sTem Fair 2.012

The second annual sTem Fair will take place during the week of June 5 through June 8, 2012! Each day, classroom tours will be hosted by each grade level. The week culminates in the 6th grade Eportfolio Showcase and TechSperts Academy Awards on Friday, June 8!

Register HERE for your FREE guest ticket!

sTem Fair 2012

 

Tech Lead Teacher Academy

 

What is a sTem Fair Project?

A sTem Fair project is a technology-rich, standards-based, student-created artifact of 21st century learning at the Boston Renaissance Charter Public School.

A sTem Fair project…

  • must have a subject and a technology focus:
    • S: Science, Social Studies, Special Education or Specialty
    • T: Technology is integrated into the project and is aligned with the Technology Scope and Sequence*
    • E: ELA, or Engineering
    • M: Math or Mandarin
  • must address the subject’s AIM and the technology AIM
  • must be produced and presented by students

*the Technology Scope and Sequence at BRCPS distributes all K-6 Massachusetts Technology Standards and Frameworks across grades K through 6.

What is 21st century learning? To compete in the global workforce, students must be well educated in science, technology, engineering and mathematics subject matter, but they must also develop the skills to analyze, learn and explore. These are:*

  1. Creativity and Innovation
  2. Communication and Collaboration
  3. Research and Information Fluency
  4. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making
  5. Digital Citizenship
  6. Technology Operations and Concepts

*Source: ISTE NETS for Students

At sTem Fair 2.012, guests may see:

  • TechSperts Academy Awards presented for upholding Acceptable Use and Internet Safety principles
  • The 6th Grade ePortfolio Showcase
  • Pre-schoolers programming Bee-Bots to learn their letters and numbers
  • Kindergarteners building and programming cars from Legos to learn about circumference and diameter
  • 1st graders presenting a World Tour using their Powerpoint and media literacy research skills
  • 2nd graders making their own Math Center assignments on iPod Touches
  • 3rd graders sharing their African Animal research in Voicethread
  • a 4th grade production of a “Weather News Cast” using Green Screen technology in iMovie
  • 5th graders designing their own games in Scratch to illustrate a scene from a book
  • Students demonstrating their learning with iPads in Special Education classrooms
  • Touch technology on digital signs and magic pens in our Chinese Language Lab
  • Stop motion animation and music production in our Art and Music studios
  • …and much, much, more!Check out what students shared at sTem Fair 2011>>

 


A series of photos showing the school-wide preparation and participation leading up to sTem Fair 2011!

Contact Lisa Radden for more information:
Lisa Radden
Instructional Technology Director
phone: 617 357 0900 x 1505
email: lradden at bostonrenaissance.org
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