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I’ll be 100% honest.
Five years ago, the concept of Robotics at the early childhood level scared me to death. Truthfully, the concept of Coding did too. And I’ve always considered myself a pretty “techy” teacher. But not THAT techy, right?!
What I very quickly realized is that coding is the future for today’s kids. Currently, there are over 500,000 job openings in computer science, in every industry and every state. Women who simply try AP Computer Science in High School are ten times more...

*This post was sponsored by Sphero. As a gifted resource coordinator for early childhood students, the opinions are completely my own based on my experiences.*
You know it’s gonna be a great day in Mrs. Brown’s class when I’m almost more excited than my students! This week in second grade, we tested out Sphero’s brand new cutting edge Bolt robot, and I think we might be in love. I’ve long been a fan of Sphero...

*This post was sponsored by Mattel and Tynker. As both a teacher and mother, the opinions are completely my own based on my experience.*
Here’s a little known fact about me.
As a child, I was absolutely CRAZY for Barbie® dolls. My older sister and I played with them for hours on end, designing elaborate scenes like classrooms and grocery stores and offices for them to play in. My dad built us a “mansion” out of stacks of...

Oh, the Back to School To Do List….
Here it grows!! Check off one item. Breathe.  Add seven items.  Stop breathing.  Repeat.
It’s the time of year when I can’t look at my Google Calendar without inducing a possible panic attack. It’s the time of year when my own children spend several hours per day with me in my classroom, helping me label, sort, and clean everything in sight...