STUDENTS
Student resources arranged by topic and grade level.
TEACHERS
Links and Resources for Teachers
MAKERSPACE
Information about the Mobile Makerspace
CONSULTING
Information about training and speaking opportunities. – Coming Soon
BLOG
The ramblings of a teacher geek.
Perfect STEM Lesson for Winter – Crystal Snowflakes
On Friday I tried out a new STEM lesson. One of my colleagues was looking for a fun, winter-themed lab and I suggested we try making crystal snowflakes. What a huge hit! We started by discussing crystals as related to snowflakes. I shared a video about the...
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Tech For Teachers Site Update
[icon type=”applications” style=”full_color” align=”left”] As periodically happens, I got bored with the look of the site and spent a day making changes. Please pardon any issues while I iron out any kinks in the new theme.
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STEM Lesson – Alien Classification
Our fourth graders are studying animal classification, and one of the teachers asked if I could come up with a STEM lesson to go along with their unit. After browsing through a ton of ideas (thank you, Google and Pinterest!) I put together a lab where students will...
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Hour of Code Resources
With the Hour of Code taking place this week, here are some fun resources for you and your students. You can find even more resources for programming on my Programming for Kids page....
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A Night At The STEM Lab Open House
On December 1, Mrs. Jordan and I hosted an Open House evening for the new STEM lab. After all the hard work we put into it, it was exciting to share it with our students and their families. I had a lot of wonderful student and teacher volunteers who helped manage...
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General Update
I have several posts percolating, especially several STEM Lab related ones, but for now, here’s a few quick updates. I now have a store on Teachers Pay Teachers where I am sharing some of my STEM lessons. There’s a freebie as well! A new resource page has...
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Meri’s Mobile Makerspace and EdcampNJ
I had so much fun yesterday I wish I could go back and do it again today! For the past two years, I have been running a mini makerspace at Edcamp STEAM with @Davezirk and it has been very popular. This year, the folks organizing EdcampNJ asked if I’d be...
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STEM Lab Open House – Dec 1
It’s official! We’ll be holding our Open House for JMT’s new STEM lab on December 1. All are welcome: parents, students, staff, & friends. Hope to see you...
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The First Official STEM Lab Lesson
Yesterday was an exciting day. After months of work, the STEM Lab hosted its first lesson. My 6th graders are studying waves, and the teachers requested a hands on lesson for that topic. After much searching, I had collected a variety of ways to incorporate...
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STEM Lab Update
It’s been a while since I posted about my progress in transforming my old computer lab into a brand new STEM lab. Mrs. Jordan (Art teacher and best friend!) has been working with me to make this space engaging and inviting to the students and teachers....
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