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Charmaine Smith @cpsedtech

Educator, Ambassador for Tech Integration, Committed to Transforming Teaching and Learning for All

Joined July 2012
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We are going Full STEAM Ahead with our Construction program! Help us continue to build our inventory by donating to our Donors Choose. donorschoose.org/project/saf…

Safe Maker Tools for Student Engineers, a project from Mrs. Palmer

Help me give my students a kid-safe cardboard cutting tool so they can independently build prototypes, models, and inventions during STEM and STEM Club. My students are creative problem-solvers who...

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Charmaine Smith@cpsedtech
4 Dec 2025
Help support my Classrooms Count campaign with Scholastic. Your donation can put more STEM focused books in my students' hands! shop.scholastic.com/viewCamp…

STEM Stories for Future Problem Solvers

I teach STEM to Kindergarten through 5th grade students in Atlanta, where curiosity and creativity drive our learning. Science leads our program, but we explore all areas of STEM—engineering,...

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We are almost there! We just need $171 more before we are fully funded. Make a donation and become a part of our story. donorschoose.org/project/lit…
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We’re so close! My DonorsChoose project only needs $256 to be fully funded-and right now, thanks to @Ripple, every donation is DOUBLED! Help my students get the resources they deserve: donorschoose.org/project/lit… Even $5=$10 for our classroom! #DonorsChoose #RippleMatch

Little Engineers, Big Community Solutions, a project from Mrs. Palmer

Help me give my students LEGO bricks, modeling clay, tablet styluses, and Microbit coding kits so they can imagine, build, and test their ideas while tackling real-world problems through STEM. My s...

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Daniel Pink
@DanielPink
7 Jun 2025
One of the best tools on my desk… is a plastic toilet. Yes, really. Here’s why and how you can use it too 👇
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George Stern
@georgestern
17 Oct 2024
"A person who feels appreciated will always do more than what is expected." Recognition is a tremendously underrated leadership skill. Here are 15 ways leaders can better recognize their team members:
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TCEA
@TCEA
31 Aug 2024
🌟 The 5 P’s of leadership are a powerful framework that highlights key elements essential for effective leadership. Unlock your potential by mastering these principles! 🧠✨ sbee.link/km3xdhgy8q via Notes by Dan #Leadership #EdChat #ProfessionalGrowth
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George Stern
@georgestern
30 Aug 2024
Top performers aren't just magically more productive - They're using these 6 techniques:
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Daniel Pink
@DanielPink
27 Aug 2024
Tuesday wisdom:
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Teacher2Teacher
@teacher2teacher
27 Aug 2024
The most important lesson in educator @KatieP1120's math class? How to persist in the face of a challenge! teacher2teacher.education/20…
An anchor chart titled "Productive Struggle." It includes three columns: fixed mindset statements ("I'm stuck" and "Working with partners/group"), descriptions of what that mindset should not look like and descriptions of what that mindset should look like.

ALT An anchor chart titled "Productive Struggle." It includes three columns: fixed mindset statements ("I'm stuck" and "Working with partners/group"), descriptions of what that mindset should not look like and descriptions of what that mindset should look like.

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Congratulations to you @apsittommy!
Georgia Educational Technology Conference@GaETConf
26 Aug 2024
This week’s #GaETC24 Rising Star is Tommy Clay. “He is THE "go to" person for all things in Atl Public Schools. He is passionate @ STEM, personalized learning, literacy, etc. He leads our district's eSports, mobile device mgmt, badging, dept YouTube channel, & more.” #EduRockstar
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“Goals that people set for themselves & that are devoted to attaining mastery are usually HEALTHY. But Goals imposed by others- sales targets, quarterly reports, standardized test scores, & so on - CAN SOMETIMES HAVE DANGEROUS SIDE EFFECTS.” - Daniel Pink #coaching @AMusanteCoach
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#Coaching @AMusanteCoach
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7 Factors for Success that impact coaching. ⁦@AMusanteCoach⁩ #impactcycle
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Teacher2Teacher
@teacher2teacher
11 Aug 2024
Ts, what are your favorite questions to ask on day 1? Here are some of T @RobinHalicki's: ⤵️ x.com/RobinHalicki/status/11…
Anchor charts titled "I want my teacher to be ... " and "What do you hope to learn in 3rd grade?" Students have responded to each prompt on post-its.

ALT Anchor charts titled "I want my teacher to be ... " and "What do you hope to learn in 3rd grade?" Students have responded to each prompt on post-its.

Anchor charts titled "I want my teacher to be ... " and "What do you hope to learn in 3rd grade?" Students have responded to each prompt on post-its.

ALT Anchor charts titled "I want my teacher to be ... " and "What do you hope to learn in 3rd grade?" Students have responded to each prompt on post-its.

Robin Halicki@RobinHalicki
24 Aug 2019
Holy cow what a great first week of 3rd grade we had together!! We built relationships and got to know each other through many different lessons and activities. Can’t wait for Monday! @CowlishawKoalas
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Dr. Timothy Farmer@drtimothyfarmer
10 Jun 2024
The Personalized Learning Fellowship Celebration was simply AMAZING! It was the intense rock, paper, scissors competition for me. Keep up the great work! I look forward to witnessing your successes in the new school year. @APSInstructTech @apsitnatasha @apsitjen @apssupt
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Mike Sammartano@mikesammartano
10 Jun 2024
Math Notes is AMAZING!!! @AppleEDU #AppleTeacher #EveryoneCanCreate #WWDC24
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Week 1 of @CEISMC’s Talent and Development program has ended, and I’m excited for all the good things to come in week 2. We have an amazing group of students in the program this summer who are doing some big things. More to come in a week! 😉 #MrJLong
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APS Fellows: Take a selfie w/ someone you met for the first time. Hey Friendly @ZooATL worker! #APSFELLOWS24
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