STEAM Up The Classroom

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.

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!

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!

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!

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.

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!

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.

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.

STEAM Up the Classroom's first episode of season 2 joins Tori Cameron with special guest Ben Newsome. Ben is the founder of Fizzics Education in Sydney, Australia, and is a global advocate for STEM education. Tori and Ben chat about teaching STEM to all types of students, Australian Education vs United States Education, universal obstacles STEM teachers face, the future of STEM education, and much more!

A quick update on what's to come for Season 2 and what STEM-fun I have been up to this summer! This summer has been filled with STEM camps, STEAM Lab renovation, and my teaching role changing!