Meet Neil DeGrasse Tyson Space STEM activities are out of this world. If you haven’t asked your students this spacey question yet,”Who is Neil DeGrasse Tyson?”…. you need to right away! I can’t believe I just recently became aware of this wonderfully extraordinary human being. You know how you get asked, “If you could spend a day with anyone, dead… Read More

Literature based STEM activities are seriously how I love to begin any STEM/STEAM lesson. iHeartSTEAM Stories is a new creation of mine. The first edition to this series is Temple Grandin. Why should we teach students about her? Temple Grandin is one of the most unique people I have ever learned about. Temple was diagnosed with autism at an early… Read More

Market Day at school is a must do! Recently, this day was hosted at our school by using projects our students have been working on all year. I will have to say that for many of our projects, this one day really brought to life a feeling of accomplishment for our students. Ideas for Market Day at School Each grade… Read More

STEM careers are everywhere. Do we take the time needed to instruct our students about STEM careers or any other career enough? Teachers focus on standard instruction daily. I find that standards are missing the connection to career education although their aim is to prepare students for the “beyond the classroom” life. So what do we do? What are STEM… Read More

School classroom lighting is one the most fun aspects of my classroom. I love to use ambient lighting. What are ambient lights? How are they used? What makes them a good fit for the classroom? Students love them, and they create a calming effect in the classroom. Invite students into your classroom with some ambient lighting! Classroom Lighting and Learning… Read More