Todd Beard MIE Fellow He also works with Youth Spark and a host of other job details as part of the Microsoft Philanthropy. Todd is also part of the Hack STEM team. Twitter: https://twitter.com/TeacherBeard Show Notes 8:00 - How Todd taught grades k-12 Computer and adapted ideas to the real world 14:00 - As STEM is becoming more a buzzword, there are still many singletons trying to figure out what it all means. How have schools been able to implement successfully and not just another add on? 24:00 - Exciting stories from STEM in the fields. "STEM solves the workforce issue" "STEAM" is what makes America great!" SAIL - Successful Attempt In Learning 32:00 - What is your WOW project? Lightning Round Current Read - Gary Paulsen Brian's Winter Follow these people Join a group such as BreakoutEDU and Makered Spirit Animal Eagle Final Thoughts Be an educational advocate Check out the show and episodes on iTunes