Last week during one of my classes that I teach at 212 STEAM Labs we began working on coding with Arduino. In this class I have students from grades 5-8….Read more
The power of women in STEM
2017
053: Living On The Edge of Chaos – Hacking STEM with Todd Beard
Episode direct link is here: https://simplecast.com/s/a06fd5c4 Episode can be found here CHECK OUT THE SHOW AND EPISODES ON ITUNES The show is now on Spotify! The show is also now on Google Play…Read more
The Discovery in Learning via Ancient Engineering
“The scandal of education is that every time you teach something you deprive a child of the pleasure and benefit of discovery.” Papert, S. (1996) This video showcases our final…Read more
Awesome Ava & Addy Make Color Changing Slime
We are back at it making new slime recipes. This time we explored how to make color changing slime. While we thought it would be an epic failure when we…Read more
052: Living On The Edge of Chaos – Head Thoughts
In this episode I share the battle we all face with the voice in our head. We speak to ourself more than anyone else so it is important what we…Read more
Using Computational Thinking for FIRST LEGO League Success
Notes Lifelong Kindergarten Lifelong Kindergarten Book Code.org Computational Thinking
051: Living On The Edge of Chaos – Don’t Compare Yourself
In this episode I share an insight I gained while running bright and early one morning last week prior to the grand opening. It is an important lesson for all…Read more
Coffeechug Catapult 1.0 Crowdsource Maker Challenge
This video is a challenge to see how to make Coffeechug Catapult 1.0 even better for version 2.0 The goal here is to promote thinking, problem solving, prototyping, and experimenting…Read more
How to Make Personalized LEGO Nametag
One of the activities that I will be using in my 212 STEAM Labs to help the STEAMsters get to know one another since they are coming from different schools…Read more
050: Living On The Edge of Chaos – Don’t Settle
In this episode I am sharing out the importance of not settling. This episode is one that I have listened to my own words as my stress levels have gone…Read more