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Rewatch This Webinar and Check out Resources for Creating Content and Activities for At-Home Learning
Review This Week's Webinar!
TOPIC: STEM From a Distance: Creating Content and Activities for AT home Learning
WHEN: August 27th 12 pm Pacific/ 2 pm Central/ 3 pm Eastern
In this new webinar series, we are reaching out to educators all over the world to see how they are tackling the challenges of teaching STEM in the era of COVID-19.
See the previous webinars:
- Brown Bag STEAM, Literacy Kits, and the Engineering Process
- 3D Printing, Family Making, and Setting Intentions
Join our amazing panel this week as we dive deeper into the conversation about developing dynamic curriculum and resources to engage students learning at home.
Speakers:
Leon Tynes: Leon has been preparing ideas this summer for sending home kits to his 4th- 8th graders in Arizona. He's looking at differentiation in his virtual lessons to aid kids that need more help, and kids that need more of a challenge. He is focused on equity and empathy.
Smita Kolhatkar: Smita is a Director of Innovation and she created online PD this summer and is now asking "How can we take these ideas into our virtual classrooms?" and "How can we make this teaching style better?" She sent home STEM bingo boards with high success last spring and sent home materials for learning this summer.
Nathan Sekinger: Nathan is a Middle School Librarian in Virginia that will be virtual for the entire fall. He is focused on getting kids to be inventive with the materials and things they have at their own house. He will be holding a virtual tech club and is brainstorming innovative ways to keep the kids engaged and sending home kits for making. (Also kudos to Nathan for bringing home 3D printers to make PPE for healthcare workers in the spring!)
Chris Woods: Chris is also known as Daily STEM (a really great podcast he hosts!) He is also a middle school Mathematics teacher with a focus on STEM. This spring and summer he has shared lots and lots of great STEM ideas for parents at home with kids. He will help us discuss "How we keep teachers from Zoom fatigue" and other virtual troubles we haven't thought of yet. (Like troubleshooting making from a distance!)
Follow these Educators on Twitter!
- Leon Tynes
- Chris Woods / Daily STEM on Twitter
- Smita Kolhatkar
- Nathan Sekinger
Resources From Webinar
Recording and Resources will be located here after the live webinar.
Makey Makey ResourcesFree shipping to students extended through September!
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More Resources from our Educator Panel
- Link to the STEM Everyday Podcast archives: http://dailystem.com/stem-everyday-podcast/ (Chris is always looking for great guests to be on the podcast… let him know if you’re interested!)
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Pear Deck is a cool way to have interaction during live meetings with students - provides kids with anonymity but teacher can still see what they’re saying and share responses:
- Padlet is another way students could answer questions during live synchronous meetings.
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Try BreakoutEDU for building community: https://www.breakoutedu.com/
Low Cost STEM Ideas for #RemoteLearning
- You simply must download all these ideas from Daily STEM for Simple STEM Activities for Families!
- Nathan mentioned Cranky Contraptions from The Tinkering Studio
- Nathan and Chris Woods both talked about teaching students to be inventive with materials so they can maximize resources found at home (in the recycling bin)
- Follow Ryan Jenkins and Wonderful Idea Co for great ideas
- Follow educator Mathieu Penot for great ideas about teaching from a distance and fun hands-on workshop ideas!
- Robot Zine shared by VSTE network
- STEAM Bingo sheets from Smita !
- Nathan's Challenges for Students: Tinkercad, Make:Code Arcade, micro:bit
Making Connections with Other Educators (From a Distance)
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TeachMeets! and MakerMeets! either online or in person
- Unhangouts
Hacks for Distance Learning
- Mirror Hack for showing hands-on learning- from Amos Blanton
- Swing Arm Lamp for Video Calls from Amos Blanton
- Laptop Stand Colleen uses for standing and working or working outside!
- Sharing screen videos: Flipgrid, Screencastify for Chromebooks and Loom, OBS for sharing multiple screens, extra webcam (this is the one Colleen uses for sharing hands-on learning)
