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 8, 2015 | How-To, MakerEd, Science, STEM
My fourth grade students are incredibly lucky. They are going on a field trip to Mantua’s Inversand Fossil Dig. They will have a chance to learn about fossil formation, and even dig for their own fossils. I wish I was going on this trip! Because they are...
by Meredith Martin | Oct 6, 2015 | How-To, MakerEd, Science, STEM
Yesterday was a fun day in the lab. We truly stuck to our motto of ‘If you’re not making a mess, you’re not doing it right!’ One of the messier labs of the day was making a candy corn volcano with one of my self contained classes. Over the...
by Meredith Martin | Oct 5, 2015 | How-To, MakerEd, STEM
I always tell my students that fail is not a bad word. Instead of getting upset and giving up when we fail, we need to learn from our mistakes and keep trying. This weekend was a perfect example of failure in action. I wanted to try making cell shrinky dinks with my...
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....
