STEM Everyday

 Host Chris Woods welcomes animator Bill Matheny to the show. Maybe an unconventional guest at first glance but Chris and Bill have a great discussion about Woodsy the Owl and some favorites that bring back some childhood memories.   Connect with Bill or Woodsy:   https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/conservationeducation/smokey-woodsy/woodsy-owl https://www.fs.fed.us/learn/kids/woodsy-owl https://twitter...

Mary and Julie are educators in Saline, Michigan. Mary Ledford is an Apple Teacher, Lv1 Google Educator, Nominee for ISTE's Outstanding Teacher, Passionate about tech integration, empowering students & a great pair of shoes Julie Smith is K-5 Ed Tech Consultant, Certified Reading Specialist, National Board Certified Teacher, Author of the blog: The Techie Teacher® Connect with Mary: https...

   Nancy Penchev is the Media and Instructional Technology Coordinator at Scheck Hillel Community School in North Miami Beach, FL.  She has 18 years classroom experience in grades K-5.  She shares with Chris stories of her iLab (Innovate, Investigate, Iterate) and her success stories of taking her students to conferences to lead presentations. Connect with Nancy: Website: http://www.nancypenchev.c...

On today's show, host Chris Woods welcome Samantha du Preez from EVERFI.  EVERFI is the leading education technology company that provides scalable digital real-world education for millions of students of all ages.  The power of their platform lies in their unmatched ability to leverage network connections, develop dynamic digital content and deploy on-the-ground implementation teams—helping...

Today's guest is elementary STEAM educator Tori Cameron.  She is the host of the STEAM up the classroom podcast, a podcast for anyone interested in STEAMing up their teaching practices.  She talks about how to integrate STEAM into educational settings. Connect with Tori: Website: https://www.steamuptheclassroom.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/STEAMuptheClsrm Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.c...

 Tamara presently lives in Los Angeles with her husband and dog, she is a scuba diver and really enjoys working with children.  She was a cast member of Mythbusters: The Search which aired in 2018 and worked with Johnny Galecki and Jason Latimer on Scijinks.  The show introduced people to unusual scientific discoveries that will draw from  chemistry, physics, technology, engineering, and more. Con...

 Tamara presently lives in Los Angeles with her husband and dog, she is a scuba diver and really enjoys working with children.  She was a cast member of Mythbusters: The Search which aired in 2018 and worked with Johnny Galecki and Jason Latimer on Scijinks .  The show introduced people to unusual scientific discoveries that will draw from  chemistry, physics, technology, engineering, and more. Co...

  Coding Park by PlugBee is an interactive e-learning platform that helps kids learn computational thinking while playing games.  Kids code the progression of game characters using a programming language having the core concepts of any real world programming language, including variables, loops, conditional experessions, and so on. By making the learning process fun and interactive, kids are immer...

 Author of Rosie Revere, Engineer and Iggy Peck, Architect, Andrea Beaty was raised in a time where running through a field dreaming up different adventures as a kid helped to develop Andrea's imagination and story telling.  She says on her website; Always, it was fun and often, we laughed so hard we blew Orange Crush or Grape Nehi Soda out our noses. She went on to study biology and computer...

Is it any wonder when asked who Scott would invite to talk with his class, Elon Musk is his answer?  Scott is a self-proclaimed space Geek who this past summer attended Space Camp at the US Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville Alabama thanks to being accepted to the Honeywell Educators at Space Academy program.  Join host Chris Woods and Scott as they chat about how he is developing lesson plans...

Brittany Ballou is in her fifth year of teaching but her first as a S.T.E.A.M. teacher.  Brittany is a huge fan of Disney which explains her Twitter handle @ImagineerSTEAM.  The last few years she was in a math/science gifted program which allowed her to naturally start STEAM projects as they go hand in hand.  What is ironic is she is a very type A person but S.T.E.A.M does not really allow for th...

Kory Graham is an Elementary Innovations Teacher in Byron School district in SE Minnesota.  She has been teaching for almost thirty years. Connect with Kory: Blog: https://tritonkory.wordpress.com/ Twitter @korytellers  Chris Woods is the host of the STEM Everyday Podcast … Connect with him: Website: dailystem.com Twitter: @dailystem Instagram: @dailystem YouTube: youtube Get Chris’s book Daily ST...

What does Jodie Lang do in her classroom? • builds relationships • play games • encourages laughter • releases control, builds independence (in other words, stop taking yourself so seriously!) • stops wasting money on store-bought stuff to decorate with • lets the kids take ownership over their learning space Jodie Lang was the 2012 Ontario Elementary Teacher of the Year.  In one of her blog posts...

 Marion Leary, the 2017 Philly Geek of the Year, is the Director of Innovation Research for the Center for Resuscitation Science at the University of Pennsylvania and an Instructor in the Penn master of Public Health program.  She is also an Innovation Specialist and a Course Director at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Nursing.  Think the name Marion Leary sounds familiar?  Marion...

Projects. Educators love having students work on a project in class. They can use glue sticks, scissors, poster boards, and have a lot of fun. But projects aren't just fun. They aren't just something to show off at parents night. In this episode, Chris ponders what is the real purpose of projects in a classroom. Chris Woods is the host of the STEM Everyday Podcast … Connect with him: Web...

 Lea Melchior is the President of Goldenrod.  Goldenrod Research Corporation was founded in 1985 to bring education technology to life in 3 dimensions.  The company's flagship offering is YouthTouch, a complete system of hands-on technology integration, for learners in Grades 3-8.   Connect with Goldenrod Research: Website: goldenrodresearch.com/ Twitter: @GoldenrodRes Chris Woods is the host...

Todays guest on the STEM Everyday podcast is Jesse McNulty.  Jesse is an Instructioal Technology coach for Appoquinimink School District in Delaware.  He is also Sports Analytics Director for the Atlanta Blaze major league lacross team. Connect with Jesse: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jesse-mcnulty-06142326a/ Chris Woods is the host of the STEM Everyday Podcast … Connect with him: Website...

For many of you, the school year has just begun or you are getting ready to head back for a new school year.  Today we thought we would go back in time a bit to July 23, 2014 when episode #3 of STEM Everyday originally aired.  In this episode host, Chris Woods talks about ways teachers can share, collaborate, and help each other out to create a STEM Culture in your school. Chris Woods is the host...

Judy Zimny is Vice President for the National Institute for STEM Education (NISE).  Judy has a special passion for STEM and was doing it before "STEM" was well STEM.  Listen as Judy takes us through her career in education and what makes STEM special to her.   Connect with Judy: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/judy-zimny-ed-d-4a545421/ Chris Woods is the host of the STEM Everyday P...

 You know you have done it.  You come across a problem that needs solving and your brain goes to work.  You just cannot help but contemplate the best way in which to tackle this with some elaborate plans only to be shown a very simple way to achieve the end result.  Join Chris as he shares this and some thoughts on share stories to inspire kids and adults.   Chris Woods is the host of the STEM Eve...

Mark French, Principal of Gatewood Elementary in the Hopkins Public Schools in Minnesota, is enhancing his knowledge and skill in using technology to increase teachers’ confidence, student learning, and communication. Outside of school, he enjoys cooking on weekends, traveling, and reading.  Mark is also a strong believer in #principalsinaction and making "good news calls" home to famili...

camping /'kampiNG/ noun: the activity spending a vacation living in a camp, tent, or camper. Camping is a great way to open doors to a place that can bring so much to a persons life.  How many kids, young and old, have ever had a s'more fresh off the camp fire?  Or cooked a hot dog on a stick?  Looked up at a night sky and wondered.? Not to mention, camping is a great way to get unplugge...

 Perhaps the greatest technological achievement in human history was in 1969 when the Apollo 11 mission traveled to and landed on the moon.  Connections to amazing events in history can make moments in our lives extra special.  For Chris one of his connections is his birthday on the seventh anniversary of this landmark event. Keep up with NASA events at: www.nasa.gov/nasalive Chris Woods is the ho...

  As we celebrate Independence Day, we thought this would be a great opportunity to take a look back to a special episode of the STEM Everyday podcast.   In this episode, Chris interviewed his grandpa Gene "Herb" Clark, who was born on Christmas day in 1925.  He graduated high school at the age of sixteen.  In the Navy, Gene studied radio communications, which led to some amazing career...

Dr. Christine Cunningham's work focuses on one key question: How can the teaching of engineering and science change so that it benefits and includes diverse populations?  Before launching EiE in 2003, she was director of engineering education research at Tufts University; she also directed the first national longitudinal study of the factors that help women persist in college engineering majo...