
Potomac
View
Elementary
School
fourth
grade
students,
attending
school
in
person
and
virtually,
built
miniature
towers
together.
Takia
Parker,
elementary
school
counselor,
and
Kristina
Janitschek,
instructional
technology
coach,
teamed
up
to
provide
the
lesson
to
students.
"We
were
focusing
on
growth
mindset,"
explained
Parker.
"The
students
had
to
create
a
tower
that
was
able
to
stand
on
its
own
using
23
jelly
candies
and
toothpicks.
Each
student
in-person
was
partnered
with
a
virtual
student.
The
purpose
of
the
activity
was
to
have
fun,
critically
think,
collaborate,
and
not
give
up!"
The
creative,
science,
technology,
engineering,
and
math
(STEM)
lesson
is
an
example
of
concurrent
teaching
and
takes
advantage
of
the
ability
students
have
to
work
together
virtually
and
in-person.
"It
was
pretty
cool
seeing
how
easy
it
was
for
them
to
work
together,"
said
Parker.
"The
virtual
students
were
just
as
excited
as
the
in-person
students.
It
was
like
they
were
in
the
room
with
them.
They
all
were
proud
of
what
they
created."