Elizabeth Vinson Grabois Denver, CO | K-6, Science, 2012

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Elizabeth Grabois has taught at Carson Elementary School in the Denver Public Schools for the past 7 years. She has taught first, second, and third grade.  As the school’s science and mathematics lead teacher for the past 3 years, Elizabeth has led school professional development focused on pedagogical content knowledge and has helped give teachers the support they need to be effective through mentoring and instructional resources. She has supported instruction at the district level by facilitating new teacher institutes, working with the Denver Public Schools Instructional Technology Department to design Promethean flip charts for Tracks science units, and field-testing a third grade interdisciplinary unit on fossils. Because of Elizabeth’s enthusiasm for science, her students are engaged and eager to learn each day. She has gone above and beyond to motivate them by holding star-gazing parties, providing hands-on learning experiences, and involving the community. Her students regularly use scientific terms properly and explain their thinking using claims, evidence, and reasoning.   Last year, Elizabeth presented at the Colorado Science Conference on using science notebooks to support the Common Core State Standards. Elizabeth has a B.F.A. in dance from the University of Arizona and an M.Ed. from the University of Phoenix. She is certified in elementary education.

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