4CIT Studio

 Mrs. Simon is the 4C-it Studio facilitator. She began her teaching career in New York in 1988 and     has taught a variety of grade levels and areas at Abbotts Hill since 2007.  She believes in being a   lifelong learner where each experience helps us to grow and learn. Mrs. Simon enjoys teaching in   the 4C-it Studio where students are motivated through innovative activities and lessons that   include science, technology, engineering and math. Students are eager to learn when the 4 C's,   innovation and technology are integrated with what they are learning in the classroom. Of course, everyone has fun too!!! When not at school, Mrs. Simon and her husband enjoy spending time with their fur babies, adult children and their sweet young granddaughter. They also enjoy traveling and exploring new places.

    " The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge, but imagination". - Albert Einstein 

 

 

Welcome to the 4CIT STUDIO!  Abbotts Hill is a Digital Citizenship school! Students learn and develop 21st century 4C-it skills through collaboration, communication, critical thinking, creativity, innovation, and technology.  Students visit the 4CIT STUDIO one 45-minute segment per week, during their regular specials time.  The STUDIO is not only a great place for learning and using problem solving skills, but it's a lot of fun too!

So, what does 4CIT mean?
Collaboration: Students work in a team to accomplish a goal.
Critical Thinking: Students learn reasoning and problem-solving skills.
Communication: Students learn the best way to convey a message or talk with each other.
Creativity: Students use their imagination to help them to better understand what they have learned.
Innovative: Students will explore new ideas about how something can be done.
Technology: Students will learn to use different types of equipment or
machines.

Digital Citizenship
      

Abbotts Hill is a Digital Citizenship School!
All teachers are trained in the Commonsense media digital citizenship curriculum in August.  Students learn how to be digital citizens through lessons and activities in the 4CIT STUDIO. It is essential that all of our students have the knowledge to navigate through the internet in a safe and responsible manner.   To learn more about Common Sense Media, please click here at www.commonsensemedia.org.

Curriculum
Students learn and develop 21st century skills through collaboration, communication, critical thinking, creativity, innovation, and technology.  Activities, projects, and lessons include the integration of grade level standards with these skills.  Please click on the links below to see the GA science standards of excellence for your child's grade level.  

Science: https://www.georgiastandards.org/Georgia-Standards/Pages/Science.aspx
Fulton County Schools Student Prioritized Standards for Science 
ISTE Standards: iste.org

Fulton County Schools STEM Department Mission
"Through innovative and emerging instructional strategies, STEM in Fulton County Schools strives to develop student knowledge and abilities to apply STEM principles in both academic and real-world settings".

---