Sue Cusack and Jacy Edelman of the Lesley STEAM Team sat down with Mary Adelaide, a ScratchEd Intern, to discuss their work facilitating Scratch Jr and Scratch through a maker mindset. View the full article on the ScratchEd website.
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Sparks of Innovation: Highlights from the Kennedy School Partnership
It’s been a jam packed year of making at the Kennedy School, with Lesley STEAM supporting maker-minded projects in each of the K-8 classrooms. Check out our video highlighting this whole school approach to innovation:
Kennedy Kicks off Hour Of Code Week
The Lesley STEAM Team was proud to help launch the Hour of Code Week at the Kennedy School in Somerville alongside our Kennedy partners. The week-long celebration of coding and making was marked by Somerville Mayor, Joe Curtatone, and Superintendent, Mary Skipper. View full article on The Somerville News Weekly.
Somerville STEAM Social
Lesley STEAM participated in the second Somerville STEAM Social, which brought together the Somerville Public Schools along with a host of local STEAM related community programs and organizations. This event is part of a broader effort to build capacity and develop a strong network of individuals and organizations in Somerville in support of STEAM education. View full article on Somerville Wicked Local.
Technology, Engineering and Art Come Alive in New Innovation Lab
Lesley STEAM collaborates to create hands-on makerspace at the Kennedy School in Somerville. View full article.
Cambridge kids build clocks to honor Texas teen
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Lesley STEAM collaborated with Luke Kirkland, communications librarian at the Cambridge Public Library, and Rahul Bhargava, researcher at the MIT Center for Civic Media, to run a free clock hacking workshop in honor to honor the Texas teen arrested for bringing what police called a “hoax bomb” to school. View full article.