Looking forward to 2021: STEM Resolutions for a New Year
This has been the most adventurous year yet in education (and that is saying it lightly). All educators have basically reinvented the wheel without any time at all, and [...]
4 DIY Weather Tools to Build at Home
Weather was always my favorite unit to teach when I was a classroom teacher. My favorite part of teaching weather was how it brought science to life in a [...]
7 Ways to Make STEM More Engaging
STEM in the classroom is always changing because STEM fields like technology and science are constantly changing in the real world. STEM career fields are always adapting to the [...]
The Best Things to Come Out of COVID in Education
Let's be honest, most educators are struggling with teaching and surviving online learning and COVID right now; there is no denying that. I view myself as a tech-savvy educator that mastered blended [...]
How Your Librarian Can Help Integrate STEM
I am starting at a new school this year. That means I have a whole new group of teachers to convince that I can help them in their classrooms. [...]
Magic 3D Pen Fun for Summer
Over the summer, I am always looking for things to do with my library programming that is fun (because if it’s not fun then they will not come in) [...]
5 Ways to Prepare for Distance Learning
Like most educators that I know, I was incredibly shocked and heartbroken when school was cancelled. While it was the best way to protect our students, staff, and fellow [...]
How to Make DIY LED Name Tags
I am always looking for fun activities for students that involve STEAM principles and encourage students to come into the library. Last school year, I attended the Texas Librarian [...]
Using Recycled Cardboard Boxes to Teach Engineering
Boxes are one of those things that you always have a ton of, especially if you are addicted to online shopping like I am. I always recycle my boxes, [...]
6 No-Tech Coding Activities You Can Do at Home
Often when you think about coding, you think of computers or tablets, but coding can be done with absolutely no technology! Whether you teach in a classroom with only [...]