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We're off on Monday, but the week is filled with our wonderful OTIS courses! Create a choice board, design in 3D, or create a Thanksgiving Day parade float! 🦃🍂You don't want to miss out! Check out our course calendar: https://hubs.ly/Q02Xwx0z0 #educatorPD #edchat #OTISPD #Thanksgiving

Today is National STEM/STEAM Day (November 8th)! At Teq - We "Think STEM." Our STEM solutions: tools, products, and inquiry-based practices, supercharge learning, spark curiosity, and enhance student outcomes. #stem #steam #stemday #nationalstemday

November 8th is National STEM Day! This is a day for celebrating science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and careers. Teq and our partners at ActiveFloor, zSpace, Inc., and SMART Technologies have been extending this to National STE(A)M Week! We've been hosting STE(A)M playgrounds at the eight Exemplary STE(A)M Schools in Chicago Public Schools. Students, staff, and parents have been able to engage with the latest educational technology and use the engineering design process to get creative in project-based learning. CPS defines Exemplary STE(A)M Schools as ones in which evidence shows program standards are being implemented with fidelity and upheld by members of the school community. These schools have established foundational site conditions that are needed to sustain program implementation over time: - 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘞. 𝘌𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘦 𝘚𝘛𝘌𝘔 𝘌𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 - 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘈𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘺 𝘔𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘭𝘦 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 - 𝘐𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘦 𝘊. 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘯á𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘻 𝘔𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘭𝘦 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘥𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 - 𝘑𝘰𝘩𝘯 𝘛. 𝘔𝘤𝘊𝘶𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘛𝘌𝘈𝘔 𝘌𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 - 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘎𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘗𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘌𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 - 𝘗𝘦𝘤𝘬 𝘌𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘚𝘛𝘌𝘔 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 - 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘱 𝘋. 𝘈𝘳𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘌𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 - 𝘚𝘢𝘭𝘮𝘰𝘯 𝘗. 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘌𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 Congratulations again to the eight Exemplary Schools for all your dedicated work to incorporating STE(A)M. Excited to see more schools earn exemplary status next year! #Teq #projectbasedlearning #engineeringdesign #iBlocks #OTIS #CPS #STEM #STEAM #robotics #CPSSTEMDeptartment Nicholas J. Cilluffo Ben Cebulash Abby Smith Nick Pinchok Brian Reed

Are you ready to escape into the unknown? With the Design Your Own Escape Room iBlock, students will learn about the hot new gaming phenomenon that is escape rooms, then design their very own! Check it out: https://hubs.ly/Q02WTbxd0 #PBL #edchat #iBlocks #escaperoom

I’m only halfway through the day and the happiness and smiles I saw on these middle schooler’s faces warmed my heart! If you look closely at the pictures and videos, you will see engagement, collaboration, content, fun, friendly competition, and smiles!!! There is even one video where the student throws her hands up in victory at the end. I loved every minute of it! Thank you to ActiveFloor, Teq, and the Chicago Public Schools system for another fun morning! Excuse my loud chatter and cheering.

How can we foster innovation? OTIS is joined by Mandy Froehlich for this session on 11/7 at 3:30PM EST to learn how to ensure psychological safety as an educator while still being able to create and innovate! Sign up here: https://hubs.ly/Q02W-CYK0 #edchat #educatorPD #innovation

Keep your student data private and secure using AI tools! Join Michelle for this session on 11/6 at 3PM EST as we explore the process of data-driven decision making for educators! Sign up here: https://hubs.ly/Q02WP6tz0 #edchat #educatorPD #datadrivendecisions #AI #OTISPD

This week, ActiveFloor has brought me to the Chicago Public Schools system. We are doing 8 schools in 4 days with Teq 😁. Yesterday, I got to engage with students from 4 years old to middle school age. The kids and I had a blast doing math for hours! I was dripping with sweat by the end of the day. In general, I am also having a blast in Chicago! I am making the best of these rainy days and having some fun in the city. I went exploring near “The Bean” today and had a slice of Chicago-style pizza. I am now in love with this pizza and can never go back to my regular pizza at home! I am looking forward to the rest of the week with the Chicago Public Schools stystem. I know how much ActiveFloor can impact their STEM programs and look forward to continued growth. Lastly, a media crew covered the event yesterday. Stay tuned for the pictures and news story on Channel 5 News Chicago!

Happy Election Day from all of us at Teq! #ElectionDay #edchat

Equip yourself and your students with the best of the best! Tune in to this session with Peter on 11/3 at 3PM EST to learn how to select and develop resources for your classroom! Sign up here: https://hubs.ly/Q02WCW0L0 #edchat #educatorPD #OTISPD #eduresources