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Empower Students to Explore Their Passions with Genius Hour
It’s not easy to find time to diverge from core curriculum and give students the opportunity to pursue their interests and passions. For cutting edge educators Emily Schmidt and Martha Smith at...
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Project-Based Learning: The 8 Elements of a Magnificent Maker Project
In the best-selling STEM Education guide, Invent To Learn: Making, Tinkering, and Engineering in the Classroom, authors Sylvia Libow Martinez and Gary S. Stager explore many important concepts that...
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Why High School Should Be More Like Preschool: The Power of Creative Teaching...
Pre-K and Kindergarten are lively years in the classroom. Not only are students full of energy, curiosity, and wonder at every discovery, but the teaching itself is infused with interactive...
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Lucy and the Menu – Influencing the Future of US Public Education
It is about one hour after the US Presidential Debate on September 26th, 2016. I am not going to get into it. I will say this, though: the debate left me with an unerring sense that it is high time to...
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Google Trends: A Captivating Way to Explore Data with your Students
Overview Did you know that Google receives and processes over 4 million search queries per minute? That is a giant shed load of queries! It is also a giant shed load of data that Google collects and...
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De-Grading Education: Replacing Grades with Mastery-Based Learning
Author and educational strategist Elizabeth Wissner-Gross has something to say. Something that could ruffle your feathers. Something that could shake your very classroom foundations… She believes it’s...
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9 Rokenbok Toys for Super STEM Recreation
Rokenbok construction toy systems are an ideal way to introduce your child to STEM concepts and learning. Science, technology, engineering and math skills promoted by STEM toys are not only useful in...
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The Carrot and The Stick: Are American Schools Actually Teaching Us?
When I was seven-years-old we moved from the United States to Switzerland because of my father’s job. I was born in Brazil, but having left it just two years old, I didn’t really know anything other...
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Removing the Limitations in a Digital Environment
What is the ideal blended learning environment? I have had a lot of noneducators talk to me about technology in the classroom. Most don’t have informed opinions (so I’m happy to share mine with them)....
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9 Solar System Projects for Astronomical Fun!
Shooting stars, colossal comets, and undiscovered UFOs—our universe is a mysterious place that inspires wonder in children and adults alike. Many children imagine futures as astronauts, traveling in a...
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What Student-Driven Learning Actually Looks Like (Hint: It Looks Fun!)
Have you ever heard the quote, “When one teaches, two learn”? Tweet This supports the mindset of, “The true strength in our classroom lies in the collaboration of learners, not in the knowledge of one...
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Examining The Effect of Sporting Event Ticket Prices on Youth Life Experiences
I have vivid memories of seeing professional sporting events as a youth. I remember hockey games at the old Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland, where a mall now stands near the Washington Redskin’s...
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Flip It! The Flipped Classroom Model is for Everyone. Here’s Why.
“Will a flipped classroom work in your subject and grade level? We think the answer is yes. Here’s why.” In The Flipped Class: Is Flipping for Everyone?, hosts Jon Bergmann and Aaron Sams demonstrate...
View ArticleLEGO for Learning—Get Kids Excited and Ready to Learn!
Failure is just a step towards success. -Colleen Thomson, North Idaho STEM Charter Academy Robots, structures, cars and more—LEGO offers so many ways for children to build and engage in STEM-based...
View Article5 Reasons Teachers Should Love Podcasts—and 5 Shows to Try in The Classroom
Savvy do-it-yourselfers and self-educators know there’s an instructional YouTube video for everything. Want to learn how to make great Spanish rice? There’s a video for that. Several, actually. Speak...
View Article5 Tips for Student-Led GeoGebra Tasks
Most of the GeoGebra articles on the Learn Implement Share site demonstrate the power of GeoGebra for junior high school mathematics. The focus on GeoGebra for junior high mathematics is, in part,...
View ArticleA Mom, Two Kids, and a Water-Testing Kit [Review]
This week, my kids and I were very excited to try out our new water-testing kit. The older two (ages seven and five) love science, AND they drink a great deal of water, so this was […]
View ArticleA Pythagoras Investigation Using GeoGebra
GeoGebra is an awesome mathematical tool! It even allowed me to discover something new. Well, at least new to me! For an insight to my ‘new discovery’, take a peek at the dynamic image (gif) above. […]
View ArticleUltimate Project Based Learning – How Student Teamwork Built a World...
Every year for the past twenty the Saint Thomas Academy Experimental Vehicle Team (STA EVT) has built a new vehicle from the ground up to give our students the best engineering experience a...
View ArticleWhat Student-Driven Learning Actually Looks Like (Hint: It Looks Fun!)
Have you ever heard the quote, “When one teaches, two learn”? Tweet This supports the mindset of, “The true strength in our classroom lies in the collaboration of learners, not in the knowledge of one...
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