About Brooke Brown

Brooke Brown in her makerspace classroom under a Because You Are Here, Anything Is Possible banner

About Brooke

I’m Brooke Brown, a National Board Certified teacher, Gifted and Talented specialist, and Makerspace teacher with over 20 years of teaching and the creator of STEM Bins®, now used by teachers in 127 countries!

Welcome to Teach Outside the Box®!

Specializing in all things STEM and Makerspaces, I have been teaching in Norman, Oklahoma, since 2004. I spent 10 years in the general education classroom teaching first, second, and third grade. For more than a decade, I have served as a Gifted Resource Coordinator for early childhood students, teaching Gifted and Talented, STEM, Math Enrichment, and Advanced Literacy “Book Clubs” for Kindergarten, first grade, and second grade. On Mondays and Fridays, my classroom serves as a Makerspace for K-2nd Grade.

I love to step outside curriculum and enrich my students’ learning experiences whenever possible! I have a passion for creating hands-on innovative resources to meet the needs of my students while fostering memorable, engaging, play-based learning experiences. Teaching is my true calling, and I cannot imagine doing anything else!

I am also proud to be a product developer for hand2mind, with two hard goods partnerships for STEM Bins® sets and Reading Construction Toolkits.

STEM Bins® was created by Brooke Brown, NBCT, of Teach Outside the Box. STEM Bins® and STEAM Bins® are registered trademarks of Teach Outside the Box, LLC. STEM Bins® kits are also available from our partner hand2mind.

I have the blessing of teaching part time, so that I am able to spend more precious time with my family and have more time to manage Teach Outside the Box.  We have two children, Ellie and Beau. I have been married to my college sweetheart and love of my life, Andy, for over 20 years.  We love going to concerts together and visiting our family lake house at Lake Texoma whenever possible.

Awards and Credentials

  • National Board Certified Teacher, Early Childhood Generalist
  • Norman Public Schools District Teacher of the Year, 2013-2014
  • Roosevelt Elementary Teacher of the Year
  • Henry Ford Teacher Innovator Award, first place, 2020
  • Oklahoma City Thunder Teacher of the Game, 2013
  • M.Ed. Educational Leadership and B.S. Elementary Education, University of Central Oklahoma
  • Best-selling TPT author since 2013

Speaking and Conferences

  • Keynote Speaker: TPT Conference
  • National Science Teaching Association (NSTA)
  • Elementary STEM CON
  • Get Your Teach On
  • Teach Your Heart Out
  • STAT CAST
  • Staff Development for Educators

If you are interested in having me present or partnering as a social media influencer or ambassador, please contact me at brooke@teachoutsidethebox.com for rates and availability.