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. [...]
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. [...]
I love everything about makerspaces. What’s not to love about all the problem-solving skills, “Ah ha!” moments, displays of teamwork, and real-world applications of STEM ideas in one space? [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
A makerspace is any venue that promotes creativity, design-thinking, and tinkering. In a school, a makerspace can live on a cart, in a closet, in the corner of a [...]
There’s a lot of debate about STEM verses STEAM. In conversations I’ve had with educators, they wonder which is more relevant and how they should approach the arts portion. [...]
Most of last year I raised money through grant writing and hosting movie nights and book fairs with one main goal in mind: to buy a 3D printer for [...]
The word “makerspace” is everywhere, but because of its various styles and adaptations, some teachers are still wondering what exactly a makerspace should look like. While a makerspace is [...]
I am not going to lie, when I was first told about circuits in makerspaces, my first thought was “Electricity? And middle school students? I don’t think so!” It [...]
What Does STEM Stand For? For five years now, I have run the STEM program at my school. When originally designing the program, I chose the name STEM for [...]