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I’m attending International STEAM Summit. Bringing STEAM out of the lab and into your classroom RT if you think others will find this helpful ? https://t.co/Gjki8tCe0C



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September 23, 2020 at 04:56PM
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Yes! https://t.co/Cu37wVwR0W



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May 06, 2020 at 09:42AM
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Thanks @SpheroEdu so psyched to wear my badge #spheroleadeducator #robotsrock #justkeepcoding https://t.co/24TMKCwftt



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November 09, 2019 at 02:09PM
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Wow @pberberian this is so cool https://t.co/FatCF32TIJ



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January 30, 2019 at 03:13PM
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#D2L #FETC2019 https://t.co/GPCLccMNFO



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January 28, 2019 at 05:48PM
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#RMAProud @RMALeads A girl read about a homeless man who froze to death. She decided to do something about it https://t.co/GB88ssuava



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August 20, 2018 at 05:33PM
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August 18, 2018 at 08:48AM
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August 18, 2018 at 08:47AM
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Discovery Education Summer Adventures

Summer vacation is here and we know students can’t wait to jump in the pool, take a trip, or spend quality time with family and friends closer to home. But what if students could also travel the world and continue learning all summer long?
 
With the Worldwide Summer Adventure – a free program from Discovery Education – your child can virtually visit museums, tour monuments, meet inventors, explore national parks, swim with sharks, and do much more right from your home, the library, or anywhere there is access to the internet. To start exploring, go to:
 
Each week Discovery Education will add new experiences and activities.
 
To make the most of the adventure, students will need their DiscoveryEducation.com username and password.
 
(Please email Mrs. Stasny at [email protected] if your student has trouble logging in.)
 
Students can also choose their own summer adventure with Discovery Education. With tens of thousands of videos, games, images, songs, and more, the Discovery Education online media library is a safe destination for exploration and learning all summer and school-year long.
 
We can’t wait to hear what the answer will be in the fall when we ask: What did you do this summer? Fill out the “official” passport and turn it into your science teacher in August for a chance to win an extra special Science Prize (and earn some extra credit, too.)
-Mrs. Stasny and the RMA Science Department
DOWNLOAD A COPY OF THE PASSPORT by clicking —–>DE adventure

 

 

 

#RMARocks I love my school. #makelearningfun https://t.co/ytP2rSJmBn



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May 25, 2018 at 05:05PM
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Save our Seas – students designed and built machines to clean plastics from the oceans. #makelearningfun @flipgrid @keslerscience https://t.co/3BbvUSdqQS



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May 10, 2018 at 03:45PM
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Building Machines to Save Our Seas – Remove Plastics from the Ocean. Check out students’ flipgrids at https://t.co/3BbvUSdqQS #makelearningfun #STEAM @RMALeads https://t.co/2pQnDK9nyH



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May 01, 2018 at 03:52PM
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Owl’s Opus Invention Projects #makelearningfun #STEAM https://t.co/KYE1M2VR79 https://t.co/2bqN1U4vgN @RMALeads https://t.co/F3nO3k5Eqj https://t.co/ayb5CzwCjc



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May 01, 2018 at 03:49PM
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Helping Harry Meet Sally – STEAM Challenge. https://t.co/F3nO3k5Eqj #makelearningfun #STEAM



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May 01, 2018 at 02:17PM
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#makelearningfun #STEAM @littleBits @RMALeads https://t.co/zRNuocBaja



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January 29, 2018 at 11:05AM
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#FETC #bloxelsEDU #makelearningfun https://t.co/19P1LZHudA



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January 26, 2018 at 11:31AM
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Ribbon cutting ceremony at Rowlett Middle Academy. @RMALeads @Manateeschools https://t.co/9MZSHdfwWA



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January 21, 2018 at 08:19AM
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Why RMA? https://t.co/YS5rOVdFYN



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January 08, 2018 at 07:09PM
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RMA Gets “UGLY”

Happy Thanksgiving RMA Families. We did not have time to share this with our students but we know many of you would like to get a head start on shopping and/or crafting for this friendly competition….

RMA First Annual Ugly sweater competition. Students can enter the ugly sweater competition by either bringing in an unwrapped toy or a $2.00 donation which will be donated to Toys for Tots.

Donations will be turned into Science classes – to Mrs. Bekka Stasny and Mrs. Shelbi Ericsson by December 13. Students will be given a sticker which will allow them to participate in the “Ugliest” iLead competition on Dec. 15 -RMA Staff and Students will vote on the iLead class with the “ugliest” participation. Students who have made a donation to Toys for Tots will also be allowed to wear school appropriate blue jeans, Santa hats, antlers etc. –School uniform shirts must be worn under their ugly sweaters. The iLead who is determined to be the “ugliest” will earn a party, classroom trophy and bragging rights.
Please send questions to Bekka Stasny via Facebook or email at [email protected]

 

 

RT @digiduchess: Put your students on the pathway to successful STEM careers w/ the #TGREDUExplore Virtual Field Trip to #Facebook HQ https://t.co/66eIAwnx1p



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November 01, 2017 at 03:40PM
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October 31, 2017 at 01:48PM
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Happy Halloween from RMA dancers performing Thriller. Mr. Clark – our principal joined in on the fun. @RMALeads https://t.co/5tozXusm9Q



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October 31, 2017 at 12:59PM
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RMA’s Monster Mash

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$1000 STEAM GRANT!! Time to buy Droid kits #makelearningfun #STEAM @littleBits @RMALeads thank you @MEFinfo https://t.co/sZ1Rl6Th8U



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October 26, 2017 at 07:43PM
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#MakeYourMarkandseewhereittakesyou

October 25, 2017

Save Fred

Can you save Fred?

Fred the gummy worm has been spending his time boating. He never learned to swim and he never wears his life preserver. Fred’s boat capsized and he is stuck. His life preserver is caught under the boat and he cannot reach it without falling into the water and drowning. Can you help save Fred without touching Fred, his life preserver, or his boat?

Celebrating International Dot Day – September 15ish

Celebrating International Dot Day – September 19th.

(We were out of school on Sept.15 due to Hurricane Irma) Dot Day was a great way to return to school after 6 days off…Students definitely made their MARK! Wait til you see the final project….STAY TUNED.

Check out our Lesson Introduction Dot Day Poweroint —-> DOT DAY 2017
     

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Help Harry

Students built the tallest perch to help Harry see in class.

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The Solar Eclipse

250 + students and staff experienced a once in a life time opportunity – the August 21, 2017 solar eclipse. We had a great time learning about eclipses and how to safely view the solar eclipse.      

Energy Carnival #makelearningfun #stemforum https://t.co/vk6Fu7EfS7


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July 13, 2017 at 10:33AM
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Energy Carnival #makelearningfun #stemforum https://t.co/vk6Fu7EfS7


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July 13, 2017 at 10:33AM
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Energy Carnival #makelearningfun #stemforum https://t.co/vk6Fu7EfS7


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July 13, 2017 at 10:33AM
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#makelearningfun #circusscience #CACinDC #2017Folklife @RMALeads @Manateeschools https://t.co/xNaBEqmstI


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July 05, 2017 at 08:28PM
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My kids wanted to nominate me for makeymakey teacher appreciation – ?#TeacherAppreciationWeek Stem #MakeyTeacherDay https://t.co/6tncbzyfMk


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May 08, 2017 at 04:54PM
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https://t.co/O822Cx2r5i #happydreamer


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March 27, 2017 at 01:50PM
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Starburst Rock Cycle Lab. #makelearningfun https://t.co/JOfRgFzKlt


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February 08, 2017 at 07:38PM
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STEAM Night at Electa A Lee Magnet Middle School #makelearningfun #STEAM https://t.co/sRuijJKGtl @Manateeschools


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January 22, 2017 at 01:54PM
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Proud to be part of this experience. #makelearningfun #steam https://t.co/iitYpc4sOv @sailorcircus @Manateeschools


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January 14, 2017 at 08:50AM
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Great pictures from the marvelous, miraculous circus machine! #makelearningfun https://t.co/Bg8T86kc0w


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January 13, 2017 at 04:57PM
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January 13, 2017 at 04:31PM
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Shining a Spotlight on Discovery Education’s Hidden Gems. Amazing PD. @Manateeschools @davidfisher65 https://t.co/yaJsOHx81W


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January 06, 2017 at 02:05PM
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Do something @AmericanAir Three years of preparation for a Roman holiday. Now they’re flummoxed in Philly. https://t.co/v2R8an1or8


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December 28, 2016 at 07:09PM
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Way to go Electa A Lee students. Students kick off winter break by giving to homeless https://t.co/7Qexy1o2SI @Manateeschools


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December 23, 2016 at 04:43PM
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Another outstanding winter program at Electa A. Lee Magnet Middle School. @Manateeschools https://t.co/NIvdwIsjBr


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December 15, 2016 at 07:51PM
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HP Sprout training. #gomakethings https://t.co/KQ9sBucH3J


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December 07, 2016 at 08:51AM
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Support my classroom today – be entered in a special #GivingTuesday GIVEaway chance at $5,000 https://t.co/JttR7KpkCq


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November 29, 2016 at 06:17AM
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I just created a https://t.co/nTPh00MlCF request. A Classroom Without Walls – Virtual Field Trips https://t.co/JttR7KpkCq


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November 28, 2016 at 11:34AM
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We are hosting an Amazon Giveaway on Massbricks 86 pieces, life-sized bricks at great price! https://t.co/ezeIy3DTEJ #Ad


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November 24, 2016 at 09:47AM
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Thanksgiving STEAM Challenges https://t.co/mFAI4aYX24 via @YouTube @manateeschools #makelearningfun


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November 19, 2016 at 04:52PM
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Thanksgiving STEAM Challenges

 

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November 12, 2016 at 02:14PM
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Having fun at Bradenton DoD at Electa A. Lee Magnet Middle School @DiscoveryEd #depd #DODBradenton @Manateeschools… https://t.co/yiKbcW4KOj


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November 12, 2016 at 09:46AM
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ManaTeach: Lee Middle #innovativespace #makelearningfun @Manateeschools https://t.co/nxp5OdrV71


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October 24, 2016 at 06:39PM
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What’s in all those boxes? #innovativespace #makelearningfun @Manateeschools https://t.co/Kh33MGBMTn


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October 15, 2016 at 07:40AM
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Join us for FamiLee Social Studies Night @bradentonherald https://t.co/SySmSVUGHe


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October 03, 2016 at 03:54PM
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Join us tomorrow for Social Studies night at Electa A. Lee Magnet Middle School. @Manateeschools https://t.co/sVWWEtETlc


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October 03, 2016 at 03:53PM
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This is what we did in class today. #sproutbyhp #gomakethings #tynker #ozobot #minecraftedu #tinkercad… https://t.co/pXNZyLN3Bj


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September 28, 2016 at 02:38PM
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Dot Day – September 15, 2016

Each year I have the students “Make Their Mark.” We read the book THE DOT by Peter H. Reynolds. The book encourages readers to “make your mark and see where it takes you.”

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About This Book – http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/book/dot#cart/cleanup

“With a simple, witty story and free-spirited illustrations, Peter H. Reynolds entices even the stubbornly uncreative among us to make a mark — and follow where it takes us.

Her teacher smiled. “Just make a mark and see where it takes you.” Art class is over, but Vashti is sitting glued to her chair in front of a blank piece of paper. The words of her teacher are a gentle invitation to express herself. But Vashti can’t draw; she’s no artist. To prove her point, Vashti jabs at a blank sheet of paper to make an unremarkable and angry mark. “There!” she says. That one little dot marks the beginning of Vashti’s journey of surprise and self-discovery. That special moment is the core of Peter H. Reynolds’s delicate fable about the creative spirit in all of us”

We tie in Science by having students learn about paper chromotography and then see what happens when they make their mark on a filter with markers. See how my students made their mark.

 

 

 

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This is my classroom before my Innovative Spaces Make Over.

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September 2014 – 3D printing and 3DRV

3D Printing – Science, not Science Fiction

I was trying to remember when I first got the wild idea that my classroom needed a 3D printer and I think it all started at FETC 2014. Usually this is a time when I am completely overwhelmed with new tech and a million ideas of how I am going to incorporate all these new things into my classroom. My friend, fellow teacher and Discovery Education DEN STAR, Tracie Belt told me about all of the great things her librarians were doing at their school, Shorecrest Prep in St. Pete Florida. Check them out at: http://www.shorecrest.org/Page/Academics/Carleen-Vinal-Haskell-Library

I knew that I needed to find a way to get a 3D printer for my classroom. With all of the budget cuts our district was facing, I knew I would have to find my own funding. I wrote my first grant, 3D printing – Science, not Science Fiction and was awarded $500 through the Manatee Education Foundation Cash for Classroom Grants http://mefinfo.org/educators_schools/

Although $500 is a great start, I knew I would need more money and more information about how 3D printing would have a positive impact on my students’ learning.

Then out of the blue, my college roommate, Amanda Keniston of 3/Thirds http://think3thirds.com/ contacted me on Facebook on September 19, 2014.

Amanda told me about TJ McCue and his 3DRV project and that TJ was going to be touring in Florida in the next few days. I checked out TJ’s blog and posted on the 3DRV Facebook page that they needed to swing by my school. http://3drv.com

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Well, by some miracle, TJ McCue, his wife Susan and son Joshua took a detour in their 3DRV and headed to Electa A. Lee Magnet Middle School in Bradenton.

Over 350 students filled the cafetorium and were completely enthralled for over an hour as TJ and his family told us about their 3D journey. From that point on, we were hooked…

Watch a video of Tj McCue’s Presentation