Design Challenge for 5th Graders Sees Success on Many Levels
“This project got them excited in a way they hadn’t before!” Rob van Nood shared about his latest challenge. As …
Spotlight on Boulder Valley SD – Mars Biosphere
School District: Boulder Valley School: Monarch K-8 Grade Level: 5th Grade Awesome Educators: Ali Graham, Kristen Reiley, and Clifford Roberts …
How to Start & Run a STEAM or Coding Club at Your Elementary or Middle School
Have you been searching for resources to start a STEAM club? Googling ‘how to run a coding club”? Asking around …
Five Benefits & Advantages of Inquiry-Based Learning in STEAM and Coding
Embracing new ways of working, learning and collaborating is a key starting point on your students’ STEAM journeys! Some teachers …
5 Tips on How to Teach STEAM and Coding to Elementary Students
So, you’ve been tasked with the challenge of teaching STEM/STEAM and coding to elementary students. If you’ve not led a …
Quick Ways to Teach Coding to Kids
Combining long working hours, curriculum changes, and addressing learning gaps (to name a few!), we know that the average teacher …
SAM Labs Maker Course Helps At-Risk Students Work on STEM Skills
As an educator, how do you reach kids who are not interested in school? You help them build skateboards. At …
Leveling Up – 6 Tips to Boost Your Confidence Teaching STEM & Coding
“Education breeds confidence. Confidence breeds hope. Hope breeds peace.” – Confucius The more confident a teacher is, the better their …
5 Reasons To Make Investing In STEAM & Coding a Top Priority
There’s never enough education funding. Or people, or supplies, or time. That’s why allocating funding is always so difficult—it’s all …
Ready-made STEAM Lessons – How To Teach STEM & Coding with Limited Time
Teachers work an average of 10 hours and 40 minutes per workday. They also take home an additional 2-3 hours of work each weekend. …
Launch Announcement: Successful Teacher Accelerator Program
What is the STAR Program? SAM Labs’ Successful Teacher AcceleratoR (STAR) Program is a free, personalized instructional coaching program aimed …
10 Top Features You’ll Love in the Digital Classroom
When we decided to adapt our STEAM and Learn to Code lessons for distance learning and hybrid learning we knew …