why and how about things that need to be built, invented and designed
Science Technology Engineering Math