How to develop creativity in the classroom should totally be part of your teacher growth and development list. Yes friends, the time has come to say it out loud. It’s not the easiest skill to work on with students at all. Especially if you feel like you aren’t creative yourself, but that’s NOT true. It takes a plan and some… Read More
Engineering Design Process for Kids
Engineering Design Process for kids adds so many valuable lessons to your content at school. Having systems that work in place is ESSENTIAL for a successful STEM or STEAM classroom. The Engineering Design Process is a process, but it’s a system that will NEVER let you down. What am I saying here? A really successful STEM or STEAM classroom is… Read More
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 Art Do 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… Read More
January Classroom Fun and Virtual Field Trips
January classroom fun is coming! Yes… it’s on the way! I know.. I know… TEACHERS ARE ON BREAK!! But seriously… breaks are more relaxing when you know your month is FULL already with plans! Enjoy and plan some January classroom fun virtually or in person! Take a virtual field trip to New York City! We aren’t getting to go too… Read More
5 STEM Journal Do’s and Don’ts
The STEM journal or STEAM journal is a MUST in a STEM or STEAM classroom. Why? I hope that you will be able to understand that completely after reading this post. However and to what extent you have used STEM and STEAM, you have seen that students need to plan out their ideas through writing and sketching. I hope you… Read More
Virtual Field Trip Experience: Setting the Stage
Virtual field trip anyone? YES! This is a must do! For remote learning, this breaks up the virtual days ahead and gives students something to look forward to. However, no one teaching face-to-face will be taking field trips this school year. Wait…. yes you can!! Let’s set the stage together for a virtual field trip experience! Make sure you read… Read More