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CBC Curio.ca

Posted in 4-7, 8-12, English, K-3, Not Subject Specific, Post Secondary, Resource, Video & Video Tutorials | Tagged with create make innovate, Current Events, Free, french, multimedia, Multimodal Learning, Presentation, Teacher Use

Curio·ca is CBC’s educational streaming subscription service. Available on the site are stories from the English television news broadcast, The National, and its French counterpart, Le téléjournal, as well as segments from national and local radio news and feature episodes from regular television broadcasts. Curio.ca also hosts arts and entertainment programming, including performances from the […]

ADST Woodworking Basics Resources

Posted in 4-7, 8-12, AppliedDesignSkillsTechnologies, engSTEAM, K-3, mathSTEAM, techSTEAM | Tagged with ADST, design, STEAM, woodworking

Woodworking is an activity that can support life long skill development and the ADST curriculum across grade levels. With careful planning and consideration for safety (as well as appropriate school permission!) even very young children can learn to use hammers, saws, screwdrivers and other woodworking tools. In my own elementary school teaching, I had the […]

Circuitry Explorations: Tech Ed Stations

Posted in 4-7, 8-12, AppliedDesignSkillsTechnologies, Blog Posts, sciSTEAM, techSTEAM | Tagged with ADST, create make innovate, makerspace, STEAM, Tech Ed

Play-based, hands-on learning activities appeal to our creativity and our curiosity. When combined with specific prompts and tasks, they encourage children by providing greater success and a more rewarding experiences (McLean & Harlow, 2017) as they learn about the world around them. When you combine a 9V battery with a handful of playdough and a […]

Geering Up! 3D Computer Aided Design (CAD)

Posted in 4-7, 8-12, AppliedDesignSkillsTechnologies, artSTEAM, engSTEAM, K-3, multimedia creation, techSTEAM | Tagged with 3D Design, 3D printer, ADST, Computer Aided Design, design-based learning, STEAM

STEM learning is more than different subject areas simply threaded together. Rather, STEM learning is “a seamless experience for the students that scaffolds the use of disciplinary concepts and practices for solving inter-disciplinary problems” (Dasgupta, Magana, & Vieira, 2019, p. 123). In keeping with that amalgamated spirit, this week’s focus as Create, Make, Innovate! wraps […]

Design-Based Learning: STEM and Simple Machines

Posted in 4-7, 8-12, AppliedDesignSkillsTechnologies, engSTEAM, mathSTEAM, sciSTEAM | Tagged with ADST, create make innovate, design challenge, design thinking, design-based learning, science, simple machines, STEAM, STEM

Watching children play, particularly very young children, we can see they behave scientifically. Children observe and collect. They wonder and deduce, and they’re methodical. They collaborate – sometimes! – and when they’re puzzled, they experiment and make adjustments. At whatever age STEM learning occurs, though, make no mistake: it is real STEM learning, not mere […]