In this episode I speak with Becky McDowell, a LEGO Master Educator, who is a K-5 STEM Teacher/Team Leader for Barrington School District. She is a passionate educational leader who specializes in the development, implementation, and evaluation of PreK-8 science and STEM curriculum. Read all of her awards and recognition here on the LEGO Education site.
This is the third part of a six part podcast as part of my Purposeful Play with LEGO online course.
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Topics We Explore
- Who is Becky McDowell?
- How is she using LEGO and hands on play in her school?
- How can a project like Fairy Tale Fixer connect with several standards?
- Communication Challenge
- Spinning Toy Challenge
- iPad Stand Challenge
- How does Becky document the process of learning through these hands on inquiry approaches?
- Opportunity for students to teach their parents how to code and build with LEGO
Show Notes & Quotes
Link to project
SeeSaw to document
WHERE TO FIND Becky
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LinkedIn @BeTheChnge Website: STEM in Action
Barrington 220 School District
- Tynker Post
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Bring Student Creations to Life Using LEGO WeDo Model Library
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6 Awesome LEGO Engineering Challenges
- 25 Days of Making Challenge
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