STEAM Up the Classroom's premiere episode features guest Linda Chiarizio. Linda is head chef at Tangerini Spring Street Farm in Millis, Massachusetts. Linda and Tori discuss how to integrate agriculture and culinary arts with STEAM. Topics include: how to start school/class gardens, the benefits of growing plants with students. and how to turn crops into food.

Episode 1- Culinary/Farm Science

STEAM Up the Classroom's second episode features guest Ross Clayton. Ross is a high school biology and marine biology teacher who created and piloted the marine biology curriculum in his district. Ross and Tori chat about how to integrate marine biology topics into the curriculum, the importance of learning about marine biology even in landlocked towns/states, and much more!

Episode 2: Marine Bio & STEM

Episode 3 features Mandi Figlioli. Assistant to the superintendent, Mandi is a curriculum specialist and makerspace aficionado from Pennsylvania. We chat makerspaces, creating makerspaces for all grade levels, Pittsburg, grants & partnerships, and so much more!

Episode 3: Makerspaces and Maker Ed

Episode 4 features Claire Seldon from Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Claire and Tori chat about gamification and gamifying your lessons. Interested in creating exciting, progressive, and challenging lessons? Listen to this episode and be inspired to create lessons and units that give your students a voice. Claire and Tori chat about ways to create quests/challenges and to gamify your students' way of learning.

Episode 4: Gamification

Episode 5 features Shane Evans, President of the New Jersey Technology and Engineering Educators Association (NJTEEA) and Debra Coen, Secretary of the NJTEEA. Tori, Shane and Debra talk about makerspaces, implementing the right type of makerspace for your program, and the levels of makerspaces. Debra and Shane also talk with Tori about inspiring and supporting educators and students in reaching their STEM goals.

Episode 5: Makerspace Levels

Dr. Jacie Maslyk and Mandi Figlioli join Tori Cameron for this makerspace filled episode. Topics include: what to do with a makerspace, integrating literacy with STEM and making, workshops, teaching ideas, and lots more!

Episode 7: Literacy and Making

Chris Woods from the STEM Everyday Podcast and Tori Cameron combine shows in this special episode! Both Chris and Tori chat about STEM, finding STEM in daily life, why STEM is important, what the future of STEM is, and much more!

Episode 8: STEM Everyday

In Episode 9 of STEAM Up the Classroom, Tori is joined by Matthew X. Joseph Ed.D, Colleen Terrill, and Erin Fisher. Matthew, Colleen, and Erin are all experts in the field of technology education. The group chats about technology within the classroom and school district, and as a tool for enhancing learning. You don't want to miss this episode!

Episode 9: Tech Expert Panel

In the 10th episode, Sam Leah joins Tori Cameron via video chat all the way from Australia! Sam and Tori chat about integrating STEAM in local museums, incorporating STEAM with social studies and history, and how schools and museums can collaborate.

Episode 10: STEAM The Museum

We chat with two amazing STEM teachers from Leicester Public Schools who are working hard to help their learners understand STEM form the early years and onward. Listen in to Dr Matthew X. Joseph and Mr James DePace as they describe some of the lessons & activities they've used to help STEM shine in their district.

Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education

More about Dr Matthew X. Joseph

Dr. Matthew X Joseph is currently the Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment in Leicester Public Schools. He has been a school and district leader in many capacities in public education over his 25 years in the field. Experiences such as the Director of Digital Learning and Innovation, elementary school principal, classroom teacher, and district professional development specialist. These experiences have provided Matt incredible insights on how to best support teaching and learning and led to nationally published articles and opportunities to speak at multiple state and national events.He is the author of Power of Us: Creating Collaborative Schools and co-author of Modern Mentoring, Reimagining Teacher Mentorship (Due out, November 2019). Follow him on Twitter @matthewxjoseph and visit his blog: techinnovation.live

More about James DePace

James DePace is currently a middle school STEM educator in the Leicester Public Schools in Leicester MA. For the past five years has been teaching STEM in grades 6-8. Before moving into STEM education, he spent 15 years in aviation. His time in aviation allowed him to teach Flight and Space class authentically due to his years of personal experience. Other classes that James teaches include Automation and Robotics, Design and Modeling and Computer Programing. James is enthusiastic and passionate which is evident in his classroom. He works closely with the state STEM organizations to stay current in his practice and add his experience to the curriculum development. He was co-chair of the 2019 PLTW state conference at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Follow him on Twitter @mrdepace.

About the FizzicsEd Podcast

With interviews with leading science educators and STEM thought leaders, this science education podcast is about highlighting different ways of teaching kids within and beyond the classroom. It's not just about educational practice & pedagogy, it's about inspiring new ideas & challenging conventions of how students can learn about their world!

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