091: Purposeful Play with LEGO featuring Becky McDowell

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.

Episode direct link is here: https://coffeechug.simplecast.com/episodes/091-purposeful-play-with-lego-featuring-YvWRlGNR

 

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Topics We Explore

  1. Who is Becky McDowell?
  2. How is she using LEGO and hands on play in her school?
  3. How can a project like Fairy Tale Fixer connect with several standards?
  4. Communication Challenge
  5. Spinning Toy Challenge
  6. iPad Stand Challenge
  7. How does Becky document the process of learning through these hands on inquiry approaches?
  8. Opportunity for students to teach their parents how to code and build with LEGO

 

Show Notes & Quotes

Link to project

LEGO WeDo 2.0

SeeSaw to document

 

 


WHERE TO FIND Becky

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