Enlightening Young Engineers
Full disclosure: I’m what my husband likes to call “surface organized,” which means that I appear to be organized only in areas that most people see. (Which also means that my closets, pantry, and drawers are usually a horrifying mess!) I’m also drawn to anything color-coded or involving pretty plastic bins, which I think most teachers can identify with, am… Read More
We are SO over-the-moon excited to share that our Maker Shop furniture design for Makerspaces is now being sold through our partnership with Cooper Systems in Oklahoma City and is officially available for preorder!! What started out as the perfect vision and original design by my amazing husband, Andy, turned into the perfect all-in-one, interactive storage solution for Makerspaces, STEM… Read More
My most frequently asked question in emails and blog posts is how to start, schedule, and manage an elementary Makerspace. I’ve had a Maker area for K-2nd Grade in my classroom for the past five years, and for almost two years, my room has served as a full blown Makerspace for two days per week, serving close to 300 early… Read More
I am SO excited to share my new classroom space and Makerspace with you! I’ve recently moved classrooms after being in the same room for three years. and it’s the perfect excuse to reorganize and redecorate! I am still at my same wonderful school in my fifth year as the Gifted Resource Coordinator for K-2nd grade (fifteenth year altogether). I… Read More
Throughout my years of teaching, I have been blessed with four amazing student teachers and many other pre-internship education students. I teach in the same town as a large university, so the next passionate generation of educators is always right around the corner. In fact, we have more than a dozen student teachers and pre-internship teachers in my building this semester… Read More
Do you need to share individual pages from a PDF with your students? Here are some easy instructions for converting a PDF to JPEGs (photos) that you can then share with students via SeeSaw, Google classroom, etc. 😊
helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/using/pdf-to-jpg.html
If you missed any of my STEM Bins at Home videos this past week, here are some resources for you!
On the blog: teachoutsidethebox.com/2020/03/stem-bins-at-home/
On YouTube: bit.ly/stembinsathomeyoutube
FREE Choice Boards: bit.ly/stembinsathome
HEY ALL YOU COOL CATS AND KITTENS! 😸🐆🐆Let's create with playdough!
FREE CHOICE BOARD: bit.ly/playdoughchoiceboard
ALL 5 CHOICE BOARDS: bit.ly/stembinsathome
YouTube recap: bit.ly/stembinsathomeyoutube
Number and Letter Builders: bit.ly/numberbuilders
