by Meredith Martin | Jan 22, 2016 | How-To, MakerEd, STEM
The past two weeks have been exceedingly exciting here in the STEM lab. We are starting our unit on the design process, and all of my classes have been doing the Ready, Set, Design! activity from the Cooper-Hewitt museum. Kevin Jarrett has been a great inspiration...
by Meredith Martin | Jan 22, 2016 | How-To, MakerEd, Science, STEM
Here’s a fun activity for younger students – Fizzing Watercolors! I needed a fun and simple activity for my self-contained classes, and this ended up being perfect. We made baking soda watercolor paints, and then dripped vinegar on the finished art to...
by Meredith Martin | Jan 19, 2016 | professional development
Sunday was another fun and learning filled #CoffeeEduNJ at the Better World Market in Somerset. We had a great group, including @alicekeeler, @mr_isaacs, @jrochelle, @Bec_Chirps, @meechele7, and many more. Topics ranged from gifted and talented education to cursive...
by Meredith Martin | Jan 19, 2016 | conference, How-To, MakerEd, Presentations, professional development, resources, STEM
On Friday I had an amazing day talking about Makerspaces and STEM with a wonderful group of educators at the NJPSA headquarters. Almost forty teachers, curriculum coordinators, and administrators spent close to six hours listening to me talk about the how and why of...
by Meredith Martin | Jan 12, 2016 | 3D Printing, MakerEd, professional development
Interested in 3D printing in education? Not sure how to get started? Join us at The Maker Depot on January 23, 2016 at 11am for a day of learning with a representative from Polar3d and several Polar3D Ambassadors, including myself. The workshop is FREE, but space is...
