Hack Teaching Growth Mindsets with a Brain Lesson
I used to fail at teaching growth mindsets to my students for a long time. After I started finding success as the Innovative Arts…
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11 Specific Ideas to Have More Fun Teaching
I was researching how to have fun in the classroom and was unimpressed with the advice on how to have fun teaching- “include technology” and…
Help kids start thinking like creators with the “Creator Mindset Spectrum”
Outline: The apathy that we see in students has many causes. I am able to experience part of the problem first hand every August. On…
The ins and outs of Cheap 3D printers – Monoprice Select Mini and Ender 3
After purchasing an expensive school printer and getting frustrated with it, we decided to go another way – we bought several of the cheapest but…
Using a Vinyl Cutter in our Middle School Makerspace STEM lab
What is a vinyl cutter? A vinyl cutter uses a small blade to cut designs in vinyl sheets. The excess material is removed and the…
Using a CNC in a Middle School Makerspace, Stem Lab, or Fab lab
Our Innovative Arts Lab (it has also been called a fab lab, maker space, STEM lab, and STEAM lab) had CNC machines inside when it…