User Generated Education

APRIL 22, 2022

First, I wanted my learners, who are from lower income families, to develop both an entrepreneur mindset and entrepreneur skills along with the creativity and innovation that comes with these skills. Why a Unit on Social Entrepreneurship. Not every child is temperamentally suited to be a social entrepreneur.

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Carly and Adam

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

In today's fast-paced educational landscape, it's crucial to foster creativity and innovation among our young learners. One effective way to do this is by incorporating 15-minute creativity challenges into the elementary classroom. What are 15-Minute Creativity Challenges?

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ED Surge

MAY 15, 2024

STEM education is not just about science and math; it develops skills such as creativity, communication, empathy and critical thinking that complement technologies like generative AI and coding. Preparing future global innovators takes a district-wide team of facilitators, classroom teachers and school administrators.

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Carly and Adam

JANUARY 12, 2023

In elementary STEM or science classes, you may or may not be responsible for providing letter grades or an overall percentage for students, but it is still important to share progress with students and their families. Developing the creativity, collaboration, critical thinking, and communication skills in our students is important.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 23, 2023

Are you like me and always looking for creative ways to add technology to your lessons? …Or I’m here to tell you, this easy tool will surprise even you with how you can creatively captivate your homeschoolers without the hassle of clunky tech. Simply search “infographic” in the search bar in Canva to get your creative juices flowing.

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Carly and Adam

JANUARY 31, 2022

14 Diverse STEM Picture Books for Elementary Students Our classroom libraries and the stories that we share with our students should be reflective of the diversity that makes up our world. Along with each book summary, there are a few hands-on activities to support elementary learners. *This blog post contains Amazon affiliate links.

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STEM Education Shopping

JANUARY 27, 2024

Beyond fun, these STEM toys engage young minds in the principles of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math, offering an innovative way to learn while playing. Key Takeaways STEM toys offer hands-on learning experiences that teach children problem-solving, critical thinking, and creativity across all stages of childhood development.

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User Generated Education

MAY 17, 2024

Why a Unit on Social Entrepreneurship First, I wanted my learners, who are from lower income families, to develop both an entrepreneur mindset and entrepreneur skills along with the creativity and innovation that comes with these skills. They demonstrate advanced oral and written skills and creative expression.

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CoderZ

AUGUST 8, 2024

In a time where technology is at the forefront of innovation and industry, it’s crucial to equip students with a solid foundation of technology-driven skills. Only seven states collect data on computer science education at the elementary school level, and only 36% of elementary schools in these states teach foundational computer science.

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Carly and Adam

OCTOBER 15, 2021

How do you Start an Elementary STEM Club? Communication, creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking are also important skills for educators to develop as you consider taking on this new adventure. Creativity This is the fun part of the planning! What creative content will you engage learners in?

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Carly and Adam

MAY 23, 2022

If you teach in the upper elementary grades 3-5, you know that a great piece of children’s literature can help to set the stage for any STEM lesson or an engaging engineering design challenge. Maggie doesn’t want to be a flower girl, so she comes up with some other creative possibilities. Join our Free Facebook Group.

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User Generated Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2017

Recently I wrote a blog post about Intentional Creativity. Below the graphic are specific ideas I am using with my gifted elementary students this school year. What follows are the activities I am using this school year to be intentional with sparking creativity in my gifted education classrooms. Write About.

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Carly and Adam

OCTOBER 8, 2021

STEM Challenges and Books for Elementary Students During the Month of December STEM learning is the integration of science, technology, engineering, and math. It is a hands-on way for kids to extend their learning in these subject areas while developing creativity and critical thinking skills.

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STEM Education Shopping

MAY 12, 2023

How can Cue robot lead to innovation? And as we’ll explore in this article, there are plenty of reasons why devices like the Cue Robot could be key to driving innovation in STEM fields – both now and into the future. KEY TAKEAWAY How can Cue robot lead to innovation? Source: businessinsider.com Hey there!

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Carly and Adam

OCTOBER 26, 2021

STEM Challenges and Books for Elementary Students During the Month of January When you can captivate students by the possibility of something new and imaginative, it can lead to opportunities for learning in STEM, design and making. STEM Challenges and Books for Elementary Students During the Month of January.

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ED Surge

JUNE 21, 2022

The best of these young coders are learning to use code creatively and developing a tangible skill set that they will use in future careers. Students can start as early as upper elementary school with programs like Ozaria , a narrative adventure game that sets a foundation of core computer science (CS) concepts.

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Get Caught Engineering

OCTOBER 2, 2024

The Power of Picture Books and STEM In today’s elementary classroom, fostering a love of learning is essential. Picture books are a gateway to creativity and understanding for elementary students. Encourage creativity and critical thinking by turning stories into hands-on challenges. Why Picture Books?

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Carly and Adam

MARCH 5, 2023

This inclusion alters the focus on the original content areas and infuses creativity and design. Right brain thinkers are creative, intuitive and emotional in their thinking. When the arts are added to STEM, learners then have the opportunity to apply this content knowledge in a way that unleashes student creativity.

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Carly and Adam

JUNE 26, 2022

Flexible furniture for collaborating, planning, and sharing ideas were an important part of the makerspace design in one of the elementary schools that I served. In my book, STEAM Makers: Fostering Creativity and Innovation in the Elementary Classroom I share the idea of the “Ss”; space, storage, and stuff.

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Chillax Science

APRIL 18, 2023

One of the key benefits of play is the promotion of creativity and imagination. When children engage in imaginative play, they develop their imagination and creativity, which allows them to think outside the box and come up with innovative solutions to problems. They are also beginning to develop their interests and hobbies.

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User Generated Education

MAY 13, 2018

First, I wanted my learners, who are from lower income families, to develop both an entrepreneur mindset and entrepreneur skills along with the creativity and innovation that comes with these skills. Why a Unit on Social Entrepreneurship. Not every child is temperamentally suited to be a social entrepreneur.

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Carly and Adam

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Bring the magic of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade to your elementary classroom with Ozobots! Image the excitement on your elementary students’ faces as they experience the thrill of creating their own miniature Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in your classroom! The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is a beloved American tradition.

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PCS Edventures

AUGUST 8, 2023

Once kids begin to code, you’ll see that it fosters these skills and characteristics in learners: develops computational thinking enhances executive functioning skills encourages creative thinkers and innovators At what age can learners begin to code? why is it important to introduce coding in elementary school?

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Carly and Adam

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Elementary teachers, don’t miss out on bringing the magic of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade to your students due to latex allergies and restrictions! Reading the book not only provides context for the project but also teaches kids about the power of creativity and innovation.

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Carly and Adam

MARCH 13, 2024

Don’t just teach about the Summer Olympics with your upper elementary students! 5 Summer Olympics STEM Challenges for Upper Elementary 1. This project not only draws on their creativity and engineering skills but also offers a hands-on exploration of physics concepts like force, motion, and friction. Design a Mini Golf Hole 5.

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Carly and Adam

MARCH 1, 2022

Specdrums From Sphero, this hands-on tech tool offers creative kids the chance to make and remix their own music. Creative kids can use Canva’s free platform to explore with colors, images, fonts, and stickers bringing to life whatever comes to mind. Take it outside to create a Venn diagram or to write math facts.

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STEM for Kids

JULY 23, 2024

The six founding families and six teachers established the school in an effort to provide a nurturing environment where children can thrive and reach their full potential as “confident, independent, creative, and self-motivated individuals” through the Montessori method. We hope to see you next year!”

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Futurum

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

“We have to dig in and pull the inner innovator out of everyone.”. Now aged 17, she has invented two more health technologies, taken part in four TED talks and written a book called The Young Innovator’s Guide to STEM. My own personal experience of bullying in elementary and middle school!

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Carly and Adam

JANUARY 26, 2023

Top 6 STEM Conferences for Elementary Teachers: STEM Teachers Summit FETC NSTA ISTE TCEA PBL World With so many conferences, both online and in-person, how do you know which ones will be the most beneficial? Sometimes this includes a panel of educators and other times its an interactive session with a creative guest.

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Carly and Adam

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Embark on a journey of creativity and innovation as students take on the STEM challenge of building a wall for Humpty Dumpty. Perfect for elementary classrooms, it offers a fun, innovative way to explore the classic story of Humpty Dumpty, enhancing literacy and STEM skills.

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Carly and Adam

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Embark on a journey of creativity and innovation as students take on the STEM challenge of building a fence for Little Bo Peep's wandering sheep. Perfect for elementary classrooms, it offers a fun, innovative way to explore the classic story of Little Bo Peep, enhancing literacy and STEM skills.

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Carly and Adam

MARCH 29, 2022

These examples are just some of the ways that STEM can be implemented in the elementary classroom. There may be art in the work that they do, just as there may be creative elements within your STEM instruction. Jacie Maslyk, has served as a classroom teacher, reading specialist, elementary principal, and assistant superintendent.

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Carly and Adam

MARCH 6, 2024

Here, we explore a series of innovative STEM challenges designed for both lower elementary (K-2) and upper elementary students (3-5) , aimed at sparking their curiosity and fostering a love for learning. They have the choice to use a ready-to-print course or unleash their creativity by designing a unique one.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 9, 2024

Joyce Carol Oates Says Teaching Creative Writing Is Like Training Boxers Acclaimed author Joyce Carol Oates has a passion for working with students, but it’s one she has trouble putting into words. The episode is part two of a narrative series we did on student disengagement.

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Carly and Adam

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Combining STEM and Basketball in Elementary Classrooms Basketball is not just a sport; it's an exciting avenue for introducing STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) concepts to elementary students. As educators, we constantly seek innovative methods to engage students in STEM learning.

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Carly and Adam

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

The Candy Box Holder Challennge incorporates creativity into paper construction in a way that can be colorful and fun. Engineering design challenges can be a great way to develop creative thinking and problem solving skills. You can read more on her blog, Creativity in the Making, at www.jaciemaslyk.blogspot.com.

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Carly and Adam

JULY 24, 2023

This STEM activity takes a twist on the classic fairy tale of "The 3 Little Pigs" and adds a sprinkle of engineering and creativity. It’s perfect for elementary classrooms and offers a fun, innovative way to explore a modern-day telling of The Three Little Pigs, enhancing literacy and STEM skills.

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