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Design Your World: Part of the Cambridge Science Fest

May 2, 2017 by jacy

Families using Tinkercad software for 3D design.
The Lesley STEAM Learning Lab hosted two hands-on workshops on Friday, April 20th as part of the 2017 Cambridge Science Festival. The session activities invited parents and caregivers to tinker with their children and develop unique solutions for a host of design and engineering challenges.  [Read more…] about Design Your World: Part of the Cambridge Science Fest

Filed Under: Blog, Community Outreach Tagged With: Bee Bot, bristlebot, Cambridge Science Festival, community event, family, KIBO robot, littleBits, Minecraft, Scratch Jr, stop motion animation, Tinkercad

Empowerment and Equity Through Making and Scratch

February 1, 2017 by jacy

Two students engage with Scratch and Lego Wedo robotics at computer terminal
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.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: inquiry-based, Scratch, Scratch Jr, student-centered, tech leader

STEAM in the summer

July 24, 2015 by jacy

Over 130 junior kindergarten – 6th grade students from the Summer Compass Program came through the Lesley Makerspace to experience hands on robotics, electronics, and engineering projects.

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[Read more…] about STEAM in the summer

Filed Under: Students as Makers Tagged With: Coding, elementary, Lesley Makerspace, Makerspace, robotics, Scratch, Scratch Jr, STEAM

Lesley Summer Math Institute 2015

April 29, 2015 by jacy

Sue Cusack, Jacy Edelman, Kreg Hanning
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Center for Mathematics Achievement at Lesley University
Summer Math Institute

July, 2015

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Makerspace Math

Sue Cusack, Keynote
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The Maker Movement and Math Practice Standards – A Perfect Fit

Filed Under: Conferences Tagged With: Lesley Makerspace, math, robotics, Scratch, Scratch Jr, squishy circuits, STEAM

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