Blog Posts - STEAM Up the Classroom

Season 3 Episode 1: Classroom Tech and Pear Deck with Risa and Erin

9/18/2019

Season 3 starts off HUGE with an episode devoted to classroom technology and Pear Deck! Erin Fisher is back as a guest host as she and Tori Cameron chat with Risa Bennett from Peardeck. Risa talks about her career and pathway from teaching in the classroom to now working with Peardeck. The ladies chat about why Peardeck is such a great way for engaging all learners and ways to use Pear Deck in all types of classrooms. They also talk about why using technology in the classroom can be very powerful and how to inform nay-sayers. They wrap up the episode with reasons why Risa needs to join Peardeck at MassCUE's Fall Conference! This is a really fun episode- perfect for technology lovers, and anyone who is looking to engage students!

Season 2 Episode 10: STEAM class, girls STEAM club & drones with Casey

8/16/2019

In Season 2 Episode 10, Casey Reierson joins Tori Cameron to chat about being a STEAM teacher. Casey teaches 4th & 5th graders in Minnesota, USA. Tori and Casey talk X-STEAM (gifted program), drones, robotics, student run news programming, hosting a girls STEAM club and much more! This episode is jam packed with incredible information and ideas for implementing STEAM in your classroom!
Casey's Classroom Website: https://sites.google.com/isd31.net/gdesteam
Casey's Twitter: https://twitter.com/mr_reierson

Season 2 Episode 9: MasscUE, Edcamps & More!

7/11/2019

In Season 2 episode 9, Tori chats with Kim Zajac who is on the board of MassCUE. Kim and Tori discuss all things MassCUE (an organization in Massachusetts that helps to promote and support technology in education). They also chat about Sketchnoting, EdCamps, and getting involved in educational organizations outside of the classroom. This episode will leave you feeling motivated and eager to connect with other educators.

Connect with Kim on Twitter: twitter.com/ZajacSLP
Or on her website: mrszajacslp.weebly.com/blog

Season 2: Episode 8: Robotics and STEM

6/25/2019

In Season 2 Episode 8, Tori chats with Danielle Boyer from Michigan, USA. Danielle is an 18 year old who is taking the STEM field by storm! Tori and Danielle talk about how useful cardboard is for creating and teaching, Lego Robotics, Robotic programming, homeschooling vs public school, taking a gap year between high school and college, and the importance of minorities and women in STEM fields. This episode is jam packed with incredible insight and knowledge from Danielle and will leave you motivated and excited for STEM!

Check out all of Danielle's awesome resources:
Danielle's Website
The STEAM Connection
Danielle's LinkedIn Page

Season 2 Episode 7: STEAMy Weather

6/11/2019

In Season 2 Episode 7 Tori chats with meteorologist Haley Bouley from Vermont, USA. Haley and Tori discuss the importance of meteorology and for students to learn about the weather. They also chat about schools creating student-run news shows, using green screens in the classroom, and helping to spark student interests. Haley is a fantastic guest who has a lot of excitement and love for science! You can find Haley on the Vermont's Local 22/Local 44 news! Find Haley on Twitter: @HaleyBouleyWX

Season 2 Episode 6: STEAM Classroom

5/24/2019

In this episode of STEAM Up the Classroom, Brittany Ballou chats with Tori about teaching in a STEAM Classroom. Both Tori and Brittany are STEAM teachers so they compare their classrooms, chat lesson ideas, and so much more. Brittany is an incredible teacher with amazing ideas. The ladies even chat about what teaching means to them while having their own children!
You can find Brittany's blog here: www.imagineersteam.com/blog

Season 2 Episode 5: Student Choice and Voice

5/7/2019

In this episode Erin Fisher and Stacy Linnehan join Tori to talk about changing your teaching perspective, student choice and gamification, teaching students to be successful learners, creating a classroom makerspace, current tech trends, and so much more.
You can find Erin's blog here: fishinonamission.com
You can find Stacy's classroom website here: sites.google.com/a/ebps.net/mrslinnehan/

Season 2 Episode 4: Quick Update

4/9/2019

In this episode of STEAM Up the Classroom, Tori Cameron provides a quick update on all of the exciting things that have been happening lately. She talks about a few life updates, the MassCUE Classroom Grant she received for Nintendo Switches & Nintendo Labos, and announces that she just learned she's been selected as a finalist for an incredible honor. Thank you for listening! More episodes to come this spring!

Season 2: Episode 3 Maker Mindset with Mandi Figlioli

11/28/2018

Mandi Figlioli joins Tori Cameron a third time to catch up and chat about how the new STEAM Lab is going for Tori, having a maker mindset, MassCUE, Mandi’s new children’s book Miss Makey and the Magic Bin, Mandi and Tori’s strong love of the TV show Making It, Amy Poehler and Ellen Degeneres, & so much more. This episode will motivate you, give you some great maker-ed ideas, and leave you laughing.

Season 2 Episode 2: #primarystemchat with Rachael Lehr

10/25/2018

On Season 2 Episode 2: Rachael Lehr joins Tori Cameron all the way from Perth, Australia. Rachael is an incredible STEM teacher who has won many awards including Teacher of the Year! Rachael started Tori's favorite Twitter chat #primarySTEMchat and interviewing Rachael on this podcast is a dream come true for Tori! Rachael and Tori chat about #primarySTEMchat on Twitter, teacher PLNs, STEM clubs, teaching in a STEM specialist classroom, MassCUE, their favorite apps Seesaw and DoInk, and so much more.

Find Rachael on Twitter @RachaelLehr