Follow Tina Henckel, the Director of STEM, and the Norwalk Public School System as they explore the infinite possibilities of STE(A)M Education.

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Exciting day at @PonusPRIDE as we start to distribute teacher devices from @dpvils! Thanks, #dpvils! #cohort8
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First time playing virtual rock,paper,scissors...great ice breaker to build our national community #vils #dpvils @dpvils
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Great start to a great school year. We can do it, and we will do it together!!! #BackToSchool2020 @NorwalkPS thank you Mark Brackett @YaleEmotion
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Assessment needs to change as we know it. COVID19 has illuminated the necessity for this change so that our students become increasingly more self-directed and self-evaluating. buff.ly/3ffkfoj #education #edchat

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This week’s #IMTalkingMath prompt for grades 6–8 is ready! Which one of these triangles doesn’t belong? Why? Prompt available in English ow.ly/geDM50zVyiU and Spanish ow.ly/mS8n50zVyoy #LearnWIthIM
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Congratulations to the West Rocks Class of 2020! Amazing virtual promotion ceremony! Good luck in your next chapter, ⁦@BmyersBrenda⁩ ⁦@DocCostanzo⁩ ⁦⁦@amaralbeth⁩ ⁦@Sarafgoldingyoutu.be/MD5nb2AAtaY

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Congras to our Class of 2020 grads & their families from Brien McMahon HS, The Center for Global Studies, Norwalk High & P-TECH Norwalk! The celebration is different from what you envisioned, but the accomplishment is yours for a lifetime. Norwalk is proud of you! #WeAreNPS
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Join the STEM department to celebrate all of the hard of our Norwalk students and staff designing this year's STEM Expo projects! These are true "Problem Seekers, and Solution Makers"! If you have additional photos or videos please post them! @NorwalkSTEM @NorwalkPS #STEMEXPO2020
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This is such cool data science - how US cities flattened the curves during the 1918 flu pandemic with social distancing. tinyurl.com/qoujqp8 Thanks @NatGeo This is the positive & important data we all need to see right now.
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Norwalk PS is honored to be working with Sue! She has brought a level of clarity and excitement to the K-5 math standards for our teachers and coaches. #ccssmath #problemsolving #CriticalThinking @NorwalkSTEM @gregtangmath
So happy to be joining @gregtangmath in Nashville and Kansas City this summer!
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Always learning and looking for ways to provide feedback with meaning and motivation...#growthmindset #Feedbackloop #formativeassessment
“A teacher has the distinct responsibility to nurture a student’s learning and to provide feedback so that the student does not leave the classroom feeling defeated.  Here you will find 20 ideas and techniques on how to give effective learning feedback.” bit.ly/2EiX2TN
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“...professional teaching journals point out that a common myth students bring to school is that science is already all discovered and carved in stone–a fixed collection of knowledge–rather than the simple approach to thinking and knowledge it represents. ”bit.ly/30vUQzq
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Great job Kendall! What a powerful voice you have given to the students! Cant wait to watch the next one! @NorwalkPS
On KIDZ TALK! @ KENDALL (KT!@K) Students are able to voice the opinions, give their input, or shed light on subjects or topics that are important to them. Please watch and share! safeshare.tv/x/Ig95eZKFvSg
"If you let students suprise you, they WILL!" -Desmos CEO #designthinking #createbeyondboundaries #mathisfun @NorwalkPS @NPSGifted
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#atomic2019 @NorwalkPS 3 ways teachers can encourage students to surprise us through mathematics...direct from DESMOS CEO