Teachers who believe in student choice know that it is just one of many guiding principles in curriculum design. Throughout my career, from HS English to Elementary Maker/STEAM, I have put Student Choice as one of my greatest goals, and I have done some of my best work in pursuit of this goal. Getting to…
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Read MoreGood News, your STEAM class is going to become more successful. Your students will experience this success for themselves because you will be spending your time on the stuff that really matters. I’m telling you this from the front lines of STEAM instruction, naptime to Newton my kids are building knowledge and confidence every class…
Read MoreHave you ever felt this way about the educational system that made you who you are today?
Read MoreI can remember my earliest education classes focused on transforming education from a one to many “banking” model to a student-centered approach. From where I sit, 16 years later, this is still a major challenge. We must disrupt the traditional knowledge economy in our classrooms. Even some models of “individualized” instruction ask students to learn…
Read MoreI believe in the power of play in education and the last few years spent teaching tech in grades K-5 have really cemented the belief that there are at least 9 app features that should be considered before it enters the classroom environment. I clearly see how well-designed playful lessons support student empowerment and knowledge…
Read MoreTeaching STEAM requires that I learn every day. Somedays, I need to be smarter than I really am. Long ago, I learned that these demanding brain moments can be eased with the right amount of caffeine. Looking for the right amount of caffeine has lead me on a tour of so many delicious sources. At…
Read MoreIn this Apple Keynote video tutorial, you will learn how to morph two different animals together to create a new species that young children will enjoy.
Read MoreAs a specialist serving all the kids in the school, one of my greatest fears is that one student’s work in progress won’t make it from one week to the next. I have rolling shelves, and a culture of “put your name on it.” This is a far from perfect system, and it is the…
Read MoreI’m just going to start with an unsubstantiated statement: STEAM/ STEM is used more by marketers than teachers. what they hope you don’t notice is that this label is usually just slapped on the bundled gee gaw of simple experiments that are relatively unchanged in the last 70 years. I am the STEAM coordinator for…
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