142 - Dr. AnnMarie Thomas: Playing, Learning, and Making

DR. ANNMARIE THOMAS is the director of the Playful Learning Lab, creator of Squishy Circuits, author of Making Makers, co-founder of OK Go Sandbox (co-PI), and a professor of Engineering and Entrepreneurship at the University of St. Thomas. Dr. AnnMarie has also given a number of TED Talks and was the 2020 recipient of the international LEGO prize. Follow AnnMarie … On Twitter @amptMN (https://twitter.com/amptMN) On Instagram @AnnMarie.P.Thomas (https://www.instagram.com/annmarie.p.thomas/) On her website at https://www.annmarie-thomas.com/ On her Youtube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/AnnMarieThomas1979 At her book, Making Makers: Kids, Tools, and the Future of Innovation (https://amzn.to/3exG1UY) Visit https://teachersonfire.net/ for all the show notes and links from this episode! Connect with the Teachers on Fire podcast on social media: On Twitter @TeachersOnFire (https://twitter.com/TeachersOnFire) On Instagram @TeachersOnFire (https://www.instagram.com/teachersonfire/) On Facebook @TeachersOnFire (https://www.facebook.com/TeachersOnFire/) On LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/TimWCavey On The Teachers on Fire Magazine: https://medium.com/teachers-on-fire On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/teachersonfire Song Track Credits Sunrise Drive by South London Hifi* Anthem by The Grand Affair* Species by Diamond Ortiz *tracks courtesy of the YouTube Audio Library at https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/music)