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Articles, essays, and insights on STEM education, technology integration, and educational innovation.

MAKER Simple: Making Activities to Expose Middle School Girls to STEM Careers
Published: 2023

This paper presents a framework for engaging middle school girls in STEM through accessible maker activities, addressing the gender gap in STEM fields and providing practical implementation strategies.

Published in Academia.edu
Why TinkerCAD is GOATED 🐐
Published: 2024

An exploration of how TinkerCAD serves as a powerful entry point for K-6 students into design thinking, computational thinking, and spatial reasoning with practical classroom applications.

Classroom insights
AI Is Creating New Spaces for Collaboration
Published: 2026

A reflection on a cross-generational AI workshop where middle schoolers, professionals, and retirees collaborated as equals — and what that says about the future of teamwork in the age of AI.

Workshop reflections
From Screen to Object: Why CAD and Laser Cutting Belong at the Heart of Maker Education
Published: 2026

Reflections on how CAD design and laser cutting build systems thinking, iteration, and resilience — grounded in the constructionist ideas of Seymour Papert and the experiential learning philosophy of John Dewey.

Classroom insights