2021 was a summer of greenery, plants, gardening and growth. During the summer of 2021 I was hired into my local school district in Michigan to teach gardening with kids. I was the elementary enrichment teacher for the summer. Nothing beats working in nature all day and having a garden as a classroom. It was …
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It’s been awhile since I’ve been able to sit down and update everyone on what I have been doing. Since coming to the US I started teaching summer school for the local district. It has been a serendipitous experience and I am so grateful for it. I am the enrichment teacher and the topic for …
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We did it! We survived the 2020-21 school year! Something we should genuinely be grateful for. End of the school year activities are a fantastic way to end the year on a high note and we all need a little joy once in a while. Let’s celebrate the last day of school and all our …
I often get asked why STEM education? How did I end up teaching this? Admittedly it was a journey that I didn’t expect for myself, but after a recent podcast interview I was able to really pinpoint why STEM education is aligned to my teaching philosophy which goes way beyond 21st century skills and actually …
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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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