STEM Everyday

Paul Shircliff is not your typical makerspace or STEM educator. He doesn't just know about coding or cardboard or tools or electronics...he knows about ALL of it! And when someone says something abou…

About codeSpark Academy
The Parents Choice Award-winning codeSpark Academy, which has a presence in more than 1/3 of US school districts, teaches the ABCs of coding through a combo of structured chall…

Just a few short years ago, Ethan Klein and his sister Ayana were making things with cardboard. Now, they're teenage entrepreneurs who created a tool to help kids build creations out of cardboard. Th…

What if we took all the good ideas of coding and combined them with the lessons of kindness? That's the idea that Valerie Sousa came up with for her book Coding To Kindness!
Valerie Sousa has been a K…

Relevance. Empathy. Action. Lifelong learning. That's the REAL education that Anthony Chiles wants to see in his school and in all of education.

Anthony Chiles is a STEAM Educator, consultant, and Stu…

STEM isn't just for elementary kids. In Baltimore, Building STEPS is building opportunities for kids to pursue STEM college and career opportunities. Their program launched in 1999 with the sole purp…

If you've ever thought that biology (or any science) seemed hard to learn, or hard to teach, Melanie Peffer has the solution: "Where have you experienced biology today?"
That's the question to ask any…

Robotics used to mean an intro to STEM subjects and head to college, but robotics is part of every career today. Kids are excited to build, program, and drive robots. Robotics can even help kids buil…

What if there was a podcast with real scientists sharing how they solved big problems?
And what if that podcast was designed for kids?
Jen Swanson and Jed Doherty designed the Solve it For Kids podcast…

What if kids, especially girls, really believed they could grow up and be anything? Laurie Wallmark was one of those kids, and so are the women she's written about.

Laurie is a full-time, award winnin…

What if you took the skills of design thinking and problem solving and applied them to books for kids?
Vicky Fang is a children’s book author with a background as a product designer (she worked at Goo…

“Find a problem in your school that can get solved, then work backwards to find some science  to learn from it. That makes good STEM curriculum.”

Spencer Sharp has been making great STEM in the classr…

An effective makerspace or STEM program is all about appropriate entry level challenges that kids can do & helping kids extend that initial challenge after they are successful.
Chuck Stoffle has been …

"Go buy them a book!" Kids are interested in science & STEM, but they don't want to read dry, dull books. Jennifer Swanson has written over 40 books that don't just inform...they engage kids with STE…

STEM isn't just bits of facts or information. Great moments in science need great stories of the people involved in the science!

Storyteller, writing teacher, children’s book author, & founder of Mims…

Dr. Shelly Gruenig turned her role as a parent into so much more. She helped create a local robotics club in New Mexico that became a two-time regional championship winner for BEST Robotics Competiti…

"Scientists are just people with a good sense of curiosity and who can document what they observe"

Former HS science teacher, Chris Anderson is a science educator and communicator whose passion is edu…

This is Part 2 of a 2 part conversation...Listen to Part 1 on Episode #165

Over the past nineteen years, Andre Daughty has established himself as a highly-regarded urban educator from Oklahoma City, O…

Over the past nineteen years, Andre Daughty has established himself as a highly-regarded urban educator from Oklahoma City, OK. He enjoys sharing strategies to create and build a culture within a sch…

Andy is a K-4 STEM teacher in Hamilton, Michigan. What he loves most about teaching is the kids. Seeing growth and “ah-ha” moments are infinitely rewarding.

Connect with Andy

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