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The Elementary STEM Coach Podcast — 226 episodes

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212. Kicking off the School Year with STEM Survival Camp with Bre Smith

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211. How to Implement What You Learned after a STEM Teacher Conference

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210. What app should I use when 3D printing with younger students?

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209. How to Plan Preschool STEM Lessons

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208. Helpful STEM Professional Development for Elementary Teachers

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207. Top Three Need to Know Things About 3D Printing with Kids

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206. Pumpkin STEM Stations for K-5 That You Can Use After Halloween

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205. Building a STEM Identity in Students with SmartLab CEO, Dr. Jennifer Berry

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204. What Video School Announcements are Really Like with Rebecca Zide

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203. Grades K-2: How to Teach Each Letter of STEM in a Week

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202. Grades 3-5: How to Teach Each Letter of STEM in a Week

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201. What Should a Word Wall Look Like in a STEM Classroom? [Back to School STEM Tips Series]

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200. How do you teach your students what STEM means? [Back to School STEM Tips Series]

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199. My Favorite Starter Projects for Makerspace Success [Back to School STEM Tips Series]

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198. Exploring 3D Modeling & Design with SelfCAD: Guest Interview with Kara Houston

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197. Easy Behavior Management Systems for Makerspace Success [Back to School STEM Tips Series]

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196. Simple Supply Organization Tips for Your STEM Classroom [Back to School STEM Tips Series]

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195. Rock the End of the School Year with these STEM Activities that Roll

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194. 3 End of Year Science Activities & STEM Challenges [Replay-ep.159]

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193. STEM Teacher Summer Professional Development for 2025

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192. 5 Earth Day STEM Activities to Try

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191. Tips for Having a Long-Term Sub in Elementary STEM

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190. 3 Ways to Use Math Manipulatives in your STEM Lessons

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189. Easy Valentine’s Day STEM Activities to Try

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188. Snow STEM Challenges: A Week of Lessons

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187. Kicking Off 2025 by Asking Me Anything! Q&A Time with Naomi

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186. 3 Last Minute Hour of Code Lessons for Elementary [ep.136] Replay

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185. 3 Turkey STEM & Stories Activities

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184. I Bought a Trailer to Be a Mobile STEM Classroom...Now What!?!

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183. What Scared Me the Most When Teaching K-5 STEM

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182. 3 Pumpkin STEM Stations for Your Classroom

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181. 3 Spooky Science Experiments To Try

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180. 7 Spooky STEM Activities to Try [Re-Release Ep. 129]

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179. Easy Classroom Incentive Idea for Positive Behaviors in STEM

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178.What Do STEM Teachers Do During Parent Teacher Conferences?

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177.Your Questions About Elementary Makerspace Answered

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176. How The Bug Chicks Make STEM Fun and Fearless with Entomologists Kristie Reddick & Jessica Honaker

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175. 5 Back to School Night Ideas for STEM Teachers [Back to School Series] [Replay Ep.13]

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174.3 STEM Teacher Systems You Need to Start Now [Back to School Series]

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173.5 Back to School STEM Challenges to Try [Back to School Series] [Replay Ep.7]

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Bonus! What Causes Ocean Waves by Who Smarted?

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172.How to Get Materials for Your STEM Classroom [Back to School Series]

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171. 3 Top Tips for Your STEM Classroom Layout [Back to School Series]

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170. 6 STEM Classroom Bulletin Board Ideas [Back to School Series]

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169. Ways to Integrate Math in Elementary STEM [STEM in Action Series]

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168. Engineering in the Classroom Examples [STEM in Action Series]

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167. How is Technology Used in STEM? [STEM in Action Series]

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166. How is Science Used in STEM? [STEM in Action Series]

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165. Creating a STEM Culture and High-Quality Teacher Support with Nichole Austion from NMSI [STEM in Action Series]

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164. Supporting Students in Math & Critical Thinking with CEO & Founder of Math N’ More, Dr. Christopher Roblész [STEM into Action Series]

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163. The Importance of Growth Mindset & Technology in STEM with Dr. Amy [STEM in Action Series]

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162. How Does Science Relate to STEM? with Kayla Norville [STEM in Action Series]

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161. 3 Summer STEM Projects for Kids

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160. Your STEM Celebrations from the 2023-2024 School Year

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159. 3 End of Year Science Activities & STEM Challenges

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158. Ideas for Professional Development for STEM Teachers 2024

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Bonus! 3 STEM Teacher Interview Tips [Ep.79 Replay]

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157. Class Schedule Examples for Elementary STEM

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156. Tips for Managing Robotics and Coding for Kids [STEM Project & Behavior Management Series]

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155. Which Robots for Kids Should I Buy [STEM Project & Behavior Management Series]

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154. 3 Easy Solar Eclipse Lessons for Elementary Students

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153. What are Lessons for LEGO Bricks I Can Teach [STEM Project & Behavior Management Series]

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3 STEM Teacher Boundaries You Need Now [Re-Release Ep. 56]

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152. What Systems Do You Need When You Teach Kids with LEGOS [STEM Project & Behavior Management Series]

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Bonus! How to Manage Transitions in the Classroom [Re-Release Ep.9]

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151. How Can 3D Printing Be Used in School?[STEM Project & Behavior Management Series]

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Bonus! Managing Your Makerspace in the Classroom [Re-Release Ep.6]

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150. Makespace Ideas for Elementary [STEM Project & Behavior Management Series]

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Bonus! STEM Teacher Behavior Management Strategies [Re-Release Ep.8]

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149. Explore STEMsational Space: Audio & Video Editing Lessons for Kids

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Bonus! 3 March STEM Activities [Re-Release Ep. 67]

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148. Why STEM is Important for Students with Tiffani Teachey

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Bonus! 3...2...1...Quest off! Welcome to the STEM Career Quest Podcast

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147. Its a Bug Life: Behind the Scenes with Entomologists Kristie Reddick & Jessica Honaker [STEM Career Quest Podcast]

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Bonus! New Podcast for Kids to Check Out: The STEM Career Quest Podcast

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146. 3 Podcast Activities for Students in STEM Classrooms

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145. Discovering STEM Careers Through Stop Motion Animation for Students

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Bonus! 5 STEM Activities for February [Re-Release 55]

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144. What You're Missing By Not Hosting a STEM Career Day Event

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143. 3 Must-Haves When Hosting a STEM Career Day in Elementary Schools

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142. 3 Classroom Guest Speaker Ideas for STEM [Re-Release 59]

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141. Inspiring and Advocating for Girls in STEM with Alexandrina Satnoianu

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140. 12 STEM Professional Development Books 2024 List

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139. 5 Winter STEM Activities to Try [Re-Release 42]

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138. 5 Robot Ideas for Winter Time [Re-Release 44]

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137. Would You Rather- STEM Teacher Edition

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136. 3 Last Minute Hour of Code Lessons for Elementary

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135. Earth’s Engineers Makerspace: Earth Science Curriculum Project

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134. Welcome to STEMusement Park- Force and Motion Projects for Makerspace

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133. 3 Strategies for Grading with a STEM Project Rubric

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132. How to Teach Students to Work in Groups for STEM Projects

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131. 5 STEM Project Plan Examples for Students

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130. How to Teach Simple Building Ideas for STEM Projects for Elementary Students

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129. 7 Spooky STEM Activities to Try

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128. 5 Pumpkin STEM Challenges to Try

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127. How this Teacher Successfully Wrote a $1000 STEM Grant [STEM Teacher Pathway Series]

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126. After-School STEM Teacher Success with Curriculum Creation [STEM Teacher Pathway Series]

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125. Taught STEM 4 Years or More-The Connector [STEM Teacher Pathway Series]

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124. 2nd Year STEM Teacher-The Navigator [STEM Teacher Pathway Series]

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123. First Year STEM Teacher: The Investigator STEM Teacher [STEM Teacher Pathway Series]

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122. 3 Stages of Being an Elementary STEM Teacher [STEM Teacher Pathway Series]

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121. 3 Benefits of Video Making for Students

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120. 5 Misconceptions about Pre-Recorded Video School Announcements

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119. How this School Started their School-Wide News with Becca McMillan and Carly Dolliger

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118. 3 Tips for Setting up Your School-Wide News

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117. What You're Missing By Not Having a School-Wide News Club

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116. 8 Types of STEM After-School Clubs

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115. Why Should You Host a STEM After-School Club?

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114. Should I Start the Year with an Engineering Design Process Project?

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113. Teaching STEM through Art and Storytelling with Rachel Ignotofsky

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112. 5 Back to School STEM Challenges to Try [Re-Release 7]

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111. How to Stretch out the Lessons in the K-5 STEM Year Long Bundle

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110. 3 STEM Classroom Back to School Prep Ideas

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109. 3 Back to School STEM Activities You Need

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108. From Classroom Teacher to STEM Teacher: My Journey in Education

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107. 3 Things I Wish I Knew as a 1st Year STEM Teacher

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106. The Power of STEM Lesson Plan Auditing

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105. Easy as 1, 2, 3D Printing with Primary Students

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104. 3D Print with the Standards in Mind

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103. STEM Survival Camp & The Engineering Design Process

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102. Essential Google Tools to Improve STEAM Instruction

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101. Im a new STEM Teacher, what should I focus on? [Re-Release 1]

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100. A Lesson from Ms. Frizzle

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99. Cross-Curricular Connections- Robotics & Elementary Lessons

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98. How to Use this Podcast as Free STEM Professional Development

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97. Creating Engaging STEM Projects Using the Engineering Design Process

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96. Video and Audio Production in the STEM Space

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95. Behind the Scenes- Inside a STEM Coaching Session-Part 2

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94. What Its Like to be Married to a STEM Teacher

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93. Behind the Scenes- Inside a STEM Coaching Session- Part 1

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92. Real-World STEM Experiences for Kids with Georgia Littleton

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91. Welcome to STEM Survival Camp! [Re-Release 4]

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90. 3 Things You Can do Now to Prep for Back to School STEM

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89. Are You Complicating Your STEM Lesson Planning?

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88. 3 Quick Fixes That Aren't Sustainable in the STEM Classroom

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87. 3 Things I Struggled with Most as a STEM Teacher

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86. 5th Grade STEM Curriculum, Tips & Ideas [K-5 STEM Series]

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85. 4th Grade STEM Curriculum, Tips & Ideas [K-5 STEM Series]

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84. 3rd Grade STEM Curriculum, Tips & Ideas [K-5 STEM Series]

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83. 2nd Grade STEM Curriculum, Tips & Ideas [K-5 STEM Series]

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82. 1st Grade STEM Curriculum, Tips & Ideas [K-5 STEM Series]

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81. Kindergarten STEM Curriculum, Tips & Ideas [K-5 STEM Series]

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80. How Do Podcasts Help Students Learn? with Jerry Kolber from Who Smarted

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79. 3 STEM Teacher Interview Tips

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78. 3 Ways to Get Free Materials for STEM Projects

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77. Grant Writing Tips for Teachers with DonorsChoose

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76. STEM Grant Ideas for Teachers with Jennifer Mahin

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75. What Do You Need for a STEM Classroom? [Re-Release 3]

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74. 3 Ways to Build Your STEM Online Community

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73. 9 STEM Professional Development Books 2023 List

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72. Hands-On Strategies for Early Childhood Education with Marcia Nicole

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71. Meet STEM Childrens Books Author Dr. Rajani LaRocca

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3D Printer Recommendations for Elementary Classrooms-STEM Spotlight #3

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70. 3D Printing in Classroom Settings with Bruce Wyman

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69. Top Tips for 3D Printing in the Elementary Classroom

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68. Chat GPT for Teachers: 3 Ideas for STEM

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67. 3 March STEM Activities

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Why the 3rd-5th STEM Planning Workshop is Perfect for You-STEM Spotlight #2

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66. Why Your 5th Graders Aren't Motivated in STEM and How to Fix It

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65. How Can Students Record a Podcast?

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64. How to Write a STEM Lesson Plan [Re-Release 26]

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63. Build a City STEM Project to Try

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62. 5 Reasons Why You Should Attend the InnEdCO Conference

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61. Mindfulness & Self Care Techniques for Teachers in STEM with Jen Rafferty

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60. How to Get Guest Speakers for School Events with Shaunda Douglas from SAM Labs

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59. 3 Classroom Guest Speaker Ideas for STEM

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58. 3 Black History Month STEM Activities

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57. The Mars Rover Project and GOOD NIGHT OPPY with NASA Engineer Bekah Sosland Siegfriedt

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56. 3 STEM Teacher Boundaries You Need Now

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55. 5 STEM Activities for February

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54. From Long-Term Substitute to 1st-5th STEM Teacher with Tiana Walton

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53. 3 Hacks for K-2 STEM Planning

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52. What does a K-6 STEM Teacher Do? with Kristin Kinner

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5 STEM Growth Mindset Books for Kids-STEM Spotlight #1

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51. How Do You Teach Growth Mindset Activities

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50. Space, NASA & STEM in the Real World with Aaron Shepard

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49. Integrating Seesaw and the Engineering Design Process

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48. STEM and Literacy Integration Ideas

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47. How is Stop Motion Used in the Classroom?

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46. Ask me Anything! Q&A Time with Naomi

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45. From Classroom Teacher to STEAM Teacher with Kelly Hogan

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44. 5 Robot Ideas for Winter Time

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43. Best Robots for Elementary Students

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42. 5 Winter STEM Activities to Try

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41. Engineering Design Sprints with Jen Sevy [Re-Release 22]

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40. What does a STEM Coach Do? with Becca McMillan

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39. Best STEM Toys 2022 for Your Classroom

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38. Hour of Code Ideas for Elementary STEM

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37. 4 November STEM Activities to Try

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36. STEM Teacher Behavior Management Strategies [Re-Release 8]

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35. How to Teach a STEM Lesson

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34. Project Based Learning Lessons with Jeff Imrich from Rock by Rock

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33. How Do I Write STEM Sub Plans?

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32. Wonder Workshop Tools, Resources & Events with Bryan Miller

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31. Ideas for SEL in Elementary STEM with Jill Loesch

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30. My First Year Teaching STEM- What Surprised Me the Most

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29. What are examples of Student Learning Outcomes (SLO) in STEM?

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28. How Do You Teach Digital Citizenship in the Classroom?

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27. 5 Halloween STEM Activities to Try

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26. How to Write a STEM Lesson Plan

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25. How do you structure a STEM lesson?

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24. How Do I Organize All of My STEM Lesson Ideas?

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23. 5 Fall STEM Activities to Try

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22. Engineering Design Sprints with Jen Sevy

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21. What are Creative Ways to Present a Project? [EDP Series: Share]

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20. Helping Students Improve STEM Projects [EDP Series- Experiment & Improve]

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19. Teaching Strategies to Help Student Projects [EDP Series- Create]

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18. Creative Ways for Students to Plan Designs [EDP Series- Plan]

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17. Good Research Websites for Elementary Students [EDP Series- Imagine]

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16. 5 Dot Day STEM Activities to Try

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15. Planning Lessons with Stages of Engineering Design Process

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14. How to Write Your STEM Curriculum Scope and Sequence

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13. 5 Back to School Night Ideas for STEM Teachers

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12. Help! I Teach 5 Different STEM Classes a Day!

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11. Why Classroom Teachers Make Great STEM Teachers

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10. Top 7 Technology Skills for Elementary Students

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9. How to Manage Transitions in the Classroom

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8. STEM Teacher Behavior Management Strategies

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7. 5 Back to School STEM Challenges to Try

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6. Managing Your Makerspace in the Classroom

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5. Top Tips for Creating a Makerspace in Schools

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4. Welcome to STEM Survival Camp!

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3. What Do You Need for a STEM Classroom?

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2. What STEM Education means in the Elementary Classroom

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1. I’m a new STEM Teacher, what should I focus on?

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