Sparking Curiosity, Inspiring Minds

Lasercutting is by far my favourite fabrication tool to use with students. It’s fast, easy to learn, and more eco-friendly than many...

Blending Writing and 3D Printing: The Magical Artifacts Project One of my favorite projects to lead with Grade 5 students was the 3D...

One of the most powerful aspects of STEAM projects is the way they connect disciplines, using big ideas, concepts, and attributes as the...

I love creating fun, engaging, hands-on design challenges for students. Sometimes, the best design challenges are ones that can fit on a...

As part of the Grade 3 Weather and Climate unit, the teaching team invited me to their planning meeting to brainstorm ways to make the...

I've been thinking a lot about my Maker philosophy as part of a follow up reflection from the Maker Academy with Consilience that I did...

After just finishing our 2nd Maker Day held at our school, I thought it would be a good time to stop and reflect and possibly write a few...

After over a year of planning, budgeting, and designing, the ES Makerspace is finally complete. Although, in reality, a true Makerspace...

Awhile back, I wrote a post here about our Makerspace program. Since we are nearing the end of the year, I thought I would write an...

After a bit of a hiatus from this blog, I'm back! I recently had a baby so she's taken up the majority of the time these days... Anyway,...

So our school is buying two 3D Makerbot printers next year and we, as Technology Integration Coaches, are now trying to figure out how...