To assist teachers with their planning during the week of Terra Nova testing, our STREAM coach, Sara Dalton, is preparing engaging STREAM activities that can be used at every grade level. There will be a separate lesson for each grade.   These lessons will be aligned to our archdiocesan curriculum and will exemplify the nature of interdisciplinary learning at each grade level.   It is our hope that, by providing these lessons and activities, students will have the opportunity to engage in a “fun” learning activity while lessening the stress caused by test anxiety.

All of the lessons will be designed to use easily-obtained resources, and, for those not comfortable presenting a STREAM lesson, live presentations via Zoom will be available in the afternoons of testing days. For teachers, there will be a live “kick-off” of our STREAM initiative reminiscent of Dr. Seuss’s “Hooray for Diffendoofer Day” on March 4 at 3:30. P.M.  (A book that is not only very appropriate for Dr. Seuss’s week, but also for doing engaging activities during the testing time!)

Lessons and links to the Zoom presentations will be uploaded to the elementary website (https://aopelementary.org)  this week and next.

A STREAM SUCCESS!

If you would like to see a good example of how STREAM and interdisciplinary learning helped one of our schools win the regional Future Cities competition and move on to the National finals,  please go to:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7h84FK7LhE&authuser=1   We are proud of this accomplishment by St. Hilary’s students and wish them well in the virtual national competition in Washington!