First day of 8th grade is in the books with this outstanding group of kids! Even though it has only been one day, I can already tell it is going to be an incredible year!! #middleschool #8thgradescience #makingthedifference #sciencewithscofield Deer Valley Unified School District Sierra Verde STEAM Academy

My STEM class worked on their communication skills today and learned some valuable lessons about how important clear directions and good listening are to effective communication! #sciencewithscofield #middleschool #stemeducation Deer Valley Unified School District Sierra Verde STEAM Academy #8thgrade #communication

My Ss threw themselves into the #knowandlove personality tests I gave them. It was a great way for not only me to get to know them but for them to get to know each other and even learn some new things about themselves! #sciencewithscofield #8thgrade Deer Valley Unified School District Sierra Verde STEAM Academy

That face you make when you realize you just solved the #rubikscube for the first time…#priceless #anythingispossible #grit #STEMeducation #STEM #middleschool #growthmindset #8thgrade #youcansolvethecube Deer Valley Unified School District Sierra Verde STEAM Academy

My Ss were presented with a scenario where a rocket to Mars had crash landed and only 5 of the 10 people aboard could stay on Mars &the other 5 had to be sent back. Their arguments & reasoning were creative, compelling and at times a little unconventional! Deer Valley Unified School District Sierra Verde STEAM Academy

When you ask your Ss what they would do if they knew they could not fail, you get some truly awesome answers! #sciencewithscofield #8thgrade #middleschool #whatwouldyoudoifyouknewyoucouldntfail #growthmindset #anythingispossible Deer Valley Unified School District Sierra Verde STEAM Academy

Shout out to Panda Express and the #pandacaresfoundation for furniture matching today. I only need to raise 50% of my goal to provide my students new tables in our #makerspace. #edtech #stem #makersgonnamake #csforall Sierra Verde STEAM Academy Deer Valley Unified School District DonorsChoose donorschoose.org/project/the-sc…

Just a teacher asking supporters to help fund her project…donations are matched DOUBLE today and I am trying SO HARD to make this project happen for my students! Any amount helps me get closer to my goal! Sierra Verde STEAM Academy Deer Valley Unified School District Sierra_Verde_PTSO donorschoose.org/project/its-ti…

Just submitted my #fiestabowlwishesforteachers application! I am SO thankful for what this organization does to help support teachers and the dreams they have for their Ss and classrooms! All of my fingers are crossed! Thank you Fiesta Bowl for making so many dreams a reality!

My Ss used Book Creator Team to make books showing what they have learned about #fossils. This past Friday they got to read their books to the 4th graders on campus. #rolemodels #proudteachermoment #sciencewithscofield #fossils #middleschool #8thgrade Sierra Verde STEAM Academy Deer Valley Unified School District

From the bottom of my heart, thank you Fiesta Sports Foundation for selecting me as a recipient for this year’s #wishesforteachers! My students are going to be over the moon!!! #collegefootball #teacherlife #middleschoolscienceteacher #stem #stemeducation Sierra Verde STEAM Academy Deer Valley Unified School District

Day 2 of the AZ Science Teachers conference is in full swing! Loving all of the incredible resources and ideas I am learning about! Beneficial PD is so hard to find and this one has been SO worth it! Mary Ann Cawley Jaime Hansen #CSTA2025 Sierra Verde STEAM Academy Deer Valley Unified School District #scienceteachers

What a fun night ! Dinner at @pizzeriabianco followed by the @guaranteedratebowl game watching the @kufootball win against UNLV! It was SO cool going down on the field to celebrate the @fiesta_bowl #wishesforteachers grant I was awarded. I am so grateful for their support!

Learning SO MUCH at the Manuel S. Herrera #sketchnoting session at @ISTElive! I can’t wait to use this with my students! #sciencewithscofield

Flexing my sketching muscles and practicing drawing out some ideas for my “all about me” sketch notes! I am employing a judge free approach for myself right now! 😂 Manuel S. Herrera #sketchnoting

A HUGE thank you to the fabulous hard work by the #ISTELive24 and #ISTE transportation teams who made this a phenomenally smooth and well run experience! I cannot say enough about how helpful and hard working these individuals were! Thank you for making this a trip to remember!

Excited to share that I just earned the Teacher Essentials certificate with Canva Design School! Learn more at Canva Education #Canva #CanvaEdu #CanvaDesignSchool canva.com/designschool/c…

I just finished the Quizizz AI Certification and learned how to create, adapt, and differentiate my content in seconds! quizizz.com/home/quizizz-a… via Quizizz (now Wayground)

Everyone needs a friend like mine! Besides being a librarian extraordinaire, Mrs. O also graciously opens her library to friends who discover they have a dead squirrel trapped in their ceiling and need to escape the smell! Not sure how I got so lucky to call her my friend & hero!

. Christy Scofield and myself had a blast teaching “Creativity with Canva,” to some amazing converts!!! They will all be using Canva in their classrooms on Monday. #canva #canvaedu #design #create #digitalart #stem #stemed #makersgonnamake Sierra Verde STEAM Academy Deer Valley Unified School District Canva Education