We are flying high in our @PLTWorg Flight and Space shop honing linear measurement skills and calculations so we can collect data with appropriate tools, technology and accuracy. @StemmersRunMS students are soaring! @BCPSSci @MsAllan_BCPS @MiVidaMParham

Wow!! The second day is amazing!! 🍎🚌. 🤩💚

Room is ready. Motivation is high. Very excited to push my @StemmersRunMS students sky high and coach them through their rapid, unscheduled disassemblies. It’s an essential part of the process. Cheers to the 25-26 school year - Aim High! @MsAllan_BCPS @BCPSSci @PLTWorg

Some of our awesome BCPS science teachers collaborating and learning how to use authentic design challenges and problem solving tasks to engage learners staring on Day 1. Science PSD 2024 is in the books. Let’s do this! @BCPSSci @BCPSOutdoorSci

Some amazing wildlife from spring canoe programs @BCPSSci @BCPSOutdoorSci

Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences #MWEE incorporate everything that students need: meaningful application of skills, authentic research, hands-on outdoor investigations, collaboration, environmental stewardship and place-based problem solving. @BCPSOutdoorSci

Incredible two days challenging magnet students from @SparrowsPointHS to explain factors that are affecting the health of the Little Gunpowder Falls and what lies downstream. We even investigated biofilms using the digital scopes! @BCPSSci @BCPSOutdoorSci

Nothing but wet hands and smiles today with some amazing @TeamRidgely students. We love getting our #STEAM on with our aquatic buddies. @BCPSSci @BCPSOutdoorSci

Had a wonderful day getting new @RidgelyMiddle students excited about science at the Stag Pride transition camp. Lots of wet hands and happy kids! @BCPSSci @BCPSOutdoorSci

Nice way to wrap up the spring season with some amazing @DundalkMS grade 7 Ss. We explored a variety of aquatic friends, practiced applying chemistry skills to water quality testing and reviewed big ideas about energy. @BCPSSci @BCPSOutdoorSci

Canoe trips might the best part about teaching 8th grade again @CockeysvilleMS Thanks @budinger03 @kdellsci @joebird1000 for a great day on the water! 🛶🐟💦

Hooked them today with some Grade 7 Chemical magic. What a fun group of @DundalkMS aspiring chemists! We plated metal, created our own colorful pH scale and made solids from liquids. Thanks for a great co-teaching experience! @BCPSOutdoorSci @BCPSSci

In education, we need to focus more on developing leaders and not just promoting people to leadership roles.

Recess and play are SEL. They help decrease aggressive and off task behavior as well as decease anxiety and depression . They increase self regulation of emotions and improve academic performance! Let them play!

7th graders ⁦⁦⁦@CockeysvilleMS⁩ examined the interactions between systems by dissecting chicken feet. Thanks ⁦@joebird1000⁩ for the idea!

Admin, when you drop in the class for a visit, maybe check to see if the teacher needs anything, like running to restroom, or bring them a water/ coffee. The little things are the big things in the daily grind!

I can still remember my first look at protozoans as a grade 7 student at Pine Grove Jr. Nothing better than bringing that same experience to @DeerParkMMS today using digital microscopes. @budinger03 @BCPSSci @BCPSOutdoorSci

Standardized tests aren't designed to reflect any real grade level competencies, but to create a norm distribution where half the students feel like failures, even before they have had a chance to experience real success in school.