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Applications for the 2022-2023 thinker tank program ARE Opening Soon!
What is the C3 Thinker Tank?
The C3 Thinker Tank Community experience is a teacher development program that serves K through 7th grade teachers in our Archdiocesan Schools, to expose them to the joys of student creativity from “making”. Our C3 Thinker Tank team will lead a community of teachers through a year long program that provides teachers/educators with necessary techniques to teach their students essential life skills, such as critical thinking, collaboration, creativity, and communication, which students learn through specially designed interactive projects. Thinker Tank Communities then share their ideas and receive additional support from other teachers involved in Thinker Tank education. The C3 Thinker Tank program will also include a 3-4 visit from the Thinker Tank Van ($5000-$10000 value)
OUR TWO MAKER COMMUNITIES
Mini Makers (TK-1st grade)
Thinker Tank Maker (2nd- 6th)
BENEFITS FOR EDUCATORS
Monthly teacher meetings
Meetings according to grade level
Guest speakers
Innovative lessons for students
Lots of fun surprises
Educator feedback and support
*Schools with three participating teacher/educators in the Thinker Tank Core group
will be eligible to receive a school onsite visit from the Thinker Tank Team
THE C3 THINKER TANK TEAM HYBRID VAN VISIT 2021-2022
We will work with your school classes to create projects and provide the materials needed for the projects. To participate in this program and schedule a C3 Thinker Tank Team hybrid van visit, a school needs to have three teacher/educators participating. (One class per educator) The C3 Thinker Tank Team will collaborate with your school to prepare and schedule an onsite visit that works with your COVID-19 policies and procedures.
*NOTE: Due to the large number of individual educators, the C3 Thinker Tank Team will not be able to visit every school site that applies.
School site visits are subject to change due to the COVID-19 pandemic guidelines, procedures and policies.
*School site visits are subject to change due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
OUR TWO MAKER COMMUNITIES
Mini Makers (TK-1st grade)
Thinker Tank Maker (2nd- 6th)
BENEFITS FOR EDUCATORS
Monthly teacher meetings
Meetings according to grade level
Guest speakers
Innovative lessons for students
Lots of fun surprises
Educator feedback and support
*Schools with three participating teacher/educators in the Thinker Tank Core group
will be eligible to receive a school onsite visit from the Thinker Tank Team
THE C3 THINKER TANK TEAM HYBRID VAN VISIT 2021-2022
We will work with your school classes to create projects and provide the materials needed for the projects. To participate in this program and schedule a C3 Thinker Tank Team hybrid van visit, a school needs to have three teacher/educators participating. (One class per educator) The C3 Thinker Tank Team will collaborate with your school to prepare and schedule an onsite visit that works with your COVID-19 policies and procedures.
*NOTE: Due to the large number of individual educators, the C3 Thinker Tank Team will not be able to visit every school site that applies.
School site visits are subject to change due to the COVID-19 pandemic guidelines, procedures and policies.
*School site visits are subject to change due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
c3 THinker tank Mission statement
The C3 Mobile Maker Initiative: Thinker Tank program will give students and teachers in the Archdiocese, an opportunity to cultivate their creativity through maker projects and activities while reinforcing the disciplines of math, science, engineering, architecture, design, and art. The Thinker Tank team will provide support and assistance to teachers and students as they develop their ideas, learn new skills and enhance working in a collaborative maker environment.
