This is a sponsored post written as part of a partnership between NatureWorksEverywhere.org and We Are Teachers Teachers know that kids learn best by making real world connections to concepts that they’re learning about in the classroom but as much as I believe in learning through experiences, the honest truth is that it can be almost impossible…
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Future City Competition Encourages Middle Schoolers to Use STEM to Solve Real World Problems
This is a sponsored post With research showing that girls start losing interest in math and science during middle school, motivating this key age group to use their knowledge of science, technology, engineering, and math isn’t hard when they’re asked to use their skills to solve a real world challenge. This is the premise behind…
Important Conversations to Have with Kids About Being Safe in the Digital World
Today is Internet Safety Day and while it brings awareness about important issues regarding online and digital safety, these are topics that should be on our radar each and every day. Each day brings new technology innovations that we rejoice over. Smaller, lighter devices with better cameras, more storage, and the ability to download new…
An Inside Look at the 2015 Microsoft Imagine Cup #ImagineCup #MSFTImagine
As Plato said, “Necessity is the mother of invention” and yesterday Emily and I got to see amazing inventions during the first day of the Microsoft Imagine Cup competition where 122 students on 33 teams from around the world presented their ideas in the fields of Games, Innovation, and World Citizenship. As they competed for the top…
Cars for Every Stage of Life and the Importance of a Kid Proof Vehicle
Thinking back on the cars that I’ve owned over the years, each one has fit a different age and stage of my life. There was the hand me down station wagon from my parents whose battle wagon status made it a safe vehicle as my first car, the sportier car that helped me navigate Boston…
Samsung #NX1 Camera: Impressive Specs Tempt DSLR Users to #DitchtheDSLR in Favor of Mirrorless
This morning Samsung announced their new flagship NX-1 camera and a 50-150 mm F2.8 S lens at Photokina in Cologne, Germany. Set to be available on October 15 at a price of $1,499 (body only), the mirrorless pro-level NX1 is already receiving rave reviews on features that will continue to tempt Canon, Nikon, Pentax, and Sony…
Announcing #STEMchatOnAir Coming Tuesday, March 25!
Since science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) are subjects that we love in our home, I’m passionate about sharing great STEM resources with you through this site but also through a new venture called #STEMchatOnAir, a new venture with with Kim Moldofsky from The Maker Mom. #STEMchatOnAir is going to be a monthly live chat…
Discovering Engineering Through the Pinewood Derby
This is a compensated post written in conjunction with the DiscoverE blog tour. All opinions are my own. With so much emphasis on teaching kids science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) topics, as parents, we can feel guilty about not doing more, intimidated by the concepts, or feel empowered by the fact that even if…
Weekend Reads: Video Edition
A picture is worth a thousand words so clearly videos are worth so much more! In this week’s Weekend Reads, I’m sharing some of my favorite videos I watched this week along with must-read posts from around the blogosphere. {Headlines} With Disney Social Media Moms (#DisneySMMoms) ending last week, there are tons of great posts…
Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day #STEMchat (2/20)
“Look!” exclaimed nine year old Little Miss Techie as she ran to meet me after school, arms outstretched. In one hand she held a small paper lantern with an opening the size of a pea that had been covered in electrical tape. In the other, she held little light bulbs- the size of the ones…
