Recent Blogs
The Science Behind Students’ Favorite Experiments
It’s an unprecedented time as many students across the country are at home instead of in the classroom. Teachers are looking for ways to connect with home-tethered students while parents [...]
4 MORE Tech Tools for the Classroom
In so much of our work, we try to ensure that students are engaging with 21st century skills. This often involves the newest technology, but not every educator has access [...]
2 Arguments for Coding as a Foreign Language
I have been in the mood for a good debate lately—something that gets the neurons firing. Recently, I had a flashback to the days when I took French in high [...]
The History of Pi and Why You Should Celebrate!
Pi is somewhat of a magic number used in mathematics. It is defined as the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. The circumference is the distance [...]
How to Make a Pi Day Necklace
Pi Day is one of those “holidays” that I didn't know about when I was a student. Once I became a teacher and librarian, I now find it to be [...]
Learning Experiences with Green Screens
When I think of green screens and video production I think of the Hollywood magic that produces the likes of Harry Potter soaring over the Quidditch field on his broomstick. [...]
3 Tech Tools For Your Classroom
In most of our work, we try to ensure that students are engaging with technology. Technology offers students the opportunity to engage with and practice 21st century skills. It also [...]
Coding Resolutions with Dash
With the New Year still fresh, I wanted to come up with a fun activity for students to do that involved coding and goal-setting. While I came up with several [...]
Sticking to My STEM Resolutions in 2020
People have made resolutions to change old habits, try new things, or fundamentally alter some aspect of their life. This year, I am making a list of things that I [...]
Creating the Future: One Brick at a Time
Career Pathways When I was a kid, the opportunities to explore my future were few and far between. Granted, I was busy navigating the depths of my boundless imagination, driving [...]
3 More Resolutions for the Science Classroom
As we close out 2019 and look towards 2020, it is the perfect time to reflect on classroom practices. In my first part of this series, I outlined three resolutions [...]
Why You Need KEVA Planks
My students regularly inform me that KEVA Planks are “fun” and “educational”—and I must agree! KEVA Planks have always been popular among students in my library, but until recently I [...]
