Teach this word to your students this year without fail! Join me today and find out the most important word to teach, a plan for teaching it, and resources for your classroom!

This isn't just a STEM word! It will help with every challenge in your classroom! I am bringing my favorite guest for teaching this word.. the one and only YODA! My favorite quotes from Yoda can be found here!
 
Yoda Classroom Resources:

• Yoda Quote Wall Decor
• Yoda Baby
• Yoda Pop-It Pad
• Yoda Stickers for Rewards

When it comes to really taking a deep dive into the challenges of STEM and STEAM, I love using All About the 4 C's! Teaching creativity, critical thinking, collaboration, and communication in the classroom will help with many STEM challenges! 

In today's episode, I will share a list of books to use for this word. Find them below:

• Walt's Imagination: The Life of Walt Disney  by Doreen Rappaport
• Oprah Winfrey: A Kid's Book About Believing in Yourself by Mary Nhin
• Albert Einstein: A Kid's Book About Thinking and Using Your Imagination by Mary Nhin
• The Story of Ruby Bridges by Robert Coles
• Timeless Thomas: How Thomas Edison Changed Our Lives by Gene Baretta

Join me next week with our special guests, Jeff Lynch and Sungae Yang,  to start off the Rock by Rock September! Take a look now!

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As always, do you I Heart STEAM, too?

Here it is... The STEAM Survival Guide of Resources!

On this episode, I share the STEAMed UP Teacher Framework™️! Too good not to listen!

Resources from the episode:

• 9 Step Guide for the Ultimate STEAM Classroom
• Conversation/Routine Posters
• STEAM Explanation Posters
• Tiny Minds STEAM for K-1
• Introduction to STEAM and STEAM Careers

When all else fails... have tons of peppermint! Find more information for your STEAMventures on the I Heart STEAM Website! 

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Grab something to write with and something to write on! We are going to get interactive! In this episode, I will share my favorite back to school project: Invention Smash Up. I love this project because it really brings out ideation with students and allows for teaching the design process.

I take my students on a journey through thought. It blows their mind when I show them how to create thoughts and ideas with forced connections. I may or may not say that I have control of their mind. I use my favorite process poster to move students through the Engineering Design Process and consistently use it throughout the rest of the school year!

Recently, I attended the US Patent Office's Summer Teacher STEM Institute and went through the process of design and patenting, myself! This was an amazing conference! Check it out! Keep listening for more of my favorite projects coming in this school year! Ready to change your classroom into project-based learning classroom? Grab the guide with 9 tips! 

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Time to hear the truth about STEM. It's so hard to hear truth. As long as something isn't said out in the open, then it's not true. We have to face it. Things will never change if we don't.

Come listen and hear 2 hard truths. One is actually personal! This one stung to talk about. Then, let's help you face a truth about STEM/STEAM you have to hear.

Let's start the upcoming school year off right by facing the truth and being prepared! Join me for the Roadmap to STEAM Masterclass here. 3 time slots available next week! Grab the essential Introduction to STEAM Foundations for your classroom! Make sure you have the Engineering Design Process ready for your classroom with a free resource here. Please subscribe and leave a review if you love what you hear!

Looking at the skies just got the kind of million dollar makeover we all dream of! Listeners of all types....teachers, parents, and ANYONE on this PLANET, get ready for the kind of space tech at your fingertips we thought was CLASSIFIED!!

Meet Mike from Slooh! Michael Paolucci is an internet entrepreneur and a pioneer of online advertising, as well as online video editing, online labor marketplaces, and social astronomy. Michael is currently the founder and CEO of Slooh, a digital education platform teaching students to explore space via a network of online telescopes. He holds a patent for live astronomy.

Funded in part by a National Science Foundation grant, Slooh brings the wonders of space exploration to upper elementary through post-secondary students around the world with The Online Telescope for Teachers. For almost 20 years, the company has provided the ability to view space phenomena, capture observational data, and engage in gamified learning through its patented user-controlled network of online telescopes in the Canary Islands and Chile. The company additionally provides robust professional development to help educators drive student learning. 

Slooh also recently announced The Online Telescope for Families which enables families to explore, capture, and analyze more than 1,000 real-world space objects and events using professional-grade technology together – all from the comfort of their homes.

I literally haven't seen anything like this and said, "YES!" I took my own photographs of the crescent moon last week! Yep, that's right my own images that are stored on the Slooh Library in my dashboard. Don't walk... RUN to Slooh and get started! Find the link below:

https://www.education.slooh.com/families

Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SloohEDU
Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/slooh/
Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SloohLive/

Let's light up Slooh on May 15 at 9:30 PM Eastern and join in their community celebration!


Ready for more STEM/STEAM to transform your classroom? STEAM University is open and more affordable than EVER! Go ahead and start planning for a classroom filled with wonder, joy, and 21st century learners by signing up at: https://teach.iheartsteam.com/steam

On today's show I have the perfect STEAM superhero for us ALL!

We have Mike Schloff from the Maple Woodshop on the show, and he's going to tell us all about woodworking can come into your classroom. Yes, you and your students can build new shelves, birdhouses, a mud kitchen, a solution to your latest problem for project-based learning, or anything you can imagine! Better yet, he is here to build your confidence and make you feel like a woodworking expert for your students!

The first thing I did after recording this show was report to my administration that I have found our next AMAZING PD! Don't miss this episode!

Take a look at the opportunities the Maple Woodshop is offering for schools below:
Maple Woodshop School Opportunities

Go ahead and connect with them on Instagram!

There is no better way to start understanding more when you walk into the hardware store than the Maple Woodshop! I am super excited to start building more with wood in the classroom now! Officially, I am now collecting wood scraps and adding more training to STEAM University! Are you ready to get in? Right now and right now only, I have a special running for those who join! Just hit the link below!

STEAM University

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Dr. Marci Klein is joining the show to share the MOST amazing tiny little STEM tools with us!

After working in child development as a pediatrician for over 20 years, she transitioned into the STEM Education world inspired by none other than her own children!

Cardboard is literally a pain in my side and the best tool in the shop when it comes to STEM building for K-5, but I bet many of us would agree that it isn't the easiest item to cut or connect. I've tried many neat ideas, but 3duxDesign has blown me away with their connectors and teacher resources! Yep, teacher resources.... Did I mention they're FREE? Please tour the 3duxDesign website and take a look under the learn section!

https://www.3duxdesign.com/

In today's episode, we talk about sustainability and conservation of supplies/resources.  If you have listened, as promised, here is the link to Precious Plastics which I could not remember at all!

I always love a good story, and she has one to tell us! Psssst.... There may be some collaborations coming soon... possibly to STEAM University! Get on the waitlist today, but before you go grab the totally FREE Ultimate STEAM Classroom Guide!

In every episode of the I Heart STEAM Teacher Podcast, I make it a point to provide useful and completely positive information.


My heart has been heavy for a few years with the directions public education is moving into, but this year takes the cake. So today.... I am discussing quite a few topics that WE should ALL stop for just a moment and think about a little bit.

So.. DEAR EDUCATION, It's time we talked.

This isn't a total rant. It's a thoughtful hmmmmmm....

Has common sense and proven researched brain and age appropriate learning styles our teachers need to be using just taken a U-turn upon seeing the Krispy Kreme "Hot Now" sign lit up on the road to sound educational practices.... and forgotten to leave those wonderful treasures found in the Krispy Kreme shop to find their way back to us?

I would love to know your thoughts on the episode topics! Drop an email to bonnie@iheartsteam.com anytime! As promised in the episode, my two best management strategies for independent learning and listening/speaking skills are ready for you to download! Grab them here. Yes, they are so simple.... How could this work? Friends.... simple isn't always a bad thing.

I see you glittery teacher with sparkly management tools and routines in your classroom, but I will sit and get to know my students more while they just follow two simple guidelines that work, work, work, and you can keep applying more glitter! Side note: I like glitter, too!

Listening and Speaking Skills Strategy Poster/ Independent Activity Movement Strategy Poster