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Whittier Elementary

Highlights from the Granite FIRST LEGO League 2019 Event

February 2019Josh Whiting

Post by Cherie Anderson, Educational Technology Specialist and Team Leader. Photography and video by Tom Sparks, School Technology Specialist at Morningside Elementary and Spring Lane Elementary.

On January 26, 2019, Granite School District held a regional qualifying event for FIRST LEGO League teams. Check out the photos and videos in this post for highlights from the event. Congratulations to all the Granite School District FIRST LEGO League teams who participated in the regional and state tournaments!

Group photo of Granite teams advancing to state competition from district qualifying event.

[Read more…] about Highlights from the Granite FIRST LEGO League 2019 Event

Filed Under: News, Student Activities, Student SpotlightsTagged With: Arcadia Elementary, Calvin Smith Elementary, Cherie Anderson, Farnsworth Elementary, First LEGO League, Hartvigsen School, Jefferson Jr. High, Lake Ridge Elementary, Moss Elementary, Ross Pope, South Kearns Elementary, STEM / STEAM Education, Student Centered Learning, Student Collaboration, Student Creation, Student Projects, Tom Sparks, Wasatch Jr. High, West Lake STEM Jr. High, Whittier Elementary, William Penn Elementary, Wilson Elementary

Teacher Spotlight: Helen White and Ross Pope, Whittier Elementary

November 2016Josh Whiting

Helen White is a 6th Grade teacher at Whittier Elementary in West Valley City, Utah. Ross Pope is the school’s technology specialist. Mrs. White and Mr. Pope co-teach lessons often. In the lesson featured in the spotlight above, they led students in a collaborative writing exercise, which proved a great way to integrate the 4 Cs of 21st Century Learning in the classroom. Students utilized classroom Chromebooks and the collaborative writing capabilities of Google Docs to co-author stories based on pictures from The Mystery of Harris Burdick. Thank you to Mrs. White for sharing this great classroom activity with us!

Spotlight created by Heidi Meenen, Granite District Educational Technology Specialist

Filed Under: Teacher SpotlightsTagged With: 4 Cs, 6th Grade, Collaboration, Google Classroom, Google Docs, Heidi Meenen, Helen White, Ross Pope, Whittier Elementary, Writing, Writing Tools

Highlights from Granite’s FIRST LEGO League Robot Event

February 2016Josh Whiting

The Granite School District FIRST LEGO League qualifying tournament was held on January 16, 2016 at Granger High School. Granite School District’s Educational Technology Department sponsors 30 teams in the First Lego League. We had a tremendous amount of fun, and learned a lot this year!

  • Over 280 student participants attended
  • supported by over 35 coaches and assistant coaches…
  • and 50 volunteers!

The students were excited to see approximately 500 parents attend to watch their LEGO Robots compete. In addition to competing in the robot games, the teams also explained their robot designs, presented an innovative product to address the issue of Trash, and solved a problem as a team during judging sessions.

[Read more…] about Highlights from Granite’s FIRST LEGO League Robot Event

Filed Under: News, Student SpotlightsTagged With: Cherie Anderson, Cottonwood Elementary, Farnsworth Elementary, First LEGO League, Granger High School, Granite Educational Technology Department, Lake Ridge Elementary, Moss Elementary, Stansbury Elementary, Student Activities, Student Projects, Teresa Bruin, Valley Jr. High, Whittier Elementary

FIRST LEGO League Qualifying Event: Highlights and Winners

February 2015Josh Whiting


This year, the Granite Educational Technology Dept. sponsored 30 elementary and junior high FIRST LEGO League teams. They competed at several regional qualifying events in January, including at SLCC, Entheos Academy, and Granger High School.  Our LEGO teams and coaches were amazing, and 5 of them placed at their regional events to compete at the state event:

[Read more…] about FIRST LEGO League Qualifying Event: Highlights and Winners

Filed Under: NewsTagged With: Armstrong Academy, Cottonwood Elementary, First LEGO League, Fremont Elementary, Lake Ridge Elementary, Stansbury Elementary, Student Activities, Valley Jr. High, Whittier Elementary

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