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The Best STEAM Lesson Ever

The best STEAM lesson I ever taught is golden. It works anytime. Anywhere. And.. Students love it.The Truth about Most Students and Evaluating ArtDo you believe students in general enjoy looking at classic works of art? I mean.. looking like some cool cat attending an art gallery opening? Do they know how to evaluate and process what they are looking at? Maybe even form their own opinion or uses for the work of art?Most elementary students aren’t there.. yet. Then, I taught the best STEAM lesson I ever, and it all changed.Ok.. Ok.. I know. So what is the best STEAM lesson I ever taught? Well, It has many layers, but it's so simple. How can that be? Let’s start with the first part of the lesson. The introduction of one word.. ... read more

Makerspace Talk From Around the World

Makerspace, makerspace, makerspace... Are you a maker? I wish I could pinpoint the beginning of the word makerspace, but makerspaces have been around for hundreds of years. They may look different today, but there is no way this world would be where it is today without past makerspaces to tinker and create. Now, we are using them in our schools and homeschools. I found a makerspace gem in a faraway land.. faraway from myself, that is. All way in India.. a former teacher in America has started makerspaces in so many ways!Makerspaces in India? Yes, that's right my friends! Makerspaces, STEM, STEAM, designing with students.... it's EVERYWHERE! If you haven't jumped on the train yet....We have seats to spare!Come listen to my newest ... read more

February STEAM is here.. Move over January!

February STEAM will fill up this short month! The month may be shorter, but it lacks no less in STEAM for the month! With Black History Month all month long, Valentine's Day, Chinese New Year, and Presidents' Day... this month is jam packed of February STEAM opportunities.Did I forget the 100th Day?Schools all over the US have been finally in school for 100 days! This 100 days is like no other... virtual, hybrid, in-person, and quarantined... Teachers have seen it all! For sure this calls for a celebration! I will be using a 100th day virtual field trip full of fun, math, and STEAM to view! Did you know that balloons actually can lift houses like that all familiar image from the movie UP? In the following 100th Day field trip... ... read more

Boosting Student Engagement using STEM and the Arts

Boosting student engagement is ALWAYS on a teacher's mind... Whoop! Whoop! First episode of 2021.... WE ARE HERE!Back to the Basics is continued with creating engagement through HOOK and HYPE!!Find out in the episode what hook and hype are all about and.... how to HOOK and HYPE Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics every day!!! Get some EASY tips you can use now!A couple of fun and SUPER EASY techniques I like to use are SEE, THINK, WONDER and virtual field trips! Read about them by clicking on the links you see here.I want to officially invite you to attend: The Roadmap to STEM/STEAM Masterclass so that you can get your hands on an AMAZING workbook that will help you set up HOOK and HYPE ideas to go in the file ... read more

STEAM Foundations for Students: Make them strong

STEAM foundations for students... What thoughts cross your mind when you think about that? I started thinking about STEAM foundations for students quite a lot a few years ago. I was teaching students at a school beginning to use STEAM more and more as a focus. The students were so green to STEAM, but what I found out, the more we discussed and talked about STEAM, (science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics) was that they were actually having a difficult time just understanding these concepts separately.So I have a task for you...Try this with your students...Ask your students these questions:What is science? What is technology? What is engineering? What is art? What is mathematics?What do you believe they will answer? ... read more

2021 STEM and STEAM Foundations Kickoff for Your Classroom

2021 STEM and STEAM Foundations Kickoff Uploading!! Yep... It's time to get back to the basics! 2020 has kind of been distracting... wouldn't you say???To get everyone back on track with STEM/STEAM, today's episode is all about building solid STEM and STEAM foundations so that students are MORE successful making connections in ALL subjects!Listen to the episode here on building STEM and STEAM foundations in 2021! If there is anything I learned in 2020, it's that a redo is ok!Think about this...Before you tried using STEM/STEAM, did you really build solid foundations for your students to stand on? I didn't. No siree! I did not! However... through discussions and student questioning... even the best students helped me to discover ... read more

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  • Distance Learning-Project Based Learning- Build a Greenhouse for Google Slides
  • Jane Goodall - iHeartSTEAM Series - Project-Based Learning by iheartSTEAM
  • These science investigations allow students to observe and collect data from Google Slides! Keep them curious! Keep them observing! Keep them having fun!!!!Includes:Force and Motion Field Day, Weather Journal, and Sky Journal all for Google Slides!
  • See, Think, Wonder: Have you used this as a strategy in your classroom? If you haven’t, it’s AMAZING and so SIMPLE! It’s officially considered a visual inquiry strategy. It’s very similar and basically the same strategy as using phenomena as inquiry before instruction promoted in the Next Generation Science Standards. Read more about it here!
  • Let's take a many Virtual Field Trips this year!!! This No Wheels Field Trip Collection will make this the best year ever! 7 more field trips are COMING SOON.... a little hint..... Got you covered for CHRISTMAS!!! GET IT NOW AT THE LOWEST PRICE AVAILABLE! Each trip experience is easy to use set up for Google Slides
  • Outdoor Classroom STEM/STEAM is meant to spark curiosity when outdoors. Getting out of the classroom to work in the areas of STEM/STEAM help to foster students' abilities to be curious and ask questions! Taking care of our environment tomorrow means instilling a love of nature in today's students.
  • What is a mathematician? What is mathematics? Do your students know how to think like a mathematician? What do they notice? What questions do they ask themselves? How do they see the world? In this integrated unit, All About Mathematicians, students will explore this STEAM career field.
  • This product is designed for a class to compete in teams against each other creating the MOST AWESOME Paper Airplane Trick Shot in the style of Dude Perfect! It is completely STEAM integrated with "I can" statements for each area.
  • STEAM Mega Bundle for 2nd Grade will step up the game for you and your students in all your subject areas! It's completely integrated into ELA and Math standards for Common Core! You will love this addition. To buy all these products individually, it will cost you almost $95!

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