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Reimagining STEAM and Maker education

Post author:essteamlab
Post published:August 16, 2020
Post category:Maker Education Outdoor STEM Program STEAM education Sustainability Uncategorized
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Reimaging STEAM and Maker education during Coronavirus: the new normal

How Adversity leads to Diversity

Post author:essteamlab
Post published:May 2, 2020
Post category:Outdoor STEM Science Uncategorized
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For many people in the US and around the world, COVID19, the novel coronavirus, has caused varying degrees of adversity in our day to day life. I'd guess there are…

Top Ten Tips for Creating a Sustainable Makerspace

Post author:essteamlab
Post published:April 25, 2020
Post category:Maker Education Outdoor STEM Sustainability
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Root Robot vs Ozobot Evo Comparison Review

Post author:essteamlab
Post published:January 19, 2020
Post category:Professional Development Program Robotics STEAM STEAM education
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We've chosen to start our Robotics programs with Root Robot and Ozobot Evo. There are advantages to both; read our comparison review to find out more about each robot.

Examples of Systems and Procedures in STEAM and Maker Education

Post author:essteamlab
Post published:January 4, 2020
Post category:Maker Education Outdoor STEM Program STEAM education
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If I could summarize how I approach setting up systems and procedures for the STEAM/Maker classroom, it would be to increasingly shift responsibility to the students. My goal is to…

Screen Free STEAM

Post author:essteamlab
Post published:November 18, 2019
Post category:Maker Education Outdoor STEM Program STEAM Uncategorized
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In the process of developing the ESSTEAM Lab's 3 year program (more below), I'm aiming to make the K-2 program as screen free as possible. This might sound contradictory, given…

Why I teach skills along with content knowledge

Post author:essteamlab
Post published:October 17, 2019
Post category:Maker Education Program STEAM
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What's the goal of education? Ask different people this question- educators, parents, students- and you'll get a variety of answers, even within the same "group". Ultimately, in our programs, we…

Going beyond a growth mindset

Post author:essteamlab
Post published:August 29, 2019
Post category:Entrepreneurship Maker Education Program STEAM
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Combining ambition and altruism to make a difference Growth mindset vs Benefit mindset If you work in education or are a parent of a young child, you've likely heard of…