Podcast Episodes

STEM Everyday #180 | Coding to Kindness | feat. Valerie Sousa

What if we took all the good ideas of coding and combined them with the lessons of kindness? That's the idea that Valerie Sousa came up with for her book Coding To Kindness!
Valerie Sousa has been a K…

Published on 5 years, 2 months ago

STEM Everyday #179 | Making Education REAL | feat. Anthony Chiles

Relevance. Empathy. Action. Lifelong learning. That's the REAL education that Anthony Chiles wants to see in his school and in all of education.

Anthony Chiles is a STEAM Educator, consultant, and Stu…

Published on 5 years, 3 months ago

STEM Everyday #178 | Building STEPS towards College & Careers | feat. Debra Hettleman & Sheyna Mikeal

STEM isn't just for elementary kids. In Baltimore, Building STEPS is building opportunities for kids to pursue STEM college and career opportunities. Their program launched in 1999 with the sole purp…

Published on 5 years, 3 months ago

STEM Everyday #177 | Biology Everywhere | feat. Melanie Peffer

If you've ever thought that biology (or any science) seemed hard to learn, or hard to teach, Melanie Peffer has the solution: "Where have you experienced biology today?"
That's the question to ask any…

Published on 5 years, 3 months ago

STEM Everyday #176 | Robotics also builds Fun & Friends| feat. Dan Mantz

Robotics used to mean an intro to STEM subjects and head to college, but robotics is part of every career today. Kids are excited to build, program, and drive robots. Robotics can even help kids buil…

Published on 5 years, 4 months ago

STEM Everyday #175 | the Solve it for Kids Podcast | feat. Jennifer Swanson

What if there was a podcast with real scientists sharing how they solved big problems?
And what if that podcast was designed for kids?
Jen Swanson and Jed Doherty designed the Solve it For Kids podcast…

Published on 5 years, 4 months ago

STEM Everyday #173 | Design Thinking in Children's Books | feat. Vicky Fang

What if you took the skills of design thinking and problem solving and applied them to books for kids?
Vicky Fang is a children’s book author with a background as a product designer (she worked at Goo…

Published on 5 years, 4 months ago

STEM Everyday #174 | Computer Science & Children's Books | feat. Laurie Wallmark

What if kids, especially girls, really believed they could grow up and be anything? Laurie Wallmark was one of those kids, and so are the women she's written about.

Laurie is a full-time, award winnin…

Published on 5 years, 4 months ago

STEM Everyday #172 | The Simplest STEM Projects | feat. Spencer Sharp

“Find a problem in your school that can get solved, then work backwards to find some science  to learn from it. That makes good STEM curriculum.”

Spencer Sharp has been making great STEM in the classr…

Published on 5 years, 4 months ago

STEM Everyday #171 | Making Makerspaces Accessible for All Kids | feat. Chuck Stoffle

An effective makerspace or STEM program is all about appropriate entry level challenges that kids can do & helping kids extend that initial challenge after they are successful.
Chuck Stoffle has been …

Published on 5 years, 5 months ago