Here it is...the brand new "77 MORE Simple STEM Activities for Families" Find a PDF at https://t.co/sWpIB4heHM (thank you everyone for suggesting ideas!) #RemoteLearning #STEM #parenting #COVID19

“Look what I made for my teacher!” This morning, a 5th grader proudly showed me a paper towel rose she spent hours creating, & I asked her to teach me how to make it. Her beautiful gift shows how school-home connections & everyday materials support authentic STEM learning. 🌹♻️

Don’t be afraid to share ideas with the educators at your school. We had an event in the Library & I put up a fireplace from YouTube on the screen, just for ambience…the next day I walked into the Library and the librarian asked me to show her how to make the fireplace again!

…and here’s the song my student learned on her own (& was very proud of herself!)

Remember putting your work on the refrigerator at home? One student showed me she could play a song on a new instrument… Another student showed me the flowers she made for a birthday gift… I was the refrigerator today.

We even found her a fireplace with a bookshelf to play in the library https://t.co/rCQEtzwxPo

Don’t be afraid to share ideas with the educators at your school. We had an event in the Library & I put up a fireplace from YouTube on the screen, just for ambience…the next day I walked into the Library and the librarian asked me to show her how to make the fireplace again!

After 4 tries, my student got his luggage tag to print correctly. He had to keep reworking his design, improving the CAD. Now we’ll just add a label and he can make sure his luggage doesn’t get lost ✈️

A local farmer got a rare “knee-ankle-foot orthosis (KAFO), a high-tech brace that uses sensors & real-time data to automatically control the knee’s joint when walking” and is now able to walk again & go back to the farming he loves! More: https://t.co/0INj2UrLqu via @WOODTV

Another robot that can additively manufacture! 🖨️ A clever take on 3D printing from @ABBRobotics and Massive Dimension. Their cell combines an ABB GoFa arm with a filament extruder, giving you true 6-axis FDM printing, without the usual complexity. It’s designed for education,

Are you a high school teacher? Do you connect with the elementary teachers? Or are you an elementary teacher, do you connect with the middle school teachers? Those connections open the door for a better school culture of learning #NewSchoolCulture

We should of course be working to improve literacy in the US but numeracy is where we are the furthest behind

Buy your kids a bird feeder.

Some seem intent on using AI for as many applications as possible. But you shouldn’t cook a turkey in a microwave oven, or make a smoothie with a cordless drill. And kids shouldn’t be using AI to do all their writing & thinking & figuring.

If you need a gift idea for kids, Nurcs (craft stick connectors) & 3Dux (cardboard connectors) are durable, reusable, and a great alternative to just another set of Legos. And they’re inexpensive

YOU COULD WIN . . . a signed copy of my bestselling book ArtShaped . . . and . . . this cute Snowman! 😮 Just 'like' and 'repost' to enter (UK entries only I'm afraid) I'll pick a random winner this Wednesday evening (Dec 10th) and post it out before Christmas. 👍 🎅🎅🎅

If you are waiting until 14 (or high school) to give your child a smartphone, here's a list of excellent tech gifts you can give instead, which increase friendship, freedom, and fun, with no addiction. From @SmartphoneFreeC https://t.co/vsuSUCRh9b

In a classroom filled with home runs, we do have the occasional strike out.

Small change -> big result I’ve handed out colored pencils this year for students to use while taking notes & it has greatly improved the quality of notes. The active switching of color to show steps involved helps them concentrate more & remember more when reviewing

A local farmer got a rare “knee-ankle-foot orthosis (KAFO), a high-tech brace that uses sensors & real-time data to automatically control the knee’s joint when walking” and is now able to walk again & go back to the farming he loves! More: https://t.co/0INj2UrLqu via @WOODTV

Perseverance. One of my students baked cookies to sell today…I asked her how it went, & she said it was a long night…”I ran out of butter & had to order some with Uber & it took an hour to arrive” (the cookies were delicious 🍪)