The Circuit - Issue #3

We are so excited to announce that Construct Learning’s Chief Innovation Officer, Rob Shoaff, has been named one of the 2019-2020 Global Makey Makey Ambassadors. Rob is a Makey genius and you can see some of his creations on the Makey Labz on Instructables. Way to go, Rob!

This sensory maze is a super fun project to get your students excited about Makey Makey! Thanks to Sandy Coleman for sharing this great activity! “I love this resource as it combines movement and circuits. It can be made for a STEM event as Colleen has done, but also think it would be great project for kids to create”.

“In our inaugural Educator’s Guide, 90 pages of rich and riveting robotics, coding, and real-world relevant learning—featuring exclusive interviews with leaders in the field. Why must schools have robotics programs? What are The 3 Laws of Robotics? Who’s the guy next to R2-D2 on the cover? Find out! Get your free copy here.

eCYBERMISSION is a web-based science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) competition for students in grades six through nine. Students are challenged to compete virtually in state and regional competitions and in-person through the National Judging & Educational Event (NJ&EE) while working as a team to solve problems in their community. Student prizes are awarded at the state, regional, and national levels by grade level.

We at Construct Learning are pretty excited about this one. If you’re used to scouring the web for some ideas for STEM and maker challenges, be sure to add this to your list of places to explore. STEM Universe is a growing community with loads of resources and activities for PreK-12 STEM.

To prepare students for careers and challenges that don’t yet exist, Future of the Classroom examines trends and resources to help school prepare students for what’s next.

Post an Instructable for a chance to win one of TEN $500 Amazon gift cards. 

Pointers for middle and high school math teachers who have concerns about incorporating project-based learning in their classes.

Loads of ideas for using the Micro:Bit to address the Sustainable Development Goals

The GeoChallenge is a free competition that challenges students with a real-world issue and encourages them to develop creative solutions to that problem.

Tynker is looking for an experienced education professional to support our professional development (PD) initiatives for K-12 coding.

Tinkergarten classes are led by dedicated parents and active community members – people just like you who decided they want to bring outdoor learning to families in their area while also earning an income.

OpenMind is embarking on an ambitious plan to develop an extended set of online and in-person educational tools for universities and corporate clients. The Curriculum Developer will play a critical role in this process by working collaboratively with our integrated product/research team and advisors to translate complex behavioral science research into engaging, practical, and impactful content.

We are currently looking for a Virtual Computer Science/STEM Teacher for Middle School or early High School level with a passion for teaching students and impacting outcomes! Experience teaching coding, cyber security, or other STEM related courses preferred!

We are currently looking for a Virtual Computer Science/STEM Teacher for Middle School or early High School level with a passion for teaching students and impacting outcomes! Experience teaching coding, cyber security, or other STEM related courses preferred!

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The team at Construct Learning wanted a way to share some of the incredible content and news we discover with our network in a way that was more digestible than scrolling through social media. We understand that staying up-to-date with the latest trends, research, and discussions in STEM and maker education is hard - it’s a hot topic! We hope that this bi-weekly newsletter will help keep you informed and give you some light reading during your not-quite 30 minute lunch.