Teachers

Jean is a paralibrarian at the Erving Public Library in Erving, MA and, like so many others, she’s had to adapt some of the library’s programming to be accessible remotely—something she’s found success with so far by maximizing the resources she has available to her, including her colleagues at the library.

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

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. 

As a full class pack, it’s built to support an entire class of children in STEM and MakerEd activities. Students can easily store and transport the various components with the included carrying cases and constructing this variety of projects is also a piece of cake. The kit also comes with printed teacher materials and the lesson guides so students can

This month, Jim shares his thoughts and experiences with teaching PE remotely and, if not, no worries—you can learn about his creativity in this post as well! Like almost everybody else, Jim had to adapt his teaching style to accommodate distance learning and he definitely found some success with what he tried. Keep reading to learn more about him!

We’re starting to learn more about the plans in the country’s largest school districts, which include remote learning, hybrid reopenings, and an attempt at full in-person education. But, there are still those educators who feel like it remains too unsafe to fully return to normal and probably plenty of others who aren’t completely comfortable with going back part-time either.

As we continue to make new guesses as to what education could look like come fall, it’s looking more and more likely that hybrid learning will be a big part of it. Despite calls from some of our nation’s top leaders for children to return to school as coronavirus cases continue to build, it definitely doesn’t seem like a risk

Our latest Eduporium Featured Educator is Morgan VanClief, a library media specialist who teaches just a couple towns over from our office in Dorchester, MA! Morgan has shared in the success of her students by using various robotics tools to complement learning in the library and introduced them to some creative projects.

In my case, my classroom is the largest one in the school. It has anchor charts, word walls, posters—you name it! However, instead of doing a writing assignment, my students practice essential skills necessary to lifelong health. And, just because learning has largely moved online, it does not mean their physical education can stop.

Not sure if littleBits would work in your classroom? The Educator Starter Kit is designed for one educator and 1-2 students to test out the littleBits invention system before committing to classroom, schoolwide, or district-wide implementation. STEAM lessons include everything from constructing simple circuits to coding the functions of servos!