Submit & Vote in the Instructables Teachers Contest

Instrutables.com is running a teachers-only contest from now until November 6, 2017! Submit your classroom build projects and vote on your favorites. There are some great prizes to earn including a special judge's prize for the best STEAM project. Learn more inside this blog post and find out what project I submitted!

My Tinkering Journal: Week Five

I've been looking forward to week five of the Tinkering Fundamentals online course! This week was Toy Take Apart! Want to know what toy I demolished in the name of fun and adventure? Read on!

My Tinkering Journal: Week Four

For week four of the Tinkering Fundamentals online course we explored sewn and paper circuits. I found out this week that I hate sewing. More specifically, I hate threading a needle. But I enjoyed creating a paper circuit!

My Tinkering Journal: Week Three

In week three of the Tinkering Fundamentals online course we made Scribble Bots! They are machines with drawing tools for legs and they can create fascinating works of art! We also explored how learning is possible through tinkering and play. Check out what I created!

My Tinkering Journal: Week Two

For week two of the Tinkering Fundamentals online course we explored circuits! But even more so, I learned about the importance of exploration and fun. Read on to learn what I accomplished while I played with circuits!

My Tinkering Journal: Week One

This week the Tinkering Fundamentals online course began. The course is meant to help educators develop a practice of tinkering and making in ourselves and ultimately in our classrooms. The first week we received an introduction to the idea of tinkering. Here are my takeaways and reflection from week one.

#EdTechTidBits of the Week (May 18, 2015)

I have five different EdTechTidBits to share with you this week. Google has 88 things to teach you, powerful results from a parent survey on the "digital classroom", a blog post of Jaymes Dec's visit to my school's FabLab, another inspirational TEDx talk, and a call to join the Maker Ed cause! Read on!

#EdTechTidBIts of the Week (April 21, 2015)

Here's your #EdTechTidBits for the week of April 21, 2015. This list is dedicated to #MakerEd. I found two new apps, a Disney article, a robotics competition to the moon, and a repository of maker projects!