Andy Larmand

Covering four specific areas (science, math, technology, and computer science), these kits help ensure students grasp key concepts through scaffolded and engaging activities! Keep reading to learn more about each of these expansion packs and why they’re a good option for any STEAM-loving, littleBits-using teacher.

Recently, we’ve been able to learn more about and sample the Kid Spark STEM kits, which, collectively, do a great job of painting a more robust picture of STEM education. With engineering, technology, and even programming at the heart of these kits, they’re a great way to bring STEM into your learning environment!

The month of May is just about over and that means we have selected another recipient of our monthly $500 EdTech grant. This month’s awardee is Renee Wells, a STEAM teacher at Zephyr Lane Elementary School in Bakersfield, California! Renee and her students have a very intriguing project planned and one that should definitely inspire everyone.

To kick off the start of the summer months, we’re offering educators access to some of our best deals ever. While supplies last, you can enjoy 50 percent off select EdTech tools on our store. So, if you’re looking to get your summer classroom shopping done early and prepare all your EdTech tools for the start of the upcoming school

It seemed fitting to go with Braingenie to coincide with the release of Aladdin—yes, the new one. Although we’re fairly sure it won’t compare to the glory days of Disney movies, it is nevertheless a part of our lives now. Braingenie is an online resource through which math and science teachers can find games and challenges for their students.

While it is true that we often do consider some STEM tools to be complete game changers, we truly stand by every item and brand on our store. We’ll often hear from educators who are looking for some of those bigger names and, while we know they will do well with them, we can sometimes tell that a different tech

It’s become increasingly common for schools to feature these types of spaces, which are designed to promote hands-on tinkering, breaking, collaboration, failure, problem solving, and creative invention using any assortment of MakerEd tools. In fab labs, students are free to create whatever they want in essentially any way that they want.

Our twice-weekly newsletter is a great resource for educators to subscribe to and an excellent tool for them to learn about many of the advancements in EdTech as well as the additions to our store. There are a variety of topics that enter our subscribers’ inboxes every week, so we thought we’d offer a taste of what you could be

In the final installment of a short video series, two of our co-founders, Irina and Rick, are back to discuss one of the most important ways in which we help teachers. Since teachers often don’t have ample time to research and vet every interesting educational technology tool themselves, we’ve made it our mission to do that for them and help free up

We’re excited to now be able to offer K-12 teachers more of Sphero’s most exciting options. A powerhouse throughout this world of coding and STEM education, Sphero is always at the forefront of innovative education thanks to their SPRK, SPRK+, BOLT, and Mini solutions but those are not the only products they provide to enhance STEAM learning.