AMAZING!!! That is how I would describe the things I have witnessed going on at Coker today! Kids have been working hard designing and redesigning and participating in the engineering design process. I have said it before, and I will continue to say it - we have the BEST teachers around! And our kids are pretty GRRREAT, too! I have loved hearing the kids' discussions today as I visited. One precious 1st grader told me she was having so much fun, and she was really having to think, too! Both of our faces beamed! She was proud of what she had done, and I was super proud that she realized that the fun project she was working on was hard work AND she was enjoying every minute of it! Isn't that the way kids are wired? They are curious about things. They are creative! They learn best by inquiry and doing! I've heard discussions about bases and support. I heard conversations about listening and valuing everyone's ideas. Many times I saw students test a design and then make adjustments to their design or even start all over. Man, isn't that a lesson for us all? Your students will go home talking about today as one of those "fun" days at school. And you can go home tonight smiling because your students learned a lot today and had fun doing it because of you! Thanks to each and every one of you who helped make our first time participating in #GASTEMDay such an awesome success! And Hey! We are Twitter famous y'all!
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