Guiding Students Beyond “I’m Done!”
The benefits of STEM come through iteration…but how can we push students past “I’m done!” so that they engage in continuous tinkering of a design?
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Enhancing Creative Freedom in STEM Class
How do we provide students with creative autonomy? Explore five strategies for enhancing the degree of creative freedom you offer to students in your classroom.
4 Ways to Playfully Build Connections with Students in STEM
Building relationships with students takes intentional effort, but can be incredibly fun with these playful activities.
A Framework for Structuring Free Build
Free Build doesn’t have to be a Free For All! Learn about my framing structure for Free Build that makes the experience both playful and focused.
Four Reasons to Make Free Build a Mainstay In Your Classroom
Sometimes the simplest plan can be the best plan: Free Build is a quintessential example of a meaningful, student-directed learning activity.
Creativity Jump Starts: Spark Out of the Box Thinking
Creativity Jump Starts are simple, easy-to-implement tools for taming transition struggles and immersing students in flexing those creative muscles.
The Joy of Hard Fun: My Playful STEM Philosophy
In this post, I explain the four crucial elements that allow Playful STEM to be in full GEAR.