Recent Blogs
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 learning [...]
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. When [...]
Breaking Down the Buzzwords: Social Justice in STEM
In education, especially STEM education, teachers often find themselves face to face with jargon. Often, it can feel like there are new words every school year! Each of which your [...]
How to Integrate PPE and Sanitation Practices into the STEM Classroom
The 2020-2021 academic school year is unlike any other year we’ve encountered. If they haven’t already, states and districts are deciding the best way to send students back to school. [...]
Returning to the Classroom – An Interview with Teachers
When the COVID-19 struck, teachers like Lisa Moe, a fourth-grade teacher in California, barely had enough time to pack their things. “We were notified that our school was shutting down [...]
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) and [...]
4 Tips for Staying Safe in a Post-COVID Makerspace
There’s no way to sugarcoat it – last school year was hard. It was hard on students, hard on parents, and hard on you. Nevertheless, here you are, a stronger [...]
How to Connect STEM Role Models with Your Classroom Activities
The products featured here are implemented in most STEM classrooms or makerspaces. These, and many more, showcase an opportunity to learn about some STEM Role Models and STEM Influencers through [...]
Teaching Amid a Pandemic: Part 2
Hello! If you haven’t had a chance to read Part 1 of this two-part memoir, you can get caught up here. And for those returning, thank you for joining me [...]
Teaching Amid a Pandemic: Part 1
It’s 2020, but we might as well be living in an Orwell-inspired novel set in the year 3000-and-something. I’ve never had 20/20 vision, but I don’t need it to recognize [...]
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 educators [...]
3 Free Digital Makerspace Planning Tools
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? Even [...]
