#firstdayfun

Administrators Melissa Tollison and Brad Moore at Powdersville Elementary organized an awesome scavenger hunt for their faculty's first day back to school, and it was definitely an idea worth sharing!



With several newly hired teachers and a lot of physical changes in the building, Mrs. Tollison and Mr. Moore were looking for a creative way for everyone to learn the changes. The scavenger hunt they put together was a great way to accomplish that goal, promote teamwork, refresh technology skills, and promote a Twitter culture!

Teachers were assigned to groups in an effort to mix new teachers with veterans, techie teachers with not so techie, and different grade levels. Within each group, the teachers selected jobs from the following: QR Code Scanner, Notability Note Keeper , Social Media, and Models. The teams stayed together to scan the QR codes, find the correct locations, take creative photos at each of the locations, add the photos to the notes template, and Tweet about the journey.

Check out #pvespride for hilarious photos from the Teacher Scavenger Hunt @pvespride today! #blessedinpowdersville #firstdayfun

— Jessica D. Preisig (@PreisigJessica) August 12, 2015

Goodbye summer. Hello brand new school year. #pvespride #firstdaysfun pic.twitter.com/g8KZ6a5w7C

— Courtney Carey (@MrsCareyPVES) August 12, 2015

These mad scientists found the goggles in the science lab! #pvespride #firstdayfun pic.twitter.com/yV6sqGCUVD

— Hannah Lockaby (@misslockabyPVES) August 12, 2015

Don't open the fridge! If you must... Wear the proper equipment! @pvespride #pvespride #firstdayfun pic.twitter.com/shrw0KYpNu

— Brenna Wilkie (@MsWilkieb) August 12, 2015

Our team of minions! pvespride #minions #pvespride #firstdaysfun pic.twitter.com/4ZbJVzCreM

— Jill Kallin (@MrsKallinPVES) August 12, 2015