1. Target… According to Charlie Brown Eastvalley’s Target Team: Sarah Covington and Stephanie Clatterbaugh

2. Try not to have a good time… Mission: To prepare gifted students for an ever-changing global marketplace where innovation is key and where they must be self- reflective, goal- oriented problem- seekers and solvers

3. I want to know about life… “Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you.” - Oprah Winfrey

4. There is no greater burden… Second Grade: P.A.C.E. Third and Fourth Grades: Audrey Aims, Art Conservator Fifth Grade: Invention Convention and S.T.E.M.

5. The answers to life…

6. Well, you know the old saying Charlie Brown…

7. I have a feeling…

8. In the book of life… Student engagement Class meetings Cognitive and affective components Performance-based instruction Focus on logical and creative problem solving Technology integration Research Independent and collaborative Brain-based practices

9. For after all, he was only human… Task commitment/personal best Short and long-term projects Cooperation Individual accountability Homework/Weekly Question

10. You mean you’re going to send the same form letter…? Blog E-mail Phone calls Conferences

11. What is STEM? STEM stands for a cluster of careers in the fields of: Science Technology Engineering Math

12. In Other Words... STEM careers : Search for new information, methods, and ways to do and understand things better Work to effectively and efficiently solve the world’s problems Require you to innovate, create, & discover Require you to ask why and how about things that need to be built, invented and designed

13. Science Technology Engineering Math

14. LEADER IN ME

15. Questions?