Sparking Curiosity, Inspiring Minds

We just wrapped up our 2nd Annual ES STEAM Girl-Powered Extravaganza , and honestly, the energy in the room was electric. The purpose of...

Over the past few years, our Elementary Design Technology and Engineering vertical team has worked to document and strengthen core...

As part of our work as an ISB Vertical Team, we set out to align our practices so that skills would build intentionally from year to...

From Code to Clay: The Grade 4 Tile Project One of my favorite projects this year has been the Grade 4 Tile Project, a true collaboration...

Thinking about the role of a coach in the student-centered coaching course I am doing, I am definitely comfortable with maintaining trust...

Metaphors can be powerful vehicles for learning. They allow you to not only make connections between disciplines but allow you to think...

Robotics and Math go together like bread and butter. Both are tightly and woven together that the connections seem so obvious to anyone...

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...

I've been spending a lot of time learning about the amazing world of Lego Robotics and it has opened up an amazing new world for me and...

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...

With the birth of my second child, the last year has been my primary focus. However, I am slowly getting some time and energy back to...

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...

I've been neglecting my blog for quite some time. Part of the reason was that we have recently moved from Asia to Africa so we had been...

Many teachers new to integrating technology into their classroom come to me with the question, "I am really excited to use technology in...