

Maslow for Teachers...
Fox's Educational Hierarchy of Needs Recently, in Episode 2 of the Virtual Reality Podcast, ‘Ready Humanity One’, Alex Chaucer of...


#Enough: A Zombie Anthem
The legacy of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Victims is being secured as classmates rally in Washington in the March For Our Lives...


Why Can't You Be a Prophet in Your Own Town? #SNAPPats
Successes should be celebrated. They should be shared with the world, in order to pave new paths, spark fires into flames, and inspire...

Summer Coding: Keep Kid Brains Engaged in the "Off Season."
We know the struggle: keeping your kids engaged in productive activities during the summer months when everything around them is...


Meet Guest Blogger and Summer Instructor, Diane Trantham: STEAMPunk and Math Extraordinaire!
The 'M' in STEAM
 I was sitting in a conference one time at the very beginning of my math teaching career. I remember the instructor


Real World Pixel Art: A Retro Obsession!
Why do we love Pixel Art? Probably the nostalgia. Seeing those serrated edges takes us back to time and place in the past, before video...

Storytelling: 5 Ways Game Design is like Writing and Filmmaking
We’re through the dark days when we thought video games were harmful to young minds. Hindsight is 20/20 (or 8-bit?) and with a few more...

Passive Consumers to Active Creators: Why VR Matters in the Classroom
Virtual Reality is here and it's no secret! With apps porting VR capabilities to our smartphones (Visit YouTube, search "your friend's...


Pop-Up Classes: Short STEAM Classes that Rock!
STEAMPunks EDU works in a variety of teaching modes. We do after school programs, breakout school day sessions, day camps and even...


STEAMPunks and Stop Motion: 5 of our Favorites
Why do we love Stop Motion animation? If we had to choose one reason, we'd chalk it up to the the illusory magic that brings life to the...