We are your Austin ISD central office STEM team. We love teaching and learning about all things STEM!

Austin, Texas
Joined October 2014
The EPA announced yesterday that it will allocate $6.25 million to @AustinISD to support the purchase of 25 more electric buses! This aligns with AISD's commitment to transition to an all-electric bus fleet by 2035. Congratulations @AISDbuses!
Electric school buses are coming to Austin! Thanks to federal funding I supported in the Infrastructure law, @AustinISD will get 25 new buses and @DelValleISD 20 new buses. By going green, we’ll reduce harmful emissions to improve air quality for our children.
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#OutdoorClassroomDay is next Thursday! This is a global movement to inspire & celebrate outdoor play & learning at home & at school. Sign up, get inspired, & find resources at outdoorclassroomday.com. Show us how you get outside by tagging @AustinISDGreen & #outdoorclassroomday!
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Thank you @RepLloydDoggett for prioritizing #outdoorlearning! Today Congressman Doggett announced that @AustinISD will receive approximately $2 million in federal funding to support outdoor learning at schools. All students need the opportunity to learn and play outside!
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These #gardenbeds at Patton ES are made from #repurposed plastic Covid desk shields! Teachers Dani Kunz & Eva Turner had the idea, & the talented students, staff & families at Patton built the beds. Patton is committed to #outdoorlearning & furthering their NWF #GreenFlag status!
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AISD STEM retweeted
We've been having so much fun learning about how tools and simple machines can help make work easier in the garden! Students at Boone elementary experimented with sleds, pulleys, wedges, levers and more! #outdoor #gardens
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We made models of the soil layers using supplies in the classroom. Here is one group explaining their model. @AustinISD @SnowdenEducates @Patton_Pioneers @AustinISD_STEM @usedgov @AustinEdFund @DonorsChoose #STEM #Soil #Earth
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Happy Halloween! From our education animals, the Bearded Dragons, Kira, Sigur, and Magma. 🎃👻
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Outdoor learning happens at Garcia YMLA @AustinISDGreen
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On this week’s #CritterTwitter, we interviewed our crested gecko, Waldo! And who knew that @GoGetterGecko had something up her sleeve…?! Check out the full interview here: drive.google.com/file/d/1IMF…
Congratulations to the 1st place winners of the AISD Energy Heroes Challenge: Maria, Lia, & Cesar from Ms. Flores' 2nd Grade Dual Language Class at Odom Elementary! Thank you for conserving energy every day, & thank you to everyone who participated! Happy Energy Efficiency Day!⚡️
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The trees have arrived!!! 64 trees were delivered to @GusGarciaYMLA, thanks to an Urban Forest Grant from @DevelopmentATX. These are the first of over 300 large-maturing shade trees being planted on @AustinISD campuses this year.🌳 @AustinISD_CMD @AustinISD_STEM @AustinISD_OID
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AISD STEM retweeted
We believe children deserve #CleanAir, #CleanWater, safe food & products, and healthy places to live, learn & play. That’s why we’re excited for #ChildrensEnvironmentalHealth Day on 10/13! Get involved & take action locally at cehday.org. Together, #WeRise! #CEHDay
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AISD STEM retweeted
PEAS is off to an amazing start with our Sound Energy Lesson! Students observed + mapped various nature sounds in their school gardens! From bees buzzing, airplanes wooshing, and the pitter patter of feet on the grass, SOUND IS ALL AROUND! #OutdoorEducation #EcoLiteracy
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Happy National Energy Efficiency Day! Celebrate by turning down the lights, unplugging anything you aren't using, and learning more about how @AustinISD saves energy! Plus, later today, keep an eye out for the winners of the AISD Energy Heroes Challenge!⚡️ bit.ly/aisdenergy
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Replying to @AustinISD
@AustinISD Grant Spotlight: @Kids_Gardening Budding Botanist Grant Helps students learn about plants, explore their world, and inspire them to take care of their local ecosystems. #InvestinAISD Deadline: 10/14/22 Amount: $1,000 Application: kidsgardening.org/grant-oppo…
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We’re so excited to have our animals back at Gullett this school year! Please enjoy our first installment of #GullettCritterTwitter! Stay tuned each Tuesday as we introduce each of our Gullett animals. Who do you think you will meet next?? 🦎 @AISDSuptMays @AISDElementary
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Just 2 more days to enter the ⚡️AISD Energy Heroes Challenge!⚡️ @CoachCoba's @EcoRise afterschool innovators made some awesome drawings showing how they save energy at @OvertonElem. Enter the contest by this Friday, 9/30 for a chance to win a classroom visit from @TinyTailstoYou!
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Did you know that the @EPA named @AustinISD top 2 in the nation among K-12 for #greenpower purchased? ☀️Learn how AISD uses #solarpanels on @KXAN_News: bit.ly/3SH1DkQ ⚡️Track your school's energy use & #solarproduction on our Utilities Dashboard: bit.ly/3E0OMG4
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Would you like to win a petting zoo visit for your class? Email your ⚡️ AISD Energy Heroes Challenge ⚡️ submissions by 9/30 for a chance to have @TinyTailstoYou visit your classroom! 🐰🐓 See contest details: bit.ly/AISDEnergyHeroes #energyefficiency
Science is much more meaningful when it’s taught in real life instead from a book. Ms. Garcia’s class at Jaime D. Padron Elementary releasing butterflies 🦋 after learning the life cycle over several weeks. @cmgarcia41122 @PadronBadgers @AISD_OSL @AustinISD @AISDSuptMays
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