2019-03-18 23:54
A little brag from a proud coach:https://www.westport-news.com/news/article/Regionals-journey-the-greatest-reward-for-Weston-13652477.php Read More
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2019-03-18 23:52
Want a fun project to work on with your students? This project is a great "scaffold" so beginners can create games with more advanced scripts.Scripts include: cloning, broadcasting, sens… Read More
2018-01-24 15:22
Hey there! Does anyone teach PLTW Gateway Automation & Robotics? I do. We do a project called Pull Toy and I made an animoto to help me introduce the project. You can use it if you want!… Read More
2017-10-31 17:10
I am dressed as Obi Wan, today. May the force be with you.I love my costume, but there is no way for me to clip the lightsaber to my belt. Until now. The photo to the right shows the lightsa… Read More
2016-12-23 17:41
Instructions:Click the green flag to start the program.Then, click the letters in the word HOLIDAY to start a little animation!Just for you!Love,Rebecca Read More
2016-11-16 22:47
This Kahoot! is a fun way to review and learn the names of VEX Robotics parts and gear ratios.https://play.kahoot.it/#/k/82b9198e-5b1e-4e61-b0ad-fa69efaf37c7 Read More
2016-11-16 22:46
So, I teach PLTW Gateway courses (Design & Modeling and Automation & Robotics). In Design & Modeling (DM), I teach students to use calipers as a precise and accurate measur… Read More
2016-03-02 13:24
This Swiss Cheese Chair is the first only 3D print file that I ever designed myself from scratch. Apparently, the folks at MakerBot headquarters in Brooklyn, NYC loved it! I texte… Read More
2016-03-01 23:01
Scene:While the hallway still teems with kids moving from class to class, the door to the classroom quietly opens and shuts, noise filtering in bursts.The first three students arrive, to a q… Read More
2016-02-25 23:55
Wow. That gif is...gify.Now that I have your attention, if you haven't used Kahoot! in your classroom yet, you're in for a real treat. Kahoot! is full of user-created ready-made intera… Read More
2016-02-23 21:43
In a peculiar plot twist, for the last few years I've been a full-time STEM teacher. I teach engineering, robotics, computer programming and 3D modeling to middle schoolers. Best… Read More
2015-04-01 12:25
Two amazing teachers at my school, Alison Jasgur and Sarah O'Mahoney, created this video for all teachers, administrators and staff in the US who are now administering the SBAC. SBAC t… Read More
2015-02-26 16:10
Hey there readers!Want a fun lesson to share with your friends, family, children or pets?TED Ed challenged me (yes, I was there with them at the TED Ed HQ in New York...was AWESOME!) to prod… Read More
2015-02-08 00:50
Today's app definitely has an artistic side. Art materials feature largely in our home. My kids have watercolor easels, their own sketchbooks, pencil boxes and they are very particular… Read More
2015-02-07 02:44
As a mom, blogger and Science Technology Engineering (Arts) and Math teacher, I'm always checking out new math, science, puzzle or invention apps and trying them out on my children. Here's a… Read More
2013-05-26 00:16
I haven't had a chance to post about the video production process much, but here is basically how it went down:A friend nominated me on the TED-Ed website. You can nominate your friend… Read More
2013-02-17 20:53
Our Second Annual Periodic Table of Cupcakes was a success! If you want to do this sort of project these are things to keep in mind:Give students plenty of time to plan the project, shop for… Read More
2013-01-22 17:25
I am amazed! I can't believe it! Someone nominated me to do a TED-Ed Lesson and my nomination was chosen!I was nominated to do a lesson on the "Reasons for the Seasons". I… Read More
2013-01-22 16:11
I recommend showing this TED talk to all of your middle school students. Amy Cuddy discusses how to change your life by changing the position of your body for 2 minutes! My seven… Read More
2013-01-16 15:10
The Next Generation Science Standards | Next Generation Science Standards Read More
2013-01-05 15:58
This is a great game!http://www.nobelprize.org/educational/medicine/2001/cellcycle.htmlRequires Flash 5 browser plug-in.From the Nobel Prize site:"Control of the Cell Cycle Game- What happen… Read More
2013-01-05 15:58
This is a great game!http://www.nobelprize.org/educational/medicine/2001/cellcycle.htmlRequires Flash 5 browser plug-in.From the Nobel Prize site:"Control of the Cell Cycle Game- What happen… Read More
2013-01-03 17:41
I love Quizlet! My students love Quizlet even more. I copied someone else's set on Quizlet, and made this new set--added a few images and Voila! Flashcards for you.My stude… Read More
2013-01-03 17:41
I love Quizlet! My students love Quizlet even more. I copied someone else's set on Quizlet, and made this new set--added a few images and Voila! Flashcards for you.My stude… Read More
2012-11-20 19:27
A beautiful tradition at my small, independent Montessori school is of breaking bread with the entire school community (toddlers, middle-schoolers, teachers and staff) on the day before Than… Read More
2012-11-14 18:47
Last year, we did a Cell Cake Project in the grand tradition of edible science model-making! It was a tremendous success, and it remains the most popular post on my blog by far! This y… Read More
2012-10-25 17:56
http://www.neok12.com/Cell-Structures.htmThis website had the videos I was looking for (previous post) when I couldn't find them anywhere else! Read More
2012-10-25 17:56
http://www.neok12.com/Cell-Structures.htmThis website had the videos I was looking for (previous post) when I couldn't find them anywhere else! Read More
2012-10-25 17:55
I have a new role model and her name is Joan Le, author of science-teaching blog extraordinaire, The Science Room. I haven't met her in person, and I don't need to in order to apprecia… Read More
2012-10-25 17:55
I have a new role model and her name is Joan Le, author of science-teaching blog extraordinaire, The Science Room. I haven't met her in person, and I don't need to in order to apprecia… Read More
2012-10-19 16:27
My last post on teaching the reason for the seasons in middle school focused on the biggest misconception of most people when it comes to the concept, and an excellent curricular resou… Read More
2012-10-18 16:37
The last time I took a college course in cellular biology or immunology it was about 1994. Since I am a science teacher, my professional journal-reading tends to concentrate on methodo… Read More
2012-10-09 17:49
Like many professions, each year teachers create professional goals that they would like to accomplish for the year. Establishing these goals is meant to spur the development of a set of pro… Read More
2012-10-07 01:17
This article explains why a Montessori Education can be the key to an extraordinary beginning in the sciences, or any investigative field: If At First You Don’t Succeed… G… Read More
2012-10-02 16:18
Last year a friend gave me a book called Flourish by Martin E. P. Seligman, a professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. I didn't read it. Until this summer.  &hell…Read More
2012-08-13 19:33
This is more of a culinary post from another blog that I contribute to called Bitchin' in the Kitchen, but I liked the results so much (of the public response to the post AND the actual food… Read More
2012-08-07 00:15
Hi teachers, the "Fascination Awards" nominations are going around...don't get sucked in! It's a scam, and one of the worst sort for any educator: it is scamming students o… Read More
2012-08-02 17:27
The NASA eclipse site: with thorough charts and lists of future and past lunar and solar eclipses. Exhaustive resource. http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse.htmlScale of the Unive… Read More
2012-08-02 17:27
The NASA eclipse site: with thorough charts and lists of future and past lunar and solar eclipses. Exhaustive resource. http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse.htmlScale of the Unive… Read More
2012-08-02 13:38
ResourcesMotherlode: Click here for a FULL FOLDER of resources on the Sun (including beautiful powerpoint lessons, movies and a complete, 108 page curriculum from the Solar Dynamics Observat… Read More
2012-08-01 21:10
My head is spinning! We learned so much today...lectures on gravity, the Sun, meteorites and meteors! Okay, one topic at a time: Sunspots.This is the sunspotter tool that we used… Read More
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