"We don't learn from experience. We learn from reflecting on experiences."--John Dewey A thread reflecting on my experiences at @3dprintopia.bsky.social 2025 But first a huge Thank You to @mattstultz.bsky.social and @ellierose.me from CocoaPress for making this possible. 🧵/1 #EduSky

Hey @emmafletcher.bsky.social It's my turn to hug The Ellie!!! @ellierose.me

#TodaysMomentOfAwesome Working the CocoaPress booth at @3dprintopia.bsky.social my 1st 3D print event Walking around, talking to people, seeing the amazing ideas that come from Cartesian planes & melting plastic to become absolutely incredible designs. 11/10 would recommend #EduSky #MakerEdu

#TodaysMomentOfAwesome Preparing for @3dprintopia.bsky.social 6th Grade interviewed a 3D Print Enthusiast Teacher "What would impress you about printing in chocolate?" Based on his responses, they made Gaming Icons. 🤓 @ellierose.me @mattstultz.bsky.social #EduSky #MakerEdu #♥️🍫🖨️ #3DChocolate

#AwesomeMomentOfToday Presented at West GA RESA about emerging Educational Technologies. Awesome conversations, lots of excitement, it's encouraging to see people excited and engaged about new ideas for instruction & assessment. #WestGARESA #EduSky #ConstructivistEducation

#TodaysMomentOfAwesome Had a check in with my principal, quick check at the start of the year. I gotta say my principal is pretty awesome. She encourages me to stretch & grow my vision of learning. Even when my ideas are a bit "out there". #EduSky #AwesomeLeadership #LoveFeelingSupportedEncouraged

Can kids really learn from video games? All signs point to → absolutely. link.nurture.is/o8ogE5

#TodaysMomentOfAwesome Doing peer reviews of chocolate designs, students saw elements like simplicity, clarity, and readability in their designs. Our client came by, dropped in unexpectedly and was visibly impressed by early prototypes. Now on to refining designs! #EduSky #CocoaPress #♥️🍫🖨️

#TodaysMomentOfAwesome "Boardwalk Adventures" a mix of Monopoly and Clue, continues to make progress. Board layout and design and token production finished today. #EduSky #GameDesignForLearning

#TodaysMomentOfAwesome My principal took us teachers to Waffle House for breakfast instead of our usual Friday morning meeting as a thank you for Back To School Night. Awesome principals really do make school a lot better. 🤩 #EduSky #AwesomeLeadership #Waffles

#TodaysMomentOfAwesome Tonight is Back To School Night & I get to talk to parents. I love when they say "My kid can make their own VR?" "You really 3D print in chocolate?" "You really never give homework?" Yes, yes & yes. That you hear it from your kids proves it works. #EduSky #Constructionism

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#TodaysMomentOfAwesome. Most students in Game Design class make video games. Now and again I'll get a few who make board games. My favorite part is when they design the board and see the first glimpses of their world emerging. #EduSky #GameDesign #MakingGamesToLearn

When the supplies for next term's class come in early, so you get to dream up new project standards. "One of your prints must glow in the dark". "Yes, you must print in neon pink" "Include LEDs using the translucent filament". @polymaker.bsky.social 😁😁😁 #EduSky #3DPrinting #HappyNerdTeacher

#TodaysMomentOfAwesome trying AI feature on @spheroeducation.bsky.social web app. I had students flow chart a program, then had the AI explain it. It found little places I had missed like "If colors are the same on start". Love that it reviews but doesn't code for them. #EduSky #RobotsAI

#TodaysMomentOfAwesome My classes this term are: VR design 3D Modeling & Design Thinking Robotics Game Design Mobile App Design On Fridays I sponsor a D&D club I have attained Nerdvana 🤓 #EduSky #NerdClasses #ClassesIWishIHadAsAKid #NoHopeOfBeingTheCoolTeacher

#TodaysMomentOfAwesome in Game Design Class. All from the same student "Oh! I can use triangles!" "I forgot I don't know how to trigonometry" "Yes! It works! I can aim to the left now!" "Wait ... Maybe?" "Yes! Okay now it works!" #EduSky #GameDesign #Coding=EmotionalRollerCoaster #NerdPride

#TodaysMomentOfAwesome Next challenge for Robotics - Use Communication functions in @spheroeducation.bsky.social so robots can coordinate efforts. Objective: pick a random color, drive in random directions until you bump into another Bolt. Swap colors. #EduSky #SwarmRobots #ScaffoldedLearning

#TodaysMomentOfAwesome Mobile App Design explored @danlockton.com "Design With Intent" cards, so today was "An app that evokes emotion or inspires behavior". One emotion was "Staring into The Abyss". On one hand, they got the emotion perfectly. On the other hand...😨 #EduSky #DesignSkills

If so many Americans accept the pretexts of citing "crime" to justify terrorizing immigrants or "antisemitism" to justify crushing universities or "nat'l security" to justify starting a trade war or defunding wind power, will they doubt whatever the regime concocts to justify imposing martial law?

#TodaysMomentOfAwesome After finishing the basic concepts of coding @spheroeducation.bsky.social Sphero Bolts, the class took some time to pursue their own ideas, most notably Bolt Racing! Down hill At full speed In the Fine Arts building #EduSky #RobotRacing #LearningShouldBeFun #🦾🤖

#TodaysMomentOfAwesome 6th grade started printing their first designs. They can design what they like then we compare digital to physical print. I love the inception level "Hot chocolate printed in hot chocolate". ♥️🍫🖨️ #CocoaPressInClass #EduSky #SoMeta @ellierose.me @mattstultz.bsky.social

#TodaysMomentOfAwesome Introducing how to make VR Roller Coasters in @delightex.com because real education requires pirates and cannons and roller coasters. And all the screaming that goes with roller coasters. #EduSky #VRCreation #NeedsMoreCannons #TeacherDosageofAspirin

Reason #37 why I love MicroCenter ... @raspberrypi.com and raspberry pi accessories. Now if they could just get the journals.....🤞🏻🙏🏻📚

#TodaysMomentOfAwesome Showing 6th graders how a 3D Slicer works, then showing their designs layer by layer before it prints. They started seeing infill & walls saying "How do I fix that?" They're taking pride in their work before it's even tangible. #EduSky #PBL #MakerEdu #SchoolAsStudio

#TodaysMomentOfAwesome Introducing 5th graders to VR. It really is amazing seeing their reactions, the incredible excitement as they explore a new fantastic world Next step, letting them MAKE their own new fantastic worlds. #EduSky #VRinEdu #MakeYourOwnWorlds #CodingIsWriting

#TodaysAwesomeMoment 5th grade we explore AR/VR tools. Explaining that "Augmented" means "adding something extra" so Augmented Reality is adding extra to what's right here in front of us. So I brought a giraffe to class. 🦒 #EduSky #AR-Edu #ARVR #LikeYouveNeverBroughtWildAnimalsToClass

#Today'sMomentOfAwesome Mobile App Design class started with "Hello,Codi" in MIT App Inventor. Simple project; 1 picture, 1 sound, 2 blocks of code. But the "It works!" shouts were glorious. Their remixes were a menu of pictures / sounds, changing screens, & barking dogs #EduSky #LearnByBuilding

#TodaysAwesomeMoment 7th grade Robotics using Bolts @spheroeducation.bsky.social 1st Challenge: Program a Bolt to drive a square, sides = 1 meter. 2 of 7 teams made it back exactly to the start with much rejoicing! This is why everything is on castors. #EduSky #LowFloorsHighCeilingsWideWalls

Just learned my @csteachersorg.bsky.social membership now comes with a year subscription to "Hello, World" from @raspberrypiorg.bsky.social !!! 30 minutes before I start a robotics course with 7th graders. Today is a very good day. 🤖🤓 #EduSky #HappyNerd #CompSciGoodies

#STEMSky #MakerSky #TechSky #Robots #Robotics #Engineering #STEM #STEAM #BlackWomenSTEM #WomenInSTEM #BlackSTEM #BlackAdemia #PHDSky #AcademicSky #AcademicChatter #EngineeringEducator #EngineeringProfessor #RoboticsEngineer #ElectricalEngineer

“After reflecting on past experiences that didn’t quite work out the way I hoped they would, I’ve started to think of experiential learning as a continuum … [This] allows me to reflect on how I can make any kind of learning more experiential,” @bmanchesteredu.bsky.social writes. ⭐

#Today'sMomentOfAwesome: My Game Design class is 7 students who have never made a game, 3 who are novices, & 6 with a lot of experience. The great thing about Project Based Learning is students will rise to the level of their interest. We're about to test that theory. #EduSky #PBL #GameDesign

#TodaysMomentOfAwesome Today was the first day of school, students are back, classes begin, so much energy in the air. It's hard to describe if you haven't been a teacher. It's the "Already Not Yet" of starting something big, but it's still just the beginning 1 down, 189 to go #EduSky

While preparing the CocoaPresses, I print medallions to make sure I've got things right. I give these to coworkers because I can't eat it all. Everyone always does the same "Oh! This is really good! " Evidently, teaching design skills is delicious! #EduSky @ellierose.me @mattstultz.bsky.social #

#CulturallyCompetentEducator #EquityInEducation #EduSky #AcademicSky

#TodaysMomentOfAwesome. Starting a new year means maintenance on 3D printers, including the CocoaPresses. Galloway has a new logo so what better way to test the reset than printing the logo #EduSky @mattstultz.bsky.social @ellierose.me #♥️🍫🖨️ #ChocolatePrinting

#TodaysAwesomeMoment A fully assembled robotic hand from NeuroMaker. Out of the box, you can control individual digits with an IR remote. Tomorrow.... Arduino programming for control Https://neuromakerstem.com @EduSky #Robotics #MiddleSchoolDangerousCurriculum #OfCourseThey'llMakeItGiveABird.

The aim of education is the continuous reconstruction of experience. Through progressive pedagogy, we cultivate not only intellect—but character. #JohnDewey

#Today'sAwesomeMoment: Some new equipment from NeuroMaker. Robotic Prosthetic equipment for classes exploring the intersection of robotics and assistive technology. My students are going to love this! Https://neuromakerstem.com @edusky.bsky.social #Robotics #AssistiveTechnology

#TodaysAwesomeMoment Today was 1st day of pre-planning. It was great to see colleagues, get back into the routine, meet the new staff. One of the miracles of teaching is we get 2 "New Year's". One in January, One in August / September. Here's to new beginnings! @edusky.bsky.social

Getting back into school year habits: Today's Moment of Awesome---Blacksmith demo at Rose Creek Public Library. "For over 5000 years, wood, stone and fire have been at the center of human civilization". #EduSky #MakeHistory #LibrariesRock

Getting back in the habit of Making & Coding.... A digital name badge running on a @pimoroni.com Tufty2040 coded in MicroPython ... Next step: a version that says The Pirate Ship Revenge Indigo Montoya You killed my father Prepare to die #EduSky #MakerEdu #ReadyForBackToSchool

More schools are banning smartphones to boost focus and well-being—but do the results match the hype? Here's what the research says and what it means for teachers. www.jeremyajorgensen.com/why-schools-...

Lots of affirmation here for starting with a draft and ending with reflection, with both peer-to-peer and prompt-shaped AI response between. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Peer and AI Review + Reflection (PAIRR): A human-centered approach to formative assessment - ScienceDirect #eduskyAI

🚀🧲 One of my summer projects has been restoring Richard Feynman's Fun to Imagine series, frame by frame and upscaled to 4K. Please share this if you know anyone who might appreciate it! youtube.com/playlist?lis... Thanks for the support! 🙏✨🙌 #FunToImagine #RichardFeynman #SeriouslyScientific

My first ISTELive was 2004, & I was amazed at the vast array of ideas, presenters, & people you start talking to. It's easy to forget the S stands for Society, people working together. #ISTELive 2025 was my 8th, 4th as a presenter & probably the best one yet. Thanks @isteofficial.bsky.social

We're heading to an educator conference at the end of the month, hoping to teach some STEM teachers to solder at our booth. After being inspired by what other's have done with @oshpark.bsky.social's after dark, I threw together the design for a sick new soldering badge with twinkling LED stars.

If you're at ISTE, You should check out @nancyeblairblack.bsky.social and Corvin presenting on "9 Reasons to Use Minecraft to Level Up Elementary STEM Education" 2:30 at the Hemisfair Ballroom. Hear from experts in early learning edtech on the power of a world wide phenomenon. #ISTELive