Learning Through Leading: STEM

Sunday, March 29, 2020

Luxblox with Mike Acerra

Heather and Mike Acerra

Heather and Mike Acerra are the educational entrepreneurs behind Luxblox, allowing students to explore science, engineering, and design in almost any setting. Luxblox are non-digital high-tech learning tools that enable teachers to approach a multitude of subjects with a hands-on and creative approach. Lux Blox are used in schools, STEAM labs and maker spaces around the globe. Lux Blox are especially popular in Finland and HungaryLux Blox are the featured exhibit at museums around the nation and are part of the permanent exhibit on structures and math at the National Museum of Mathematics in New York City.

In this episode, Mike tells us about how Luxblox can be used in classrooms to support science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics in almost any learning activity.

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Wednesday, August 7, 2019

Kristin Brynteson: OER, STEM, and so much more!

Dr. Kristin Brynteson

Dr, Kristin Brynteson, educator, podcaster and blogger from Northern Illinois University, discusses a variety of topics and programs with us during this interview.

Questions addressed in this episode:
What is Illinois OER, and how do OERs compare with the big-name publishers' works?
How can STEM, STEAM, and STEAM Read help kids, and how do I get started in my classroom?

STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
STEAM: STEM + the Arts
STEAM Read: STEAM + Reading
iOER: Illinois Open Educational Resources

Connect with Dr. Brynteson:

Twitter: @kbrynteson https://twitter.com/kbrynteson
Web: ilsharedlearning.org, niu.edu/niusteam, hotpinktech.blog
Podcasts: Failure Bites (https://soundcloud.com/user-935237992) and STEAM Read (www.northernpublicradio.org/topic/stem-read-podcast)

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