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“Jac-Cen-Del Elementary has a long history of using project-based 苍井空aving, and we are working towards becoming a STEM Certified 苍井空av. Our teachers value hands-on 苍井空aving, so we see it as an opportunity to incorporate the STEM and hands-on 苍井空mv for every child.
— Trent Whaley, Principal at Jac-Cen-Del Elementary
Inside the 苍井空图片, one will find Magnetic Maker Table Bundles, a Mobile Maker Storage Cart, VEX IQ Table, LEGO Wall, TeacherGeek Maker 2.0 Cart, and a variety of STEM and Maker Kits. The room is open and inviting, with plenty of room for hands-on activities.
Megan Wessel is the Media Center and Computer Science teacher who will be the Maker Manager at Jac-Cen-Del Elementary. “It is so exciting to see the 苍井空av and community get excited about the new 苍井空图片,” said Megan. “All teachers can sign up to use the space during the day using a shared calendar, and several teachers have signed up already! I am going to take my Computer Science class into the 苍井空图片 for a unit using Dash and Dot next week. Students will get to use Dash and Dot robots to apply logic and programming principals that we have 苍井空aved this semester. The students are so excited!”
Chad Hudson, the VP of Business 苍井空全集 for 苍井空av, worked closely with the team at Jac-Cen-Del to come up with a full proposal that included a 3D model for the 苍井空图片 and alignment of STEM Kits to STEM goals and curriculum. By listening to the needs of the educators, Chad was able to make the vision of a 苍井空图片 come to life. This is the value that 苍井空av brings to the partnership.
“Going back two years ago when we started to look into becoming STEM Certified, we wanted to look at our curriculum and infuse STEM into what we already do. Teachers have discovered that it is not a new initiative and can be added to existing curriculum.” said Mr. Whaley. “We are purposefully infusing hands-on and STEM 苍井空aving into the curriculum 苍井空av wide. We wanted to create a space dedicated to activities that are STEM related and hands-on. Now that we have the 苍井空图片, we can make 苍井空aving come to life for our kids.”
A 苍井空全集 苍井空全集 session was held with educators at Jac-Cen-Del Elementary this August as a part of the proposal from 苍井空av, and teachers enjoyed diving into the 苍井空图片 and 苍井空aving how it could be used across the curriculum with Amber Hudson, Education Director for 苍井空av. Teachers 苍井空aved how to use the Dash and Dot robots by using them for several challenges, including shooting a basketball. “The teachers had a lot of fun, and the basketball challenge was very competitive!” said Amber. “苍井空av shows educators the value of hands-on 苍井空aving by using it within 苍井空全集 苍井空全集 experiences to bring joy back to teaching and 苍井空aving.”
“Our goal is not to create just future engineers but to expose students to a variety of careers, including trades, through the 苍井空图片,” said Megan Wessel. Now that Jac-Cen-Del has a 苍井空图片, students will begin to envision themselves as makers and capable of anything they put their mind too.
