Eduporium Blog

When it first showed up on the education scene a few years ago, the micro:bit became an instant favorite among STEAM teachers around the world thanks to its pocket-sized portability and simplicity when it came to teaching coding. Now the micro:bit V2 is ready to make its own impact on STEAM education.

With the 3D Build & Play, students can feed filament into the slot in the back of the device, which is shaped similarly to an electric drill. Once the strand of filament is in place, they can start cranking the lever to work it through the inside and get it ready to mold in their invention as they develop creativity

From the development of our hybrid and remote offerings to exploration of new virtual coding platforms, we’ve learned a whole lot about how we can adapt STEAM learning in this new age. We now have one more offering to tell you about—a brand new Learning Everywhere kit that members of our team helped develop in a partnership with the pros

We can now offer the next best thing in the Google Expeditions’ AR/VR Classroom Kits! Designed to augment classroom instruction with high-end performance, the nine AR/VR kits help teachers guide students through all kinds of engaging lessons. They’re powered by the Magellan teacher tablet and include Homido viewers, student devices, and more.

The littleBits STEAM+ Class Pack supports up to 30 students with screen-free activities, purposefully selected Bits, and cross-curricular lessons. It includes tons of Bits and 10 carrying cases to help educators maximize STEAM learning and facilitate student creativity in any educational environment.

At first, we were very hesitant to continue with promoting classroom packs since they contain a lot of moving parts and promote learning that involves children all touching those same components. Over time, however, various manufacturers have actually created home learning versions and that idea of classroom packs in remote or hybrid learning is no longer as daunting.

We’re excited to sponsor one of the sessions, led by our friend, Jasmine Saab, on Thursday, Oct. 15! Jasmine will be discussing coding in middle school with the Cue and a “DASH” of distance learning and we’ll provide a Wonder Workshop kit to one lucky attendee! The session is for teachers, STEAM specialists, and anyone looking to innovate in distance

This month, we’ve heard from Jeremy Osborne, who’s the Innovative Learning Coordinator for the Berkeley County School District. With a background as an elementary STEM teacher, Jeremy knows all about the kinds of hands-on learning experiences kids want and need and he’s now very much involved in ensuring all students have access to those. 

With distance and hybrid learning continuing for most K–12 children as we start the school year, the team at Sphero has helped make things easier on everyone. They recently announced their release of two new home learning kits featuring the Sphero Mini and littleBits so that STEAM experiences can continue at home and kids can enjoy hands-on play.

Joining eight previous STEM grant recipients for the calendar year of 2020, we have presented September’s award to Michellea Millis, an administrator with the BrownSTEM afterschool program that’s based in San Antonio, TX. She works with underrepresented African-American and Latinx students to help create STEM experiences and we’re excited to award her this grant!