Stem Everyday

Simple, yet sophisticated, data makes the invisible visible, and documents what lies on our streets, playgrounds, and beaches. It illustrates the problem, uncovers patterns, initiates discussion, and informs solutions. Empowering people to clean the planet. And it all started with a simple walk.In this episode, Jeff shares stories of Litterati and how it is changing not only the way we can clean the planet but ways we can change how people educate.Find out morelitterati.orgLitterati on TwitterInstagramFacebookFollow Jeff on TwitterChris Woods is the host of the STEM Everyday Podcast... Find out more:dailystem.comtwitterinstagramyoutubeSupport the show

Born and raised in Ontario, Canada, Alison now lives in Farnham with her British husband and 3 young children.  She works as a Paediatric Occupational Therapist and has over 10 years of experience helping children with special needs reach their potential. Her book The Spacesuit tells the untold story behind the making of the spacesuits for the astronauts that walked on the moon!Find out more:Find Alison's bookFollow Alison on TwitterCheck out Alison's website alisondonald.comChris Woods is the host of the STEM Everyday Podcast... Find out more:dailystem.comtwitterinstagramyoutubeSupport the show

Erin Riley got her start teaching by working as an artist-in-residence in New York City public schools. This early experience of partnering with teachers to develop arts-centered integrated curricular projects created the foundation for her STEAM work.Currently, Erin is the Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Jackson Director of the Engineering and Design Lab at Greenwich Academy, where she teaches classes and facilitates projects with faculty at the intersection of engineering, design, and art.Connect with Erin:TwitterFind her book The Art of Digital FabricationChris Woods is the host of the STEM Everyday Podcast... Find out more:dailystem.comtwitterinstagramyoutubeSupport the show

Leslie Edmonds is a teacher for visually impaired students with the Sonoma County Office of Education. In April of 2018, she was named the Sonoma County Teacher of the month. She received numerous nominations describing her as an outstanding teacher and dedicated advocate for the students with visual impairments.Connect with LeslieTwitterVision Tech Services WebsiteChris Woods is the host of the STEM Everyday Podcast... Find out more:dailystem.comtwitterinstagramyoutubeSupport the show

Hubby/dad, Teacher Success Manager for @BookCreatorApp, Apple Distinguished Educator class of 2015, Speaker, Auto Detailer, and Scratch Golfer Jon Smith is our guest on this episode of the STEM Everyday podcast. Jon shares what clicked for him in college to follow the path he is on and why special education.Connect with Jon:TwitterBook Creator websiteChris Woods is the host of the STEM Everyday Podcast... Find out more:dailystem.comtwitterinstagramyoutubeSupport the show

Maya has had a diverse career that’s been entirely focused on her passion for promoting STEM education and helping children succeed. Before joining the Society, she founded The Global Fund for Children (GFC), a nonprofit whose mission is to help grassroots organizations scale and deepen their impact to reach more children in need. Maya has also written and published nearly 20 children’s books, served on multiple non-profit boards, and taught college-level social innovation and public policy courses at Duke University and Johns Hopkins.Connect with Maya: TwitterChris Woods is the host of the STEM Everyday Podcast... Find out more:dailystem.comtwitterinstagramyoutubeSupport the show

On this episode, Chris catches up with Jacie Maslyk from episode 104 of the podcast. A successful school leader and author, she was recognized as a National Distinguished Principal finalist in Pennsylvania in 2013 and 2014. Recently, Dr. Maslyk has been named the Assistant Superintendent of the Hopewell Area School District.Connect with Jacie:Steam-Makers websiteTwitterChris Woods is the host of the STEM Everyday Podcast... Find out more:dailystem.comtwitterinstagramyoutubeSupport the show

Chris Perkins is a STEM teacher in Adelaide, South Australia where STEM Education is relatively new. He teaches students from foundation to year 7.Connect with Chris:FacebookChris Woods is the host of the STEM Everyday Podcast... Find out more:dailystem.comtwitterinstagramyoutubeSupport the show

Mike Ransford is a K - 5 STEAM teacher in Holland, Ohio. His path to taking up education as a profession is an interesting story. His passion for projects in education, bring them on in any class.Connect with Mike: TwitterChris Woods is the host of the STEM Everyday Podcast... Find out more:dailystem.comtwitterinstagramyoutubeSupport the show

Alan grew up in Fort Worth Texas, and started taking Science Classes at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History when he was three years old.  He took classes there until the age of fourteen when the museum hired him to work as an assistant teacher! Alan worked there for 15 years learning how to hunt bugs, catch lizards, feed snakes, make liquid nitrogen ice cream, lick dinosaur bones, and dissect dead cars. Alan has taught Science classes to explorers of all levels from pre-kindergarten through adult. He regularly leads professional development for teachers looking for ways to add real science into their classrooms!Connect with Alan: WebsiteTwitterChris Woods is the host of the STEM Everyday Podcast... Find out more:dailystem.comtwitterinstagramyoutubeSupport the show

Eric Iversen has worked in learning for over 25 years. At the American Society for Engineering Education, he started the ASEE Engineering K-12 Center, an effort to catalyze engineering learning in K-12 classrooms. Featuring a website, a guidebook for high school students, annual workshops for K-12 teachers, and partnerships with diverse organizations, the Center earned over $1 million in the five years he ran it. He also worked with engineering and education deans to launch K-16 engineering education initiatives, and for the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program, Mr. Iversen helped lead program operations and ran the training and outreach activities.Mr. Iversen received a Ph.D. in comparative literature from the University of North Carolina and a B.A. in English with high honors from the University of Virginia. After receiving his Ph.D., he taught English at the University of Texas, El Paso. Connect with Eric:WebsiteTwitterWhere can you find the Cybersecurity Student Workbook? htt

The STEM Network’s purpose is to connect science, technology, engineering, and math educators to discuss, explore and share best practices and research in STEM teaching and student learning through the use of technology. On this episode, Chris chats with ISTE's STEM Network leaders Julianne Ross-Kleinman, Jessica Shupik, and Charles Randolph.Connect with our guestsJuli's TwitterJessica's Twitter Charles's TwitterISTE WebsiteISTE TwitterChris Woods is the host of the STEM Everyday Podcast... Find out more:dailystem.comtwitterinstagramyoutube Support the show

Jenny Mitchell is an ELA teacher at Hull Prairie Intermediate in Perrysburg, Ohio. She took a non-traditional route into education starting out as a speech pathologist and through that, she found out teaching people was what she loved the most. Even though Jenny is an ELA teacher you can find a lot of STEM in the way she teaches.Connect with Jenny TwitterResources Jenny mentionedhttp://edu.bloxelsbuilder.com/https://cospaces.io/edu/https://plotagon.com/Chris Woods is the host of the STEM Everyday Podcast... Find out more:dailystem.comtwitterinstagramyoutubeSupport the show

Imagine a dynamic construction set that lets you build mazes, games, race tracks, with ramps, gates, hoops and more for your classroom robots!   Kinazium is hands on fun for building environments letting you gamify your robots and rolling toys! Programable sensors are included for timing, points, and more.  Kinazium unleashes the potential of robots by giving kids the tools to design mazes, games and more for playing, racing and competing. At home or in school, Kinazium engages kids for hours.  Susan Crouse is the Founder & CEO of Traxart Toys, and committed to helping kids "play and engage with robots in the classroom and at home."Find Kinazium on Kickstarter - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kinazium/kinazium?ref=crak6aConnect with KinaziumWebsiteTwitterChris Woods is the host of the STEM Everyday Podcast... Find out more:dailystem.comtwitterinstagramyoutubeSupport the show

Welcome to part 2 of Chris's chat with Bill Van Loo. In part 2 Chris and Bill gets into some simple things like cardboard. Ease, simple, fun, cardboard. The importance of community. And some influencers for Bill's.It is not uncommon to find Bill working in a variety of media including wood, electronics, code, and digital fabrication as a maker. When he is not doing that he writes, produces, and records his own music and that of others plus a freelance photographer, based in Ypsilanti, Michigan. By profession, Bill is a technology, engineering, and design educator. He is passionate about empowering kids. Currently employed at A2 STEAM at Northside, a brand-new K-8 program that is part of Ann Arbor Public Schools. he runs the STEAM Lab, the school’s space for hands-on learning through the STEAM subject areas (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Math). As a teacher, I value hands-on projects, cross-curricular learning experiences, and use of the design process to show students how to solve pro

It is not uncommon to find Bill working in a variety of media including wood, electronics, code, and digital fabrication as a maker. When he is not doing that he writes, produces, and records his own music and that of others plus a freelance photographer, based in Ypsilanti, Michigan. By profession, Bill is a technology, engineering, and design educator. He is passionate about empowering kids. Currently employed at A2 STEAM at Northside, a brand-new K-8 program that is part of Ann Arbor Public Schools. he runs the STEAM Lab, the school’s space for hands-on learning through the STEAM subject areas (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Math). As a teacher, I value hands-on projects, cross-curricular learning experiences, and use of the design process to show students how to solve problems.Connect with Billbillvanloo.com/twitter.com/billvanlooteachinstagram.com/billvanloo/YouTubeChris Woods is the host of the STEM Everyday Podcast... Find out more:dailystem.comtwitterinstagramyoutube Support the show

Chris catches up with a past guest of the show Tori Cameron from episode #89. After several years of focusing on teaching math and science as a classroom teacher, she transitioned into the role of specialist teacher for a new STEAM lab. Tori has presented about various STEAM teaching practices at several conferences including Education Closet's Arts Integration and STEAM Conference and MassCUE.Tori loves connecting with people on Twitter about teaching and especially STEM/STEAM. Tori is also the host of STEAM up the classroom.Connect with ToriwebsiteTwitterSoundcloudChris Woods is the host of the STEM Everyday Podcast... Find out more:dailystem.comtwitterinstagramyoutubeSupport the show

Laurie has been working in technology and education for almost 30 years. She holds a Masters Degree from Cleveland State University in Curriculum and Foundations with a focus on Technology Education, and a Bachelors in Business from The Ohio State University. Currently, Laurie is a student in the Penn Graduate School of Education, Applied Computational Thinking Program.Connect with Laurie:twitter.com/Themrsgeekymrsgeeky.comChris Woods is the host of the STEM Everyday Podcast... Find out more:dailystem.comtwitterinstagramyoutubeSupport the show

Jennifer Lee Quattrucci is an Early Childhood and Elementary School educator who has 23 years experience teaching at risk, Title 1 communities in the inner city of Providence, RI. As a national DonorsChoose ambassador, she connects teachers in high need areas with donors who want to help.Connect with Jennifertwitter.com/jenquattruccimommyteacherfashionista.com/Jennifer's Book https://t.co/rdrSO6exNHChris Woods is the host of the STEM Everyday Podcast... Find out more:dailystem.comtwitterinstagramyoutubeSupport the show

Andrew Kauffman is a lifelong learner who enjoys thinking about creating a culture of thinking and creation in all who he works with.  How do we approach any level of learner and help them to develop a passion for curiosity?  That’s what he strives for.  He teaches in an elementary school working on building curiosity and creativity.  Currently, he is a Project Lead the Way teacher/coach to help others see how STEAM can be incorporated into a student’s day.Connect with Andrew:twitter.com/atkauffmanandrewkauffman.org/ Chris Woods is the host of the STEM Everyday Podcast... Find out more:dailystem.comtwitterinstagramyoutubeSupport the show