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The Shallowford Falls ES Science Olympiad team competed at Kennesaw State University on May 14 and came in first in the State of Georgia!! There were 64 teams in the competition--the largest Science Olympiad in the United States! Also competing were 20 other Cobb Schools. Congratulations to all the students, coaches, and parents for the months of hard work. Great going, Foxes!!
Special Thanks to Cobb EMC for sponsoring all Cobb teams at the State ESO!
By: Brenda Power
This week I've been thinking about reading stamina, and looking at different perspectives on what it takes to help students develop it. In my research I stumbled across an inquiry project by Karen Selby, a middle-school science teacher in Illinois. Karen observed her students in the lab, and quickly noticed some gender differences when it came to science stamina. Boys tended to be enthusiastic about participating in experiments, but avoided some of the reflective tasks after completing assignments. Girls were more likely to worry about completing the task and doing it correctly. Sometimes these different strengths and weaknesses actually complemented each other when students worked in mixed-gender teams.
What struck me in reading the article was the list of attributes for scientific stamina - confidence, persistence, and resilience. Aren't these the same qualities required for reading stamina? I realized when I think of building stamina with young readers, too often I focus on matching a text to a child. Reading stamina as I think of it is all about knowing children well enough to link each of them to the texts that will sustain their interest, and won't be so challenging they get discouraged.
Read more.... http://www.choiceliteracy.com/public/1519.cfm
Thanks to Dianna Denton, K-5 ELA Supervisor, for sharing. :-)
Here's your chance to get your very own copy of Reading Strategies for Science resource book! Or one of several other titles!
The State Elementary Science Olympiad (ESO) will be held at KSU on May 14th. We have 26 Cobb schools participating in the state competition. We need volunteers to help with events, set up, clean up, opening ceremonies, and scoring. Cobb teachers who volunteer may count their volunteer hours toward the make-up hours required for snow days. All volunteers get a neat FREE t-shirt!
To volunteer to help at the State Elementary Science Olympiad please visit http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ESOVolunteer.
