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 11, 2016 | Collaboration, hardware, How-To, MakerEd, STEM
I’ve been itching to do an Altoid tin project at some point, and at yesterday’s #HackSunday I finally had the chance! My buddy @danborghoff walked me through making an Altoid Tin Fume Extractor, a project from Make Magazine. This nifty little gadget uses...
by Meredith Martin | Jan 11, 2016 | Collaboration, MakerEd, professional development, Sharing, STEM
Yesterday was a ton of fun. My friend @kerszi and I drove up to visit @davezirk at the 5eBoard HQ. He was hosting #HackSunday, a maker day for our crazy band of maker educators. There was an open door policy and people were popping in and out all day. There was no...
by Meredith Martin | Jan 8, 2016 | General Update, MakerEd, STEM
Happy 2016! I decided to disconnect over the holiday break to spend time with family and friends, but now I’m back and catching up. I did have some Maker fun over the break as well – I spent a day at Maker Depot running a STEM Challenge day for their...
by Meredith Martin | Dec 16, 2015 | Apps, MakerEd, Presentations, professional development, resources, Science, STEM, webinar
Last night, I presented a webinar for SimpleK12 on STEM resources for elementary teachers and students. Below is the presentation from that...
by Meredith Martin | Dec 10, 2015 | Science, STEM
This week, with the holidays fast approaching, I did the crystal snowflake lab with several of my classes. I love this fun and easy lab, and the finished product makes a great ornament or suncatcher. Want to try this lesson yourself? Check it out...
