
Julia Scalzo
@juliascalz96
K-5 Teacher of Gifted Education/Talent Development
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20-09-2016 16:03:16
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Mustang Roundup! Kicking off the start to a great new year! McCarty Elementary McCarty Mustangs PTA


McCarty Thinkers use Hexagonal Thinking for relationship building. WE know McCarty Elementary that WE are Better Together!



When you “win a prize” McCarty Elementary , you need to think how you can use it! For now, it goes with my creative thinking materials. Love the energy and laughter at this school!




5PA thinkers McCarty Elementary use “Last Word Discussion”. They loved taking turns facilitating deep, quality discussions!


Learning fun at SAM Labs with the best! McCarty Elementary Laura Nylen Mrs. Lulay Tracy Williams-Moore Traci Marco Elizabeth


First Grade Engineers McCarty Elementary design a solution to solve Bruce’s problem with the holidays. Novel Engineering


5PA McCarty Elementary moves and collaborates with grammar using two Kagan strategies. Jennifer Evans


2nd grade Thinkers McCarty Elementary use their Friday time this week for critical thinking fun using Thinker Task cards and Eye Cue puzzles.


5PA McCarty Elementary Thinkers use Hexagonal Thinking to work in teams for discussion of a short story. They then went on a gallery walk and posted meaningful comments for their classmates’ connections of lit elements. Check out these hives!


Grammar Tournament?! Most useful part of speech? Least useful part of speech? McCarty Elementary thinkers in 5PA use criteria to determine the winner “tournament style”.


McCarty APPLES inventors just finished off their modules for the year! Thanks McCarty Elementary Camp Invention Families, enjoy the treasures they bring home!

As an Indian Prairie 204 teacher, I am so honored to share learning strategies and resources with students via zoom for Talent Development for advanced learners at my alma mater, University of Iowa ! Can’t wait for our spring session together! Belin-Blank Center McCarty Elementary




5PA Thinkers study elements of a plot using Pixar Shorts. Ideas sparked another lesson in SEL and theme! McCarty Elementary Sherry Fredericks


McCarty 4th grade Thinkers kick off Friday warming up their brains at the Plexer Museum! Sherry Fredericks
