Tag: for educators
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Visual Poetry – Learning in the Making: LIVE!
Learning in the Making: LIVE! Join Maker Ed for “Visual Poetry” on May 20 at 1:00 PM PST at bit.ly/MakerEdLIVE Looking for something fun to make at home? Each week we are collecting and curating resources around a topic and this week’s is Visual Poetry. We are focusing on making with what you have around…
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#Lunchbites: Bookmaking: Connecting To Students Through Art
Looking for ways to engage your students and activate their creativity? Join us for a webinar focused on simple yet effective bookmaking activities. These books could be used for personal journaling, poetry, family interviews, science-related observations, math thinking, etc. For this episode, you will need 4 pieces of paper, any size, and a pair of…
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3rd Annual Central Coast Social Justice Education Conference
Join us virtually for the 3rd Annual Central Coast Social Justice Education Conference on Saturday, May 16th, from 10am-12pm PDT! The conference theme is Pedagogies of Hope, Disruption, & Transformation and will focus on our collective work to build community and engage in social justice in this unprecedented time. Our keynote speaker is Dr. Farima Pour-Khorshid — a Bay Area teacher…
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Let’s Invent! Celebrate Scratch Month with Makey Makey and micro:bit!
Let’s celebrate Scratch Month with Makey-Makey and micro:bit. Join us to mash up your two favorite tools using extensions in Scratch. We will share tips for using both and even share ideas for creating gesture-controlled wearables. Since we are all at home, let’s invent together!
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Girls STEAM Ahead with NASA Free Resources
This Girls STEAM Ahead with NASA (part of NASA’s Universe of Learning) webinar will provide a brief overview of the program and its resources, including a range of computer-based and paper-based activities, along with exhibits and poster series. We will then delve deeper into some Girls STEAM Ahead with NASA activity-based resources. In addition to…
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Equity in STEM Education: The Connection to Culture
When you think about diversity; how does it show itself? When you stand before your students, do the faces looking back at you look like your own? Most likely your answer is “no”. Classrooms, and out-of-school time programs are becoming more culturally, ethnically, and linguistically diverse, which is leading to both, challenges and opportunities for…
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#LunchBites: Mathematics Through The Lens of Social Justice
All students deserve access to rich, rigorous, and relevant mathematics! Join us for a webinar focused on how to promote positive mathematics learning and achievement, with guest presenter Kyndall Brown, Executive Director of CA Mathematics Project.
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Children’s Arts Guild: Self-Care for Educators Workshop
In response to Covid-19. The Children’s Arts Guild will be hosting a series of self-care workshops for educators starting Thursday, May 7th from 5pm-6pm ET via Zoom. This workshop is FREE. We will discuss the new and unique stresses educators are facing, unpack ways you can use your creativity to tap into resources you didn’t…
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Rural Lunch & Learn: Using Roleplaying Games in (Virtual) Classrooms
Exploring the intersections of critical thinking, creativity, and SEL in storytelling with Dr. Karl Smith (Dr. Sparks). Join professional STEAM storyteller Dr. Karl Smith in this hourlong discussion of how to use the mechanics of collaborative storytelling as a way to foster social and emotional learning, open-ended problem solving, and creativity. You may be asked…
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Cooking – Learning in the Making: LIVE!
Looking for something fun to make at home? Each week we are collecting and curating resources around a topic and this week is cooking. We are focusing on making with what you have around the house, so we’ll be making pancakes together. Here’s some inspiration to get you started! Chefs do so much more than…