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Sunday, May 21, 2017

Made with Scratch, and with Scratch Jr.

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For the final rotation of the year, I decided to introduce the 2nd graders to full size  Scratch . I had done a few lessons with them using ...
Friday, May 5, 2017

Makey Makey-ing Interactive Displays

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For the final STEM Lab rotation I wanted 3rd and 4th grade to employ all of the skills they developed this year. They constructed cardboard ...
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Tuesday, April 11, 2017

That is so cool! Physical Computing with Raspberry Pi

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Last year I added Raspberry Pi computers to the STEM lab. My main reason for doing so was to have more computers available for my after scho...
Sunday, March 5, 2017

Building Creative Confidence in K-2

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The first two units of the year for kindergarten, first, and second grade were focused on computer programming and algorithmic thinking skil...
Saturday, February 18, 2017

We Need More LEDs!

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We have had a busy start to the new year for the 4th and 5th graders in the STEM lab. Between half weeks, holidays, early dismissals, rain...
Sunday, January 1, 2017

Tales of a Third Grade Robot

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Frankly, I debated a bit about which robots to use with the 3rd graders this cycle, the robo-mice or the  Ozobots . In the end I decided tha...
Sunday, December 11, 2016

First Attempt In Learning = FAIL: Picademy Reflections

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I spent last Thursday and Friday failing repeatedly, and it was the best teacher development I have ever had! The facilitators encouraged us...
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