When the pandemic hit I was really unsure how my classes were going to proceed. How was I going to take something as interactive as STEM challenges and move them to an online setting? After about seven months of trial and error I have finally reached a where teaching electronics is possible. Teaching electronics for …
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It’s Black History Month. I really did not want to spew out some more generic content just to be relevant. What was my goal in setting up this unit? What were my intentions? I wanted to celebrate women of color in STEM, but how? I want to do my best to give respect where it …
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Nothing is harder than trying to create content from scratch, decide on materials, build culture, create a cohesive year and align to standards. I only had 40-60 minutes with these students and so many ideas to teach! Grab your STEM planner to start planning your year. Organize your STEM Ideas, STEM projects and STEM activities …
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When the pandemic hit I was certain I would never be able to teach my heart out again. For the past five years I’ve been able to be as creative as I want in the classroom by teaching STEM activities for kids, but still standard aligned. I started getting inquiries during the beginning of lockdown …
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Teaching Life Skills for Kids Let’s talk life skills. Boy, do I wish I had learned how to cook earlier in life. My students actually requested this kitchen science unit. It has been taught virtually all month and has been so fun! They are some super fun kitchen science experiments but also some yummy edible …
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I am a major book nerd! I love to read! I love to read everything! From fiction, non-fiction, self-help, religion, science you name it I’ll read. I think it is important for teachers to expand beyond their content area and normal teacher books. Books for teachers don’t have to just be about pedagogy and practice. …
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Self-Care for Teachers 2021 has started and it was quite a start off the block. And let’s face it teaching is stressful. I have been virtual the entire year. So what that meant was I had to cook, clean, raise my toddler and work pretty much on my own this year. There were days were …
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Apps I mean, we’ve been on our phones a lot this year, wether we want to admit it or not. So here are some of the best apps for teachers that I have been using religiously that have been helping me stay happy, healthy and organized. (Nothing here is sponsored) Goodreads I love to …
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