Shockingly, I’m not the only person with the idea of making gift recommendations during this time of year. I’ve run across a few other great lists in the past few weeks that have helped me to add to my own growing wish list. Just in case you don’t spend as much time combing the internet for … Read more
Curiosity Machine is a wonderful resource for educators and parents who are interested in cultivating a love for S.T.E.M./S.T.E.M. as well as making. The site aims to cultivate “curiosity, creativity, and persistence” to help children succeed by offering hands-on engineering challenges. The challenges are in a vast array of topics from aerospace to food science … Read more
Around this time of year I post a gift recommendation each Friday as part of a “Gifts for the Gifted” series. The title is a bit misleading, as it might imply that the gifts are only for children who have been endowed with the label, and that is certainly not true. Just as with any … Read more
We have all sorts of building materials in B.O.S.S. HQ (Building of Super Stuff HeadQuarters) – from Legos to Magnatiles. During the first quarter of our after-school Maker Club adventures this year, the students rotated through different building materials each week. To make things interesting, they were given building challenges. I wanted to make the … Read more
Last week I gave a presentation called, “Code Dread,” at a tech conference. I’m not sure who had more dread at the time – the attendees who hadn’t tried coding before, or me, the teacher who can only speak publicly in front of people 10 and younger. My target audience was people who are interested … Read more
Do you happen to have some dolls who are in drastic need of a make under? Sonia Singh, the artist behind Tree Change Dolls, found a way to give new life to dolls who might be ready for a less flashy lifestyle. She has made several YouTube videos describing the process of removing the manufacturers’ face paint … Read more