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PAC Awarded Nearpod VR Grant

Super excited to share the news that PAC was chosen out of 300+ entries to receive the Nearpod VR Grant. What is Nearpod? Nearpod is an...

Susan Oehlertz

Apr 27, 20161 min read

PACs Version of 21st Century Learning

Keeping pedagogy and Iowa Core standards at the forefront of teaching and learning, I created flipcards for our teachers to keep the ISTE...

Susan Oehlertz

Apr 12, 20161 min read

4th Grade is Lighting it Up!

Wow! Mr. Bowers and his 4th grade students lit up the gym this morning by having a Circuits Open House where his Science students...

Susan Oehlertz

Apr 8, 20165 min read

Newsworthy Students

Guest Blogger: Mr. Tony Johnson - 8th Grade Science Teacher Mr. Johnson re-designed his weather unit this year by welcoming the idea of...

Susan Oehlertz

Apr 5, 20162 min read

Kindergarten Geometry

Kindergarten students learning Geometry - Yep! The Iowa Core Kindergarten Geometry standards: Students will... K.G.A.1 - describe objects...

Susan Oehlertz

Mar 14, 20161 min read

A Suesstastic Week

PACs Elementary Teachers planned some fabulous Suesstastic Activites to celebrate Read Across America and Dr. Suess's Birthday on March 2nd.

Susan Oehlertz

Mar 10, 20161 min read

App Smashing in HS Health Class

High school health students have been studying the 12 systems of the human body. A great way to engage students and have them...

Susan Oehlertz

Jan 8, 20162 min read

Everyone Can Be An Artist

Everyone can be an artist with a little help from an OSMO. OSMO is an award-winning game system used with an iPad that changes the way...

Susan Oehlertz

Dec 18, 20152 min read

Hour of Code

PAC Elementary takes part in the largest learning event in history - The Hour of Code - Celebrated during the week of December 7th -...

Susan Oehlertz

Dec 14, 20151 min read

Rites of Passage

Students in Mrs. Ehn’s English 10 classes recently planned, prepared, and participated in a debate as a culminating activity to a unit...

Susan Oehlertz

Nov 18, 20152 min read

Building A Future

Susan Oehlertz

Nov 18, 20150 min read

The Ball Is Rolling in Physics

The Sphero Ball that is. Mrs. Davis- high school Physics instructor - gave her students the opportunity to delve deeper into the...

Susan Oehlertz

Oct 15, 20152 min read

Yeah-Hoo! It's A Celebration

It's time for the final reveal - the magic and power behind PACs Maker Days. We have the S.T.E.A.M. to keep moving ahead and can now...

Susan Oehlertz

Jun 5, 20151 min read

Moving Closer - One Step At A Time

It's time to create Digital Portfolios! A goal of mine is to implement student digital portfolios school wide. Yes! A very lofty goal,...

Susan Oehlertz

Jun 1, 20153 min read

Kindergarten is "Buzzing" These Days!

Our kindergarten students were so excited to be introduced to the Bee Bots. Bee Bots are programmable floor robots with easy control...

Susan Oehlertz

May 8, 20151 min read

Pre-Algebra Class Is Flipping Out

Pre-Algebra teacher - Mr. Leon Johnson - has flipped one of his sections of Pre-Algebra. Check it out! Mr. Johson wanted to make a change....

Susan Oehlertz

Apr 1, 20152 min read

It Doesn't Get Much Better Than This!

PACs 5th grade students have been exploring the power of Computer Science for the past three weeks. Introductions started with...

Susan Oehlertz

Mar 30, 20151 min read

And the journey begins.....

Super excited that a Makerspace will become a reality in our elementary next Fall! My elementary principal - Mr. Davidson - has been on...

Susan Oehlertz

Mar 13, 20151 min read

Mystery Number Skype Round 2

Mystery Number Skype Round #2 with our Oklahoma friends was a success. We are seeing our students grow in their communication skills. ...

Susan Oehlertz

Feb 13, 20151 min read

Finessing Facebook

The folks over at TrackMaven have put together an infographic with some great tips on how a Facebook post can be tweaked to maximize its...

Susan Oehlertz

Feb 13, 20151 min read

"PAC-THISJUSTIN"

PAC - leading the way in digital literacy

PAC Awarded Nearpod VR Grant

PACs Version of 21st Century Learning

4th Grade is Lighting it Up!

Newsworthy Students

Kindergarten Geometry

A Suesstastic Week

App Smashing in HS Health Class

Everyone Can Be An Artist

Hour of Code

Rites of Passage

Building A Future

The Ball Is Rolling in Physics

Yeah-Hoo! It's A Celebration

Moving Closer - One Step At A Time

Kindergarten is "Buzzing" These Days!

Pre-Algebra Class Is Flipping Out

It Doesn't Get Much Better Than This!

And the journey begins.....

Mystery Number Skype Round 2

Finessing Facebook