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Ep 143 // Getting Started with Elementary STEM for Classroom Teachers (with Naomi Meredith)

Rachael Parlett
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Inside This Week’s Episode: — STEM instruction can feel intimidating, but STEM coach Naomi Meredith is here to break it all down for us! She’ll share tips and ideas for classroom teachers who are looking to implement STEM in their elementary classrooms, but don’t know where to start.

Links & Resources Mentioned in the Episode

Grab Naomi’s FREE K-5 STEM Year Long plan HERE!

The Elementary STEM Coach Podcast:

After the Fall by Dan Santat

Naomi’s Favorite Timer for Classroom Management

Connect with Naomi Meredith:

Brand New to Stem Instruction?

Or - have your tried implementing STEM projects in your classroom but find it results in chaos? (you’re not alone!)

Then, allow me to introduce you to Naomi Meredith - former classroom teacher turned K-5 STEM coach.

Naomi knows the feeling of overwhelm all to well when it comes to STEM instruction. After accepting a position as a STEM coach, she was thrusted into a new building, a new STEM classroom — and given NO curriculum.

But along the way, Naomi has learned a thing or two (or ten!) about what makes STEM instruction successful in the elementary classroom, and she’s here to share her expertise with us.

Her role not only includes teaching over 500 students in her school, but also leading professional development and co-teaching with teachers to help them integrate STEM & Technology.

With over a decade of experience along with a M.Ed. in STEM Leadership and STEM Certificate, she helps teachers world-wide navigate the best practices, strategies and tools out there. 

She truly believes that any teacher out there can learn how to use STEM & Technology in their classrooms effectively.

And, I had the honor of picking her brain about all things STEM - and you get to eavesdrop in on our conversation.

Here’s what we talked about:

  • How she got started with STEM, and what exactly a STEM coach does

  • What exactly STEM is (and what is it NOT!) -PLUS -Naomi tells us one of the biggest misconceptions about STEM

  • For teachers looking to take the leap into implementing STEM in their classroom, Naomi shares the first steps to make it happen

  • Learn the essential materials teachers should have on hand in their classroom, as well as some things to consider when setting up a STEM area of your classroom

  • Classroom management tips for teachers who want to implement STEM projects in their classroom

  • Naomi’s words of advice for teachers who are feeling like implementing STEM feels a little out of their element or out of their area of expertise (spoiler alert: STEM doesn’t have to be intimidating!)

  • Naomi’s favorite STEM project that she has done with K-5 students

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