Just over a year ago I started birding, or bird watching as you may know it. I have always loved nature, learning about my local plants, and doing native gardening. Learning about birds was a natural extension of that. One of my absolute favorite parts of birding is “Backyard Birding.” Essentially, backyard birding is observing and appreciating the birds who are right around one’s backyard, schoolyard, or outdoor space. Think life science meets “I Spy.” Of course, working with teachers and students, backyard birding can also be "Schoolyard" birding, incorporating STEAM to foster critical thinking and observation skills. Imagine you and your students excitedly saying, “Oh, that’s a mountain chickadee! And there’s a dark-eyed junco. Oh, hello cute lesser goldfinch!” 

Topics: Science Lessons, steam education, 3D printing, STEM education, Robo3D, MyStemKits, MimioSTEM

As told by Vanessa Miller

Topics: Maker, STEAM, steam education, 3D printing, Robo3D

Happy Red Planet Day, Educators! Red Planet Day celebrates Mars, encouraging exploration and understanding. Today, let's embark on an exciting journey to explore Mars with your students through simple lessons, 3D printing, and robotics. Get ready to make the Red Planet come alive in your classroom! 

Topics: Education Technology, edtech, Robotics, 3D printing, STEM education, Mimio MyBot, Robo3D, educational robotics system, MyBot Recruit

In Weld County RE-1 schools, the challenge was clear: engage a diverse student population, especially those with special needs. Traditional teaching methods fell short. A key solution? Implementation of Mimio Robo E3 Pro 3D printers for teaching and learning. 

Topics: Case Studies, 3D printing, STEM education, Robo3D, MimioSTEM, Success Story

We’re excited to announce a new update to the printing capabilities of our award-winning Robo E3 3D printers – you can now print directly from Tinkercad! Tinkercad is a free web app for 3D design, electronics, and coding. Teachers everywhere use Tinkercad to help get them started with 3D printing in their classrooms. 

Topics: Maker, 3D printing, STEM education, Robo3D, Makerspace

In this lesson, our STEM MimioMaster Meredith Williams shares a common experience for many teachers – starting instruction with one topic but totally switching to another. 

Topics: STEM Lessons, 3D printing, STEM education, Robo3D, MyStemKits, MimioMaster

The years have zipped by, and it still surprises me that I’m in my seventh year of teaching! In these seven years, I’ve taught grade 6 and grade 8 science - Life Science, Physical Science Honors, Comprehensive 1, and Comprehensive 3 Science. Currently, I’m enjoying my 8th grade science classes and have the privilege of serving as the Science Department Lead at my school. Teaching has been an experience, and science has always been a part of my life. I definitely have a passion for it! 

Topics: 3D printing, STEM education, Robo3D, MyStemKits, MimioMaster, Women in STEM, Girls in STEM

The Boxlight family has 10 reasons to celebrate early in the year – we won 10 Tech & Learning Awards of Excellence. Five of our solutions earned Best of 2022 in both Primary and Secondary categories – Attention! campus communication solution, MimioPro 4 interactive display, CleverLive cloud content management platform,  Robo 3D printer, and EOS Education Professional Development services. 

Topics: Education Technology, awards, STEM, teacher professional development, Robo3D, MimioSTEM, Clevertouch, FrontRow, MimioPro 4, CleverLive, Attention!, campus communication, EOS Education

In this lesson, our STEM MimioMaster Meredith Williams shares how she used the MyStemKits Moths Kit to introduce Dr. Kettlewell’s Peppered Moth investigations on natural selection (for more information on Dr. Kettlewell’s work, click here). 

Topics: STEM Lessons, STEM education, Robo3D, MyStemKits, MimioMaster

Elisabeth McClure, Gifted Specialist with the Northwest School District (House Springs, MO), recently completed a months-long project that originated with identifying real-life problems in their community. The goal of the project was to help her students envision themselves as part of the creative solution process, as well as spark their interest in community-related issues they can take an active role in solving.  

Topics: STEM Lessons, 3D printing, STEM education, Robo3D, MimioSTEM