Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 20, 2022

Many ICDL books are classified as “activities” meaning they are perfect for digital story times, scavenger hunts, and creative writing exercises. Elementary and middle school children can read the books or have them read aloud to them. TumbleBookLibrary is a curated database of over 1100 elementary age ebooks.

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STEM Sport

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Elementary education is a pivotal time in a child’s education journey. Early implementation of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) is key to student success in these complex subject areas. It is when students form preferences, gain confidence, and find a passion for learning.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 10, 2017

STEM is the acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. Every corner of every life includes STEM, which explains the increasing interest in STEM-educated students to fill the nation’s jobs. Department of Commerce, STEM occupations are growing at 17%, while other occupations are growing at 9.8%.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Elementary schools, high schools, universities and even vocational training courses are ideal places to incorporate 3D printing as part of the curriculum. . From desktop printers to professional online services using high-grade printers, 3D technology is becoming a valuable creative tool in many courses of study beyond 3D computer design.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Basically, it’s because there aren’t enough education opportunities that require that sort of skill and those there are, usually rhyme with ‘math’ or ‘science’ which to many kids are “just too complicated” Enter STEM–Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. “I

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 19, 2023

Many ICDL books are classified as “activities” meaning they are perfect for digital story times, scavenger hunts, and creative writing exercises. Elementary and middle school children can read the books or have them read aloud to them. Most books are only available through the website or a link to the website.

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Publication Elementary Accessibility Curriculum 400

Carly and Adam

MARCH 22, 2023

In today's fast-paced world, creativity is a crucial skill that can empower children to be innovative problem solvers, critical thinkers, and successful individuals. As elementary teachers, we play a pivotal role in fostering creativity in our students. Integrate Arts and Creativity. Be a Role Model for Creativity.

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Carly and Adam

JANUARY 25, 2022

Groundhog Day is celebrated every February 2nd and it is the perfect time to engage your elementary students in STEM and maker learning. Add some additional creativity to your Groundhog Day celebration by incorporating creativity challenges. The goal of a creativity challenge is to help students think outside the box.

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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. This is especially important in STEM, demonstrating that science, technology, engineering, and math are accessible to ALL students.

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User Generated Education

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

The projects also teach students to build on the ideas of others, vet sources, generate questions, deeply analyze topics, and think creatively and analytically. I use the following activities to introduce elementary students to the design thinking process. Many of those same qualities are goals of the Common Core State Standards.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 14, 2021

Many ICDL books are classified as “activities” meaning they are perfect for digital story times, scavenger hunts, and creative writing exercises. Elementary and middle school children can read the books or have them read aloud to them. TumbleBookLibrary is a curated database of over 1100 elementary age ebooks.

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Publication Elementary Accessibility Curriculum 405

Carly and Adam

JANUARY 13, 2022

Providing exposure to a variety of books helps to show students that STEM is for everyone. Books can highlight cool STEM topics like robotics, promote important ideas like sustainability, and showcase STEM careers. It is especially important for young girls and boys to see women as STEM role models. The Tree Lady by H.

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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. How much exactly?

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Trina Deboree Teaching and Learning

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

144: Why Are Makerspaces Important in the Elementary Classroom? One of innovation, creativity, collaboration, community, and critical thinking. Makerspace should exist in every elementary classroom. Today we are talking about WHY classrooms might want to include a makerspace. Come join me. They are a mindset. Come join me.

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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. This can happen in your classroom by adding read alouds to your STEM challenges.

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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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Stem Activities for Kids

JANUARY 22, 2023

This post contains ideas for celebrating the 100th Day of School for lower elementary students. If you are looking for ideas for upper elementary students, read this post about the 100th Day of School STEM. Why not celebrate how far your students have come with hands-on STEM activities?

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STEM Next

MAY 26, 2022

Seven Fun and Family-Friendly Ideas for a Summer of STEM. With less structure and more time for self-directed play, summer is an ideal time to encourage children’s interests, confidence, and creativity. Here are seven ideas to bring STEM fun into summertime. There are lots of online STEM opportunities too.

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Talk STEM

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Engaging students in Math and STEM learning can be difficult at times – and talkSTEM is here to help. Check out these tips from talkSTEM/Comerica Teacher Fellows, Megan Acosta, on how to mix things up and keep kids wanting to talk STEM! Megan teaches 4th grade Math at Mockingbird Elementary in Dallas ISD. Share and Enjoy

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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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ED Surge

MARCH 27, 2023

Code Next is a free after-school program designed to make tech more accessible to students of color, many of whom lack opportunities to explore STEM fields in middle and high school. It's like kids are already getting knocked out for the count in elementary school.” And that in turn affects people’s career choices.

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Carly and Adam

JUNE 26, 2022

How to Setup Your STEM Classroom At Carly & Adam, we are always being asked about a STEM classroom setup ideas. The bottom line: There is no one perfect way to set up your STEM classroom. Since there are so many incredible classroom spaces, we wanted to share some amazing pictures of STEM, STEAM, or Maker learning spaces.

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Carly and Adam

MARCH 5, 2023

STEM, STEAM, STREAM (or some other version of this integrated model of learning) is known by many different names. This post will provide a closer look at STEM, STEAM, and STREAM, sharing some similarities and differences of these approaches. Right brain thinkers are creative, intuitive and emotional in their thinking.

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Vivify Stem

MARCH 22, 2022

Sub Plans for a STEM Classroom Post by Michelle Bogden March 18, 2022 Are you in need of sub plans for your STEM classroom? Whether it's planned ahead, the morning of, or a 2 week COVID quarantine, I try to always have low-prep STEM lesson plans ready if needed. Read more here about 10 tips for managing a STEM Classroom.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Adding Play to the Day Dr. Jenny Nash Olivia Davison, an elementary innovation teacher at Redlands Unified, says that using LEGO Education for purposeful play is a fast-growing trend with K-5 teachers and students in her district. Why Teachers ?? It also addresses some of the pain points teachers face today. I can do this.’"

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Carly and Adam

MARCH 29, 2022

What exactly is STEM? Maybe a colleague or administrator visits your STEM classroom and has some questions, objections, or misconceptions about what they see. STEM and crafts are both hands-on in nature, but STEM is much, much more! While STEM and crafts may have a few similarities, they are very different.

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Carly and Adam

MARCH 1, 2022

8 Tools for Play-Based STEM Learning: Play Dough Cori Cardboard Kits Fancy Markers Puzzles Strawbees Sidewalk Chalk Specdrums Canva. Easy to use and sturdy for building, this tool is perfect for a play break or to incorporate into your next STEM lesson. Download our Free STEM challenges from our Free STEM Resource Library.

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Carly and Adam

JANUARY 29, 2024

Free Valentine’s Day Activity (Creativity Challenge) Teachers, are you looking for a free resource for Valentine’s Day? Spark your students’ creativity this Valentine’s Day with the 6 Hearts Creativity Challenge. What are creativity challenges? Creativity Challenges are a great way to help students build creative stamina.

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Carly and Adam

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

When combined, these activities also connect two important instructional ideas, teaching STEM and providing a foundation for social emotional learning in school. It makes sense to provide instruction that can build skills in both STEM and SEL. STEM and SEL can work together to accomplish similar goals.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 15, 2019

Education has many disruptors–3D Printing, AR and VR, 1:1 technology, STEM, and STEAM–but a recent and wildly popular one is robotics. I was amazed how much is included, how differentiated the offerings for varied student learners, and how much of it ties into so many STEM lesson plans. What is Wonder Workshop?

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Carly and Adam

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

This post will share a few of our favorites, along with some hands-on STEM and engineering challenges to extend student thinking while incorporating hands-on engagement. Lessons for each of these ideas can be found in our TpT Store or in the STEM Teachers Club Membership. There are some amazing books on friendship, kindness, and love.

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Vivify Stem

JANUARY 24, 2024

Post by Michelle Bogden & Natasha Wilkerson January 22, 2024 Unleash Creativity, Communication, Collaboration, and Critical Thinking in your Students! Challenge your students to complete astronaut training to collect all four badges: creativity, communication, collaboration, and critical thinking!

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Vivify Stem

MARCH 3, 2023

5 Tips for Teaching STEM With Robots Guest Post by Sphero Team March 3, 2023 Robots are not quite living up to the promises of science fiction movies, but they are still doing some pretty amazing things in our everyday lives, especially in the classroom. Let’s dive in and discover what you can do with Sphero!

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EiE Blog

MARCH 17, 2022

With EiE ® ’s Wee Engineer and EiE for Kindergarten units, you can foster young learners’ creativity and put them on a problem solving path before they reach elementary school. Anyone, even young children, can be engineers.

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STEM Sport

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

What is STEM? STEM is an acronym for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. While different, these four fields/subjects use a connected set of hard and soft skills valuable to students and STEM professionals. STEM in Elementary Education The STEM workforce is growing at a faster rate than any other field.

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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! Your students can still enjoy the experience of creating their own parade balloons using latex-free materials such as paper plates and cardstock, all while learning important STEM concepts.

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STEM Next

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

10 Holiday STEM Gifts for Girls 2022. It’s not that we are trying to limit girls’ options, but we are less likely to consider toys and games that encourage girls in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Let’s give gifts that support girls’ creativity and confidence and expand their options. By: Linda Kekelis.

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