by Meredith Martin | Oct 19, 2015 | conference, MakerEd, professional development, resources
The other weekend I went to Norristown, PA for the Ednado conference. What was unique about this gathering of educators was the location. Instead of the usual school building, we met at the showroom for Corbett Inc., a provider of classroom furnishings. But...
by Meredith Martin | Oct 18, 2015 | 3D Printing, Collaboration, conference, General Update, MakerEd, professional development, STEM
It’s been pretty busy here in Tech For Teachers Land. The STEM Lab is getting into full swing, and work is keeping me busy, but there have also been a lot of other events and activities happening during my so-called downtime. On Monday, I was honored to present...
by Meredith Martin | Oct 9, 2015 | conference, MakerEd, Presentations, professional development, resources, Sharing, STEM
Last Friday, I was invited to be a keynote speaker for the EIRC’s Gifted and Talented Fair. I was asked to talk about STEM/STEM projects for gifted students. I had a wonderful audience, and we even made our own Punkin’ Chuckin’ catapults! Below...
by Meredith Martin | Oct 8, 2015 | Collaboration, General Update, professional development, Sharing
I love Twitter. I know some of my colleagues think I’m a bit crazy when I continually extoll the virtues of being a connected educator, but I really can’t imagine my life as an educator without it now. Twitter has become a powerful resource for me in...
by Meredith Martin | Sep 29, 2015 | MakerEd, professional development, STEM
This past weekend was the most energizing and fun I have had in ages. The Mobile Makerspace had a table at the World Maker Faire in Queens, and it was a blast. I had been to National Maker Faire in DC early in the summer, but the World Faire totally blew it away....
by Meredith Martin | Sep 23, 2015 | conference, Google Apps, How-To, Presentations, professional development, resources
This past weekend, I spent two days in Branchburg, NJ at the NJPAECET2 conference with over 200 other educators who willingly gave up their entire weekend to learn and share together. It was a whirlwind two days packed with inspiring keynote speakers, amazing...
