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Dr. Laurie Sullivan, Project Discovery Barrett APS
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2024 Presidential Award #PAEMST Finalist, 2004 Virginia Teacher of Year #KWBPride Barrett NASA Explorer School #NASAsocial @LSullivan #MagicSchoolAI Pioneer #EduSky #OneTeamOneAPS
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Exciting day in Project Discovery sharing the book gifted to our Barrett students from NASA Astronaut Leland Melvin and then PreK astronauts floating by #KWBPride #OneTeamOneAPS #NASAedu #EduSky
November 18, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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Loved the energy of the teachers who attended our presentation at the Virginia Association of Science Teachers VAST PDI conference! Thanks for the inspiration @kidmuseum.bsky.social @mszelasko.bsky.social #2025vastpdi #STEM #MakerMindset #KWBPride
Teachers Megan Zelasko and Laurie Sullivan Stop Motion Animation Ozobot examples - Predator Prey and Migration Bee-Bot Animal Habitats
November 15, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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We are Barrett astronauts! #KWBPride
November 1, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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Wonderful evening weather for the Barrett PTA Ice Cream Social with so many happy students and their families #KWBPride #OneTeamOneAPS @kwbarrettpta.bsky.social @drgabyrivas.bsky.social
Two students sit on the grass turf eating ice cream Paradise employees smile as they serve ice cream Students put toppings on their ice cream Artwork on student’s arm
September 6, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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Up early to start my Year 33 at Barrett Elementary! First day of school fun gamification taking student attendance with inflatable planets, movement, sentence stem and tally marks plus Barrett Beliefs Cheer! #KWBPride @drgabyrivas.bsky.social #APSBack2School @apsva.us #EduSky
Dr. Sullivan standing in the middle of the Welcome Barrett Tigers lawn sign Student tosses inflatable planet to another student Students collect data record tally marks. Former Barrett student Alexa teaches the Barrett Beliefs cheer: We are Mindful. We are Helpful. We are Powerful. We are Barrett!
August 25, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Reposted by Dr. Laurie Sullivan, Project Discovery Barrett APS
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By combining movement, art, and interactive word walls, science teachers can bring vocabulary to life in ways that help students learn! 🌟

#ITeachScience #EduSky
3 Strategies to Effectively Teach Science Vocabulary
Using engaging, in-context strategies helps elementary students truly understand new terms.
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August 22, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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Happy to welcome students, their families & caregivers to our Barrett #KWBPride School Open House classrooms to meet teachers, staff, admin @drgabyrivas.bsky.social #APSBack2School @suptduran.apsva.us #OneTeamOneAPS
August 21, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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#BookCreator Teacher PD Guide video @bookcreator.com #EduSky #EdTech
August 1, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Epic. Entertaining. Thought-provoking. Trevor Muir keynote at the Copenhaver Institute, Roanoke College #CopenhaverChats
Innovation should serve the purpose of school. Harness the power of story to deepen student engagement and create meaningful learning. #KWBPride #SummerPD @apslearns.bsky.social
June 23, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Last day of school fun singing about NASA Europa Clipper Mission, making bird ornaments for our partner class in Panama, building, puzzles and lots of energy! #KWBPride
Students wearing last day of school hats working at the table with magnet blocks student on the carpet working on an endangered animals puzzle ornaments students made for students in Panama as part of the Smithsonian migratory bird project, “Bridging the Americas“
June 18, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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On the last day of school #KWBPride students asked me to unlock another “level” in the digital simulation WaterWays where students tag and track sharks and develop solutions to problems like plastic pollution #ecology
#science #curiosity #EdGames #STEMed
Students work together to solve the challenge Typing hypothesis Modules or levels Listen to learn about the scientist and watch video of GPS tag for shark
June 18, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Teachers doing some gardening on the last day of school. Looking good! #KWBPride
Project Discovery Teacher Stacey Fernandez weeds in the courtyard garden Science coach Carrie Lombardi checking on the garden beds of veggies and flowers Bell pepper Tomatoes
June 18, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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What a great week teaching with Barrett former student Michaela Donovan, who is now an astronomer! #KWBPride #scientist #OneTeamOneAPS @apsva.us @suptduran.apsva.us @apsvaschoolbd.bsky.social
June 15, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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Chromatography Butterfly Science. Thanks for the STEM Kits Rosie Riveters #KWBPride
June 13, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Student Friction Climbers in action in Project Discovery at Barrett Elementary School #KWBPride #EduSky #OneTeamOneAPS #STEM #SciArt
June 13, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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Thank you Rosie Riveters for the Friction Climber STEM kits. The students loved the project and created Canva presentations on their iPad #EduSky #SciArt #Science #KWBPride #OneTeamOneAPS
The friction climber character matches what the student is wearing this student made her friction climber into a necklace at the end of the lesson Student in the hall, pulling the string for her friction climber student with iPad taking video and photos of the friction climbers to include in Canva presentation
June 13, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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Field Day fun! Beautiful weather for Barrett students to enjoy games, races and cool off with water and popsicles #KWBPride #smiles #OneTeamOneAPS
Noodles races Sack race Student w water and popsicle Water races
June 10, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Thank you Rosie Riveters for the STEM Pulley kits. The Barrett #KWBPride 3rd grade students loved building, lifting load of pennies, decorating and taking home to share with family #SimpleMachine #Science #SciArt #OneTeamOneAPS
June 7, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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The Barrett Elementary School 2024-2025 yearbook has arrived! Student smiles! We are Mindful, Helpful, Powerful #KWBPride @kwbarrettpta.bsky.social
June 6, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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Thanks to the Barrett Art teachers for the interesting displays of student artwork for families to view tonight #KWBPride #ArtsFest
Art teachers, students and parents stand by table with artwork Colorful art! Unique sculptures Paintings on the wall
June 2, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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Barrett family night concert performance #KWBPride #music #orchestra #band #chorus #OneTeamOneAPS
Students warmed up in the library before the performance. Students stands in line holding cello Principal Catherine Han and AP Amin Littman holding flowers Music teacher Amanda Thiel greets students and families at the door to the gym. Parents families in the audience
June 2, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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Such an exciting day for Barrett 3rd grade unpacking the boxes of bird art, student research and “About Me” letters sent from partner classes in Panama! Our migratory birds connect us! Smithsonian Bridging the Americas project #KWBPride #OneTeamOneAPS
Student by a box wrapped in pink fabric holding an iPad show a creation she made in Canva with the bird artwork sent from Panama Students unpack the boxes This student used translate app to translate from Spanish to English Students listen to music created by a teacher in Panama to go along with migratory bird video
May 31, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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Guess who’s back? Bee-Bot is back—by kid request! From programming the robot to deliver kind notes ✉️ to coding it as an animal 🐾 finding its habitat, our Barrett #KWBPride students are shining with creativity and critical thinking. STEM magic in action! #EarlyEd #STEMLearning #EduSky
#OneTeamOneAPS
May 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Congratulations to all our Barrett Runners for participating in the last run of the season! A little rain didn’t stop the smiles and celebration! Way to go #KWBPride Tigers! #OneTeamOneAPS
Student smiling with a medal Thanks to the teacher and parent for organizing and running Principal Han with one of the Barrett Runners wearing a medal
May 21, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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Thank you Kylie, Hunter and Aiden from Blue Origin for sharing Club for the Future at school this week. Barrett #KWBPride students are so excited about their Postcards to Space art flying on New Shepard rocket
#STEM #STEAM #SciArt #EduSky #OneTeamOneAPS
Mr. Hunter at table w 3rd grade students Big smile on student’s face as she puts postcard in the mailbox to be taken to Blue Origin to fly in rocket. Postcard artwork by students Dr Sullivan and student pose with Club for the Future stickers
May 18, 2025 at 6:25 PM