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Today on the STEM Everyday podcast we go back to STEM Everyday #3 which originally aired July 23, 2014.  In this episode host Chris Woods shares ideas on how to grow a STEM culture through sharing ideas and collaborating with other teachers in your school.

Direct download: STEM_Everyday_76__Creating_a_STEM_Culture.mp3
Category:education -- posted at: 10:16am CDT

Sometimes our first projects aren't as good as we think they are, as Rachel Meenen shares with us in today's podcast. She tells us about her journey into PBL and, as she shares her project ideas, how she improved with more experiences. She also tells a story about a student whose strengths were finally recognized and appreciated by her peers...a story that leaves us both in tears.
 

Rachel Meenen is an elementary teacher at Colwich Elementary School in Kansas. She is also a STEAMmaker Camp Trainer and can be reached on Facebook or on Twitter at @meenenrachel. 

Direct download: PracticingPBL_35_Rachel_Meenen_podcast_final.mp3
Category:education -- posted at: 1:07pm CDT

It is number 75 here for the STEM Everyday podcast and we are excited to have Judy Zimny with us.  Judy is Vice President for National Institute for STEM Education.  This position is focused on working collaboratively with others to increase the number and diversity of young adults capable of - and interested in - pursuing STEM or STEM related careers.

Direct download: STEM_Everyday_75__Judy_Zimny.mp3
Category:education -- posted at: 1:35pm CDT

You know you've done it.  Totally over thought a something only to realize the answer was so simple.   In this episode of STEM Everyday host, Chris Woods shares one of those stories from a friend of his.   

Direct download: STEM_Everyday_73__Telling_STEM_Stories.mp3
Category:education -- posted at: 8:02am CDT

Today, we get to talk with Martie Hoofer about the realities of making PBL/Genius Hour work for her students while still meeting the strict scope and sequence expectations of her district.  She has learned to dance inside of her straight jacket so her kids will win.

She gives credit to her principal for permission to try something different and credit to her co-facilitator, Kelly Looper, the school media specialist for partnering with ideas, resources, and co-teaching.

Martie a 7th grade Reading and Writing Teacher at Guion Creek Middle School in Pike Township, near Indianapolis, Indiana.  She is a self-taught Project/Problem-Based Learning facilitator who runs her PBL through a Genius Hour format, which means that one day a week in her writing classes, students get to discover their passions in learning.

Direct download: PracticingPBL_34.mp3
Category:education -- posted at: 8:52am CDT

Host Chris Woods welcomes Mark French, Principal at Gatewood Elementary in the Hopkins Public Schools in Minnesota, to the show.  Principal French is enhancing his knowledge and skill in using technology to increase teachers’ confidence, student learning, and communication. Out of school he enjoys cooking on weekends, traveling, and reading.

You can also follow Mark on Twitter @PrincipalFrench.

 

Direct download: STEM_Everyday_72_Mark_French.mp3
Category:education -- posted at: 10:39am CDT

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