On this episode host, Chris Woods guests are Adam Chamberlin and Sveti Matejic authors of the book Quit Point: Understanding Apathy, Engagement, and Motivation in the CLassroom.  We are full-time teachers who practice our teaching strategies on a daily basis.  Our classrooms have become a lab to study student Quit Point and practice strategies that empower students by stressing collaboration, communication, critical thinking, and creativity.  

Sara is the Founder + CEO of Super Cool Scientists, LLC, an organization working to promote inclusion in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Through story and coloring books spotlighting women in STEM careers, Sara is changing the narrative for what scientists actually look like and what their day-to-day work includes.

KEVA planks are changing the lives of children and adults all over the world. Children discover the joy of creating original works of art or cleverly designed contraptions.  Creativity brings joy into the lives of humans which is why the arts are so important.

Jason Hubbard is a STEM Educator at Hull Prairie Intermediate in Perrysburg, Ohio.  Listening to Jason talk STEM is a passion, not just a way to educate.

Jason Hubbard is a 5th/6th grade STEM Educator at Hull Prairie Intermediate in Perrysburg, Ohio.    

Rachael Mann is the founder of #TeachlikeTED and coauthor of The Martians in Your Classroom. She speaks and writes about the future of education and helps educators rethink the learning spaces of today. Prior to #TeachlikeTED, Rachael was the Network to Transform Teaching and STEM Professional Learning Director for Northern Arizona University’s AZK12 Center and State Director for Educators Rising Arizona. A former high school Career and Technical Education teacher and hailing from a family of educators, she has 14 years of classroom teaching experience. Rachael is a Google Certified Educator with a master’s degree in Educational Leadership. She is a founding member of the Council on the Future of Education and serves on the NCLA Executive Board.

Brian Keating is a professor of physics at the Center for Astrophysics & Space Sciences (CASS) in the Department of Physics at the University of California, San Diego.  He is a public speaker, inventor, and an expert in the study of the universe’s oldest light, the cosmic microwave background (CMB), using it to learn about the origin and evolution of the universe.

Valerie is a 3rd-grade STEAM teacher at Browning Road Elementary School in McFarland, CA.  

Jacie Maslyk is author of the book STEAM Makers. She is Asst. Superintendent in the Hopewell Area School District. Today host Chris Woods and Jacie share and chat about their passion for STEM/STEAM on Ep. 104 of the STEM Everyday podcast.

The future of hand raising is here!  Join host Chris Woods as he welcomes Co-Creator of ClassroomQ to the show.  The creators of ClassroomQ had a mission, to create a classroom in which students can easily ask for help without stifling the flow of a lesson.  

STEM and ancient Rome, have you ever thought about it?  If you take a look you see that yes there is STEM all over in ancient Rome.  Join host Chris Woods and his guest Latin and Roman Technologies Teacher Nathalie Roy as they explore the STEM in ancient Rome.

Chris Aviles is the 21^st Century Skills, Technology, and Innovation Coordinator for the Fair Haven school district in Fair Haven, New Jersey where he runs the renown Fair Haven Innovates program he created in 2015.

Catherine Granton is Assistant Director of Education & Education Coordinator for Gotham Whale.  Gotham Whale is a source of education, advocacy, and science for the inhabitants of New York, terrestrial and marine.  We contribute to the improving health of New York’s marine environment, for the betterment of both humans and whales.

Ekuwah Moses is a coordinator at FACES (Family and Community Engagement Services) in Las Vegas, Nevada. 

Faces vision: all schools, families, and communities will be partners in education ensuring success for all children. 

Their mission: Together as partners in supporting all children’s academic, social, and emotional growth, we communicate, nurture trust, and advocate for all families and communities.

The Library Corporation has operated continuously and under the same ownership since 1974, providing services to more than 4,500 libraries worldwide. TLC’s automation and cataloging products include Library•Solution, CARL•X, eBiblioFile, ITS•MARC, and RDAExpress — all backed by unparalleled customer support. Additionally, TLC is the library marketplace’s exclusive distributor of the SocialFlow social media management service. Libraries that rely on TLC for enhanced staff and patron services include Los Angeles Public Library in California, Dallas Independent School District in Texas, Wellington City Libraries in New Zealand, and the Hawaii State Department of Education.

Mark Behnke joins Chris for episode #97 of the STEM Everyday podcast.  Mark is a teacher at Hamilton High School in Michigan.  A couple years ago he pitched an idea for a sports journalism class thinking why not create a small scale ESPN.  They tried it for one trimester and now it runs all year.   

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Today's guest is Abigail Edgecliffe-Johnson founder of Raceya. 

On episode #95, host Chris Woods welcomes Cesar Martins from MakePi to the show.  Based on maker concept, we introduce MakePad, the first tablet that children can build with their own hands.  Now kids can easily learn how to code, create digital music, develop games, and more.  MakePi helps prepare kids for a creative future in technology by offering the MakePad!

On episode #94, host Chris Woods chats with Lois Melbourne. As an entrepreneur, and former talent management software CEO, Lois has seen and experienced the benefits of truly enjoying the work one has in one’s career. By spending a career connecting with people, mentoring, traveling, selling, marketing and helping with the design of software, she loved what she did.  Lois knew the value of connecting your interests into your job.   

Host Chris Woods welcomes animator Bill Matheny to the show. Maybe an unconventional guest at first glance but Chris and Bill have a great discussion about Woodsy the Owl and some favorites that bring back some childhood memories.

Mary and Julie are educators in Saline, Michigan.

Mary Ledford is an Apple Teacher, Lv1 Google Educator, Nominee for ISTE's Outstanding Teacher, Passionate about tech integration, empowering students & a great pair of shoes

Julie Smith is K-5 Ed Tech Consultant, Certified Reading Specialist, National Board Certified Teacher, Author of the blog: The Techie Teacher®

Nancy Penchev is the Media and Instructional Technology Coordinator at Scheck Hillel Community School in North Miami Beach, FL. She has 18 years classroom experience in grades K-5. She shares with Chris stories of her Ilab (Innovate, Investigate, Iterate) and her success stories of taking her students to conferences to lead presentations.

On today's show; host Chris Woods welcome Samantha du Preez from EVERFI. EVERFI is the leading education technology company that provides scalable digital real-world education for millions of students of all ages.

Guest:
Samantha du Preez
Sr. Schools Manager
EVERFI
website: https://everfi.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/EverFi/

Host:
Chris Woods
HS Math Teacher
Education Presenter
website: http://dailystem.com/
Twitter: http://dailystem.com/

It's a special episode as host Chris Woods joins forces with the host of the STEAM up the classroom podcast Tori Cameron for this dual podcast.  Tori and Chris interview each other for this extended episode.  It's STEM Everyday/STEAM up the classroom. 

Join host Chris Woods for the second part of his interview with Tamara Robertson.

Chris welcomes Tamara Robertson to this two-part episode of the STEM Everyday podcast. Tamara is Co-Host of Scijinks on Discovery/Science, guest host Mythbusters, finalist Mythbusters Search, she attended NC State, and just an awesome person to talk with.

Host Chris Woods welcomes Amine Lajmi and Jabier Martinez from Coding Park. Coding Park by PlugBee is an interactive e-learning platform that helps kids learn computational thinking while playing games.

Amine Lajmi PhD - Amine is a computer scientist, expert in language engineering and software architectures. He has more than ten years of experience in various industries, including oil & gas, automotive, aerospace, and defense. He contributes to several open-source projects and speaks regularly in conferences. Amine is responsible of all Coding Park’s game engines.

Jabier Martinez PhD - Jabier is a researcher in software engineering and holds a post-doc position at Sorbonne University and Pierre & Marice Curie University. His research interests include variability management, software product line engineering, mining existing assets, and reverse engineering. Jabier is responsible of the game and the Play language design.

Connect with Coding Park                Website: https://codingpark.io/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/codingpark

Connect with Chris Woods      Twitter: https://twitter.com/dailystem
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy2qR4oqWdhIKgA6a3ByJ_Q
Email: cwoods@clkschools.org

It's a first for the STEM Everyday podcast, host Chris Woods welcomes children's author Andrea Beaty to the show.

Host Chris Woods chats with Scott Donnelly from Pittsburgh.  Topics include Space, combining Social Studies and STEM, lesson plans around the upcoming 2018 winter Olympics, and Elon Musk's name comes up.

Brittany Ballou, S.T.E.A.M. Resource Teacher from Grange Hall Elementary in the Chesterfield County Public Schools in Virginia, is host Chris Woods guest on this episode of the STEM Everyday podcast.