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mshaughs.bsky.social @mshaughs.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Lots of dots in our #CSed & Maker Lab! Our 4th, 5th & 6th graders are practicing their creativity while drawing, coding & 3D printing spirals, dots and buttons for International Dot Day this week @peterhreynolds.bsky.social

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mshaughs.bsky.social @mshaughs.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

After about 9 years on the shelf, I finally got this beautiful student art project working again! Connected to a @raspberrypiorg.bsky.social Pico & used Piper Make for programming. I cannot wait to show my newest group of Ss what is possible at the intersections of art, coding & electronics! #CSed

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EduMatch @edumatch.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Remember when #NotAtISTE was the best corner of edu-Twitter? Before everything scattered? Let's rebuild the home. 🏡 Find your people, pick up the conversation, and rally with us...whether you're in Orlando or on your couch. connect.EduMatch.org #NotAtISTE #ISTELive #ISTE2026 #EduSky

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mshaughs.bsky.social @mshaughs.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

There’s something a little extra special about handmade gifts from middle schoolers— just love this cute little handmade soap that one of my 8th grade Ss made & gifted me this week. #edusky

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mshaughs.bsky.social @mshaughs.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

A huge ‘thank you!’ to everyone that attended our Design for Belonging session at #SpringCUE by CALIE, and inspired by the work of Susie Wise. Grateful to meet so many people excited to talk more about how we’re integrating design thinking & belonging work with our students. #DesignThinking #EDUsky

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mshaughs.bsky.social @mshaughs.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

From the CALIE Compass kick-off, to quick catch-ups with old friends, to an inspirational keynote by Lisa Moe and connecting in the Ignite Lounge… my bucket is already overflowing after Day 1! Can’t wait to see what’s next… #SpringCUE

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mshaughs.bsky.social @mshaughs.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Excited to talk design thinking & student-led learning next month at #SpringCUE. Julie & I will be sharing how we integrate ideas from Susie Wise’s “Design for Belonging” book into projects that have Ss designing to improve sense of belonging & respect among peers. Hope to see you there! #EduSky

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mshaughs.bsky.social @mshaughs.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Such a great day celebrating Global School Play Day 2026 at our site this week! TK-8 Ss played with different grade levels, taught each other games & got creative. It was an opportunity to strengthen school community, for Ss to lead, & for all of us to enjoy a much deserved day of fun! #edusky

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mshaughs.bsky.social @mshaughs.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

One of my favorites out of 5th grade Maker Lab this past week… Cupcake Nightlight prototype powered by @adafruit.com Circuit Playground Express 🧁💜 #CSed #MakerEd #CSforAll

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mshaughs.bsky.social @mshaughs.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Learning about design, line art, negative space & laser cutting w/ @glowforge.bsky.social as we design ornaments in my 5th grade Maker Lab classes. Ss chose to design on paper, in Google Drawings, or @figma.com Design. Excited to be learning with my Ss & improving my Figma skills everyday! #MakerEd

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mshaughs.bsky.social @mshaughs.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

Really enjoying these pre-made A.I. activities by Seesaw this week! Such a great way to start the convo about A.I. with my 3rd grade #CSed Ss. We’re learning what A.I. is & where Ss already see A.I. used in their everyday lives— from Alexa to TV show recommendations, & maps. #CSedWeek

Picture of Seesaw Learning’s fruit sorting activity on a computer screen

Picture of Seesaw Learning activity on a computer screen in which student writes about when they see AI at home.

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mshaughs.bsky.social @mshaughs.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Look at those twinkling lights for #CSedWeek! Just introduced 6th grade Ss to circuits, @raspberrypi.com Pico & @playpiper.bsky.social and love watching them experiment, troubleshoot and create. First LEDs, next up motors and animatronics 😉 #CSforAll #CSed #MakerEd

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mshaughs.bsky.social @mshaughs.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Christmas vibes kicked off in the Maker Lab last week for our 6th grade intro to circuits & @raspberrypi.com Pico #CSed #MakerEd

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mshaughs.bsky.social @mshaughs.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Great discussions & questions about A.I. this week in my 4th-6th grade classes, as we practice prompting to generate images in @adobeexpress.adobe.com! Love Ss thoughtful questions about the ethics, safety & environmental impacts of creating and using artificial intelligence tools. #CSed #EDUsky

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mshaughs.bsky.social @mshaughs.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

“Ms. H! I’m just finishing drawing my boss character!” Ss in grade 4-5 working this week on their @raspberrypiorg.bsky.social “Ghostbusters” video game in Scratch— still a favorite! Such great lessons in game design, story elements, sequencing, repetition, variables, digital art and more. #CSed

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mshaughs.bsky.social @mshaughs.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

Impressed everyday with how creative my Ss are! 6th grade has been using Tinkercad Codeblocks to design custom “buttons” to practice coordinates & repetition. They’re turning out even better than I could have imagined! #MakerEd #CSed #CSforAll #EDUsky

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mshaughs.bsky.social @mshaughs.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Watched a tutorial during my morning prep, and had my 1st @figma.com Design created & laser cut (earrings maybe?) by lunch. So fun!! So I decided to teach my #MakerEd 7th & 8th Ss their first lesson in the afternoon. Can’t wait to see what they create!

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mshaughs.bsky.social @mshaughs.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

Teaching #CSed to some of the younger grades again this year, so of course had to launch with our @hellorubyworld “What Is A Computer” unit! 2nd graders had a blast learning about hardware by building model computers. #CSforAll #eduSky

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mshaughs.bsky.social @mshaughs.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Middle school maker class is rocking their first project of the trimester— hand sewn softies. Learning the running stitch & blanket stitch = excellent fine motor skill work! #MakerEd

Student hands sewing together felt hearts with embroidery thread and using a running stitch.

Red felt mushroom with white felt stem sewn on

Red felt heart sewn to yellow felt circle

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mshaughs.bsky.social @mshaughs.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Started with a 1st grade class today in #MakerEd & just loved the outcome of our first project. Ss built their names with a small set of random Legos and they were so creative, collaborative & encouraging in the process! #EDUsky

Name Olivia is spelled using Legos to make the letters

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Edutopia @edutopia.org · 03/09/2025

When we think of “learning outcomes” as the purpose of education and stop there, we miss out on the ultimate aim of school—which is to use the learning to build the person. Read the conversation between neuroscientist Mary Helen Immordino-Yang and @stephenmerrill.bsky.social for more. #EduSky

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Projects, Purpose, and the Teenage Mind

Neuroscientist Mary Helen Immordino-Yang on why adolescent students search for deeper meaning—and what that tells us about designing schools that engage teens.

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mshaughs.bsky.social @mshaughs.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

Fantastic first five days of school in the Fab Lab! From Lego build challenges to an Extraordinaires design thinking sprint to our first laser cutter projects, my 2nd-6th grade Ss are already showing so much creativity! #EduSky #MakerEd

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mshaughs.bsky.social @mshaughs.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

It’s so BEAUTIFUL!! San Jose finally got its first MicroCenter & I’m in maker heaven!! 🤩 🤩 🤩 #MakerEd #CSed

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mshaughs.bsky.social @mshaughs.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Always enjoy learning new Maker Lab skills with Jesus Huerta! Great session this morning at Santa Cruz County COE #B2SReboot Excited to add some new projects & plans into my classes this school year 💡 #MakerEd #CUEmmunity

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mshaughs.bsky.social @mshaughs.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

New blog post—> this yr, my 7th graders integrated A.I. into their final robotics projects & it ended up being a great maker-based deep dive into effective prompt writing, how models are trained, data privacy and more! #CSed #MakerEd #EDUsky mshaughs.blogspot.com/2025/07/make...

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Maker Ed Exploration of A.I.

For the last several years I've wrapped up my 7th grade CS classes with a big robotics build. Students design, construct and code their own ...

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mshaughs.bsky.social @mshaughs.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

I 💙 this so much! For their final, some of my gr8 Ss wanted to create an animatronic hand to signASL w/@raspberrypi Pico & @pimoroni Inventor. It took hours of classes, lunch breaks & drop-ins just to build & code a few fingers to move. So proud of their hard work & dedication! #CSed #MakerEd

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mshaughs.bsky.social @mshaughs.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

My 7th grade Comp Sci Ss are getting ready to present their final @raspberrypi.com Robotics Design projects this week. Here’s a sneak peek at some of the cool features this year’s class added to the traditional “robotic buggy” build… #CSforAll #CSed #MakerEd

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mshaughs.bsky.social @mshaughs.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

My annual 7th grade robotics exhibition is just a couple weeks away, and Ss are hustling to put the final pieces together on their bots. This yr’s classes are trying out some REALLY neat ideas! So proud of their creativity & perseverance! #CSed #MakerEd #EDUsky @raspberrypiorg.bsky.social

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mshaughs.bsky.social @mshaughs.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Testing out my new Toybox 3D printer today. So far, so easy to use!

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mshaughs.bsky.social @mshaughs.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

My Ss have some fun ideas for their end of yr @raspberrypi.com robotics projects & I’m having to learn some new skills alongside them to make it happen. This week— speech recognition. Took a few days of failures but finally got something working! 🎉 👏🏻 #MakerEd #CSed

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mshaughs.bsky.social @mshaughs.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

A3: I’m definitely concerned about creator’s rights when it comes to the ways AI is training using artists’ work… I have Ss who are really worried about the ethics of AI & creating work based on other people’s work #EduSkyAI

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mshaughs.bsky.social @mshaughs.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

A1: just started trying out AI for learning new coding skills w/my Ss. Hoping it helps us do more in a short amount of class time, & let us focus more on electronics and project design & build #EduSkyAI

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mshaughs.bsky.social @mshaughs.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Ss using homemade soil sensors + @raspberrypi.com + @pimoroni.com Explorer Hat this week to test for moisture in soil. Today we’ll graph our data w/pygal. Learning lots about electricity & data collection! #CSed #MakerEd Huge to thx to Chris Regini for sharing his lesson all those yrs ago 😁

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mshaughs.bsky.social @mshaughs.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

First post in while--> "Math in the Making: Coding Sewable Buttons" mshaughs.blogspot.com/2025/04/math... Trying to get blogging again, and I've been especially interested in helping students learn & apply math in context. This unit was a really fun way of doing that.

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Math in the Making: Coding Buttons in Tinkercad Codeblocks

At Fall CUE 2022, I attended a session on Maker Ed, led by Stephen Callahan, in the San Joaquin County Office of Education Fab Lab . One of...

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mshaughs.bsky.social @mshaughs.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

The art T and I decided to collaborate on a garden art project w/our 4th grade classes. My class’s giant pinwheels went in today and I am loving the outcome. They look especially striking when spinning! #MakerEd

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mshaughs.bsky.social @mshaughs.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

A1: My middle school comp sci Ss keep digital portfolios in Seesaw, where they share their work & reflect on their learning. Below is one of my favorite reflections so far this year… #EduInFocus @edutopia.org

Screenshot of a post in Seesaw Learning Journal app. Student written text says, “I learned that finishing your work instead of doing nothing feels good.”

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mshaughs.bsky.social @mshaughs.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

5th grade has been creating “virtual pets/plants” in Scratch and they are looking SOOO cute! Ss practicing everything from animation & design skills to variables, events & broadcasts. WOW these kids are creative! Lesson by projects.raspberrypi.org #CSed #MakerEd

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mshaughs.bsky.social @mshaughs.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

When one of your middle school CS Ss turns their school Walk-a-Thon shirt into a Raspberry Pi pun 🙃 @raspberrypiorg.bsky.social

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mshaughs.bsky.social @mshaughs.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Unboxing my @pimoroni.com order today and how adorable is this Pibow packaging?? Was surprised to find out that they’re actually little striped paper bags wrapped around each case 😍

Large box of Pimoroni Pibow cases individually wrapped in purple and white striped bags.

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mshaughs.bsky.social @mshaughs.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

A3: I’ve been trying to create more concrete supports to help Ss w/resiliency. Troubleshooting checklists, peer teachers, setup 1-pagers, goal setting/learning targets… tips to help reminds Ss what to do when stuck #TKAP

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mshaughs.bsky.social @mshaughs.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

A2: Having coping strategies & perspective can help. Sometimes I have to remind myself that a particular problem is not the end of the world. #TLAP

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mshaughs.bsky.social @mshaughs.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

A1: I teach #CSed which means daily tech troubles… I try to model resilience by thinking aloud troubleshooting stategies & pivots, as needed #TLAP

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mshaughs.bsky.social @mshaughs.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Hi #TLAP— I’m Amanda, TK-8 educator in CA. A highlight today was hearing a 7th grade student’s design idea for his robotics final build. A very empathetic idea for helping others & encouraging positive culture 👏🏻

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mshaughs.bsky.social @mshaughs.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

I’d like to see more convos re: ethics & environmental impacts of AI, what we (users) can do to promote more ethical sourcing of data/content for AI, more environmentally friendly development, etc #EduSkyAI ... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... www.unep.org/news-and-sto...

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mshaughs.bsky.social @mshaughs.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

So proud of my 8th graders who presented their progress on our “electronic word art for belonging” mini-projects yesterday. So many compliments from our audience of parents & staff. Wish I could share all the smiles 😊 (built with @raspberrypi.com Picos) #CSed #MakerEd

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mshaughs.bsky.social @mshaughs.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

My favorite unit of the year has begun 👏🏻 & this year’s 7th graders are making loads of progress in just a few days! So far Ss learned how to connect motors, methods for forward & backward, and how to connect to a chassis. Can’t wait to see what this group comes up with! #CSed #csk8 #MakerEd

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mshaughs.bsky.social @mshaughs.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

After introducing radial symmetry on paper in 5th grade, we experimented with creating radial art in Scratch. So fun to see Ss unique creations! #CSed #csk8 #EDUsky

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mshaughs.bsky.social @mshaughs.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

LOVE our newest 8th grade CS projects!! Theme was design for belonging by creating multilingual word art using @raspberrypi.com Pico, Tinkercad for laser cutting & PiperMake code. Box templates designed by a parent volunteer are really helping step up our project builds this yr! #CSed #MakerEd

The word Hola etched on cardboard next to multicolored LED diodes

LED diodes attached to jumper cables and a Raspberry Pi Pico microcontroller

Words etched on cardboard in English, Russian, Hawaiian and Japanese

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mshaughs.bsky.social @mshaughs.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Fun week 1 of @raspberrypi.com in 6th grade! Ss had so much fun learning about hardware while programming the Sense Hat w/@scratch #CSforAll #CSed #CSk8

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mshaughs.bsky.social @mshaughs.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Officially launched our robotics unit in 7th today. Day 1 lesson w/Raspberry Pi Explorer Hats was fantastic!! Ss figured out so much in one short session. Can’t wait to see what they create this yr! #csed #MakerEd #EDUsky

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