February & March Wrap Up

Function review station

Two more crazy months! Our days were full of everything but snow 😒. We managed to have a day off for wind though! Melissa and I attended several conferences and STEM events in VA where we discussed active learning strategies with great success. In the classroom, we have had a lot of great activities going on. We've covered topics from functions to transformations. We even squeezed in a little coding.

Coding made easy and accessible for all. 

We are approaching 8 months in our new classroom. We still feel as excited and motivated by it as we did in September. As we've had the opportunity to meet and train other teachers, we are continually impressed by how teachers are trying to incorporate active learning strategies into their "traditional" classrooms. Also, after being 8 months in, we have really been able to streamline our planning process. We have both said numerous times this year that we can't imagine having to go back to teaching in a traditional classroom. In fact, the furniture and space have had such an impact on our students and their learning that we would like to incorporate even more flexible seating next year. We are excited to be meeting with Steelcase next week to discuss the results of our pre/post assessments. 

We are planning to return to our normal posting schedule in April. As we move into SOL testing season, our hope is to incorporate even more hands-on, active lessons.