Set a goal SO BIG that you can't achieve it until you grow into the person who can." -unknown
We are the STREAM Team at South Anna Elementary School in Hanover County, Virginia. We are a collaborative group of 15 educators representing students in grades K-5 including students of poverty, students with disabilities, students who struggle with reading, students who are speaking English as a second language, and students who are identified as gifted and talented.
We believe that students should be independent thinkers and problem solvers. They need to be prepared to work collaboratively to solve problems in the real world. Solving problems takes critical thinking, perseverance, and teamwork. Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STREAM) integration will help provide hands-on opportunities to foster these skills.
We believe students can learn to think critically when we immerse them in meaningful investigations and project-based learning. This model will require a shift in thinking and practice by educators, and our STREAM TEAM is ready to take on that challenge.
We believe teachers should serve as a facilitator and guide. Providing integrated, relevant, student-centered experiences allows learners to make connections between content areas. STREAM will allow teachers opportunities to guide the process, maintain a level of rigor through questioning and constraints, all while encouraging student development as communicators, and collaborators. We want learners to be more than creators but innovators.
We believe that students should be independent thinkers and problem solvers. They need to be prepared to work collaboratively to solve problems in the real world. Solving problems takes critical thinking, perseverance, and teamwork. Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STREAM) integration will help provide hands-on opportunities to foster these skills.
We believe students can learn to think critically when we immerse them in meaningful investigations and project-based learning. This model will require a shift in thinking and practice by educators, and our STREAM TEAM is ready to take on that challenge.
We believe teachers should serve as a facilitator and guide. Providing integrated, relevant, student-centered experiences allows learners to make connections between content areas. STREAM will allow teachers opportunities to guide the process, maintain a level of rigor through questioning and constraints, all while encouraging student development as communicators, and collaborators. We want learners to be more than creators but innovators.
The STREAM Team: Hillary Billingsley, Heather Brazier, Angela Downer, Alyssa Elswick, Eliza Gemmill, Melissa Jones, Emily Kitching, Katie Melgard, Holly Nicolette, Laurie Parfitt, Lindsey Paulson, Connie Piper, Alicia Todd, James Tuck, Aimee Sergent, Becky Sewell, Sheryl Sylvia, Anne Van Lenten, Whitney Williams
University Partners (not pictured): Laura Domalik (Virginia Commonwealth University) and Diana Yesbeck (Randolph-Macon College)
University Partners (not pictured): Laura Domalik (Virginia Commonwealth University) and Diana Yesbeck (Randolph-Macon College)