Meet+Ms.+Petev

**Who is Ms. Petev?**  I've been a 3rd/4th grade teacher at PS241 since 2006. Before that I worked at The Metropolitan Museum of Art for five years. One of the best decisions I ever made was to leave the museum and complete my Teaching Masters from Hunter College. I especially love teaching 4th grade because the students are no longer babies, but not yet teenagers. Students this age are able to write more complex essays and narratives and can begin to perform higher level problem solving.

**What do I love about the STEM Institute?** I love that we are Problem Solvers! I love that our studies are integrated so that students can more easily explore the connections interwoven throughout our world. I love that our culminating projects are inquiry and problem based so that our students are acquiring lifelong skills. Though a time consuming challenge, it has been an amazing opportunity and experience to write our own curriculum. It helps keeps both the students and teachers engaged and excited to learn!