The Elementary STEM Coach Podcast

218. 5 October STEM Activities for Kids

I love themed STEM lessons, and I know you and your students will enjoy these October STEM activities. I put together a mix of robotics lessons, Makerspace, and even tech

217. Lessons for Starting A STEAM Program with K-4 STEAM Teachers from Ladue School District

In this episode, I’m joined by four elementary STEAM teachers who worked together to build a brand-new K–4 STEAM program across their district: Kristina Lodes, Jenny Brad

216. The Great Tape Debate: How to Manage Tape in a STEM Classroom

If you’re wondering how to manage tape in your STEM classroom, you’ve come to the right place. This is a HOT TOPIC among the STEM teacher community! When I posted about t

215. Growth Mindset STEM Lessons for 3-5

Having a Growth Mindset isn't just something important for STEM classes; it's important as a life skill. I'll be sharing Growth Mindset STEM lessons for 3-5 that you can

214. Growth Mindset STEM Lessons for K-2

Having a Growth Mindset isn't just something important for STEM classes; it's important as a life skill. I'll be sharing Growth Mindset STEM lessons for K-2 that you can

213. STEM Survival Camp Tips & Tricks

STEM Survival Camp is a great way to get kids outside and look at the world in new ways. Through these lessons, you can authentically teach the Engineering Design Process

212. Kicking off the School Year with STEM Survival Camp with Bre Smith

How do you authentically teach students how to use the Engineering Design Process in K-5? I'm chatting with K-5 STEAM teacher, Bre Smith and how she uses STEM Survival Ca

211. How to Implement What You Learned after a STEM Teacher Conference

Attending STEM teacher conferences can be such a blast, but also exhausting! You are gathering so much information within a few days, so how do you even implement it all?

210. What app should I use when 3D printing with younger students?

Have you wanted to 3D print with younger students but realized Tinkercad is too hard for them? Trust me, I've been there too! I love Tinkercad and prefer using it startin

209. How to Plan Preschool STEM Lessons

While this show is all about elementary STEM, some of you teach beyond K-5 and even dive into preschool. What are some ways you can effectively plan preschool STEM lesson

208. Helpful STEM Professional Development for Elementary Teachers

Welcome back to another year of the podcast! Excited to be back with this new podcast refresh! We are chatting all about easy and helpful ways to get STEM Professional D

207. Top Three Need to Know Things About 3D Printing with Kids

3D Printing with kids can be intimidating, especially if you don't have any outside experience to teach them. I felt the same way, and I almost wanted to give up on 3D pr

206. Pumpkin STEM Stations for K-5 That You Can Use After Halloween

Spooky season is coming to a close, so what are you going to teach in STEM now? These pumpkin STEM stations aren't Halloween specific, so they can work in November! What

205. Building a STEM Identity in Students with SmartLab CEO, Dr. Jennifer Berry

You've spent the first part of your teaching career as a general education teacher, and now you are stepping into the elementary STEM space. It's equal parts exciting, bu

204. What Video School Announcements are Really Like with Rebecca Zide

Have you been on the fence about starting video school-wide news? Maybe you think you don’t have the right equipment, you need to go live each day, or that it’s too compl

203. Grades K-2: How to Teach Each Letter of STEM in a Week

If you wanted to dedicate a week to teaching students what each letter of STEM was, where do you even begin? You want the lessons to be simple enough to last for one clas

202. Grades 3-5: How to Teach Each Letter of STEM in a Week

If you wanted to dedicate a week to teaching students what each letter of STEM was, where do you even begin? You want the lessons to be simple enough to last for one clas

201. What Should a Word Wall Look Like in a STEM Classroom? [Back to School STEM Tips Series]

As you are setting up your STEM classroom, what are things you can decorate with but still connect with what you are teaching? A word wall, or vocabulary wall, can be a g

200. How do you teach your students what STEM means? [Back to School STEM Tips Series]

If you were to ask your students what the word "STEM" actually means, could they answer you correctly? And if they do know that "STEM" represents Science, Technology, Eng

199. My Favorite Starter Projects for Makerspace Success [Back to School STEM Tips Series]

If you have a low or no budget going into your STEM classroom but are wondering what lessons to teach kids, my go-to is Makerspace lessons.  There is some prep work to g