2020 Edition #25daysofmaking Day 1: LIGHT UP WITH SQUISHY CIRCUITS

Hello all my maker friends, It is here. The day has come when we get to begin to release a maker project each day for the next month or so….Read more

LEGO Ornament Challenge 2020 is LIVE!!!!!!

I am ready to launch our 2020 LEGO Ornament Challenge. I was going to launch Thanksgiving weekend, but I just can’t wait so I have decided to start early so…Read more

25 Days of Making 2020 Edition Is Happening!

I am so excited to announce that I will be running the third annual 25 Days of Making Edition. I am currently working to secure the list of incredible makers,…Read more

Coffeechug Tech Tips: Organizing Notification and Late Work in Google Forms

Here is the latest newsletter template and video about how to use notification and conditional formatting when sorting and staying up to date on responses to a Google Form. This…Read more

LEGO Mindstorms Robot Inventor Kit 51515 Unbox, Explore, and Sort

This is the beginning of a new era of LEGO Mindstorms robotics. I finally received my kit and decided to capture my unboxing, exploration of the elements, and how I…Read more

Minecraft Education: Kinetic and Potential Energy Science Experiment Elementary School

A short video showcasing a Minecraft Education build by my 4th grade daughter that she created for a science experiment she had to do at home creating a test on…Read more

141: Exploring micro:bit V2 with Jacqueline Russell

In this episode, I speak with Jacqueline Russell as part of the Putting Out Fires in Online Teaching PD Direct Link: Episode: https://coffeechug.simplecast.com/episodes/141   CHECK OUT THE SHOW AND EPISODES ON…Read more

140 – Mark Sparvell: SEL Application On A Global Scale

In this episode, I speak with Mark Sparvell as part of the Putting Out Fires in Online Teaching PD Direct Link: Episode: https://coffeechug.simplecast.com/episodes/140   CHECK OUT THE SHOW AND EPISODES ON…Read more

139 – Scott McLeod: Ideas For The New World of Teaching & Learning

In this episode, I speak with Scott McLeod as part of the Putting Out Fires in Online Teaching PD Direct Link: Episode: https://coffeechug.simplecast.com/episodes/139 CHECK OUT THE SHOW AND EPISODES ON ITUNES…Read more

How can we reduce the amount of plastic being consumed by sea turtles?

Back in November of 2019 we launched a sustainable development goal project using the LAUNCH Framework of John Spencer and AJ Juliani with a project based learning approach to help…Read more