Best STEAM Up The Classroom Podcasts (2024)

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Conquering Math Anxiety: Master Numbers With Confidence With Meghan Drew 50:32

3d ago50:32

50:32

Struggling with math anxiety holding you back from your dreams? Actress, nutrition coach, and aspiring nurse Meghan Drew overcame her fear of math with the help of learning success coaching. Hear her inspiring story of transformation and how she's now on track to conquer nursing school (and maybe even impress the doctors on Grey's Anatomy!). This e…

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First-Gen Grad Turned Motivational Speaker With Aaron Vilaubi 56:52

12h ago56:52

56:52

Join us as we welcome Aaron Vilaubi, a motivational force with a mission. A first-generation college grad, Aaron has lived the journey he advocates, moving from career services in higher education to inspiring diverse audiences nationwide. Leveraging neuroscience to fuel motivation, he's here to empower a new generation of leaders. As one of the le…

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Why Students Struggle Today: Post-COVID Student Behavior Shifts With Cathy Rodriguez 59:44

11d ago59:44

59:44

There has been a noticeable decline in students’ engagement in school. Ever since the pandemic, more and more students have become withdrawn and are struggling to learn. How can we address this? Join Kohila Sivas as she welcomes Cathy Rodriguez, a seasoned education professional with over two decades of experience. Cathy shares her journey from tea…

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Unlock Your Potential: Ironman Justin Loutfy On Self-Discipline & Going Beyond Limits 50:32

14d ago50:32

50:32

The IRONMAN triathlon is a powerful challenge that measures your physical endurance, willpower, and perseverance. Justin Loutfy is a competitor in these races, and he actively applies the valuable lessons he has learned from them in his own life. In this episode, he joins Kohila Sivas to share his secrets about personal development, self-discipline…

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Championing Children’s Confidence And Self-Worth In Learning And Life With Marnie David 1:00:41

18d ago1:00:41

1:00:41

Building confidence and embracing self-worth are vital for learning and navigating life's challenges. That is why as adults, we need to start instilling these things into our children as soon as we can. In this episode, Marnie David, a Wholistic NeuroGrowth Learning Success coach, teacher, and author, shares her journey from struggling with low sel…

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Empowering Minds Of The Young With Lynette Munich 44:09

25d ago44:09

44:09

Some children struggle to keep up at school, and they tend to lag behind their peers. Although this can be easily related to their laziness or irresponsibility, sometimes so much more is happening underneath. This is where Lynette Munich focuses her work on empowering minds of young learners as a holistic neural growth learning success coach. Joini…

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STEAM Learning: A Guide To Nurturing Future Innovators With Laurie Bloyer 33:42

27d ago33:42

33:42

STEAM learning plays a vital role in nurturing future innovators by providing a well-rounded and dynamic educational experience. As parents and educators, we need to encourage students to find a love for learning. In this episode, Kohila Sivas interviews Laurie Bloyer, a Wholistic Learning Success Coach and the founder of Nexus Success Coaching. Wi…

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Root To Rise With Venessa Smith 50:07

1M ago50:07

50:07

Developing deep roots that will allow you to stay on your feet despite life’s rapid pace and endless hurdles. And to do that, you must cultivate curiosity and become a lifelong learner. Kohila Sivas sits down with Venessa Smith to discuss the right way to guide children on planting their roots deep and standing tall. Venessa shares how she became a…

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Positive Proactive Parenting: Unlocking Math Success With Malgosha Farafoszyn 59:00

1M ago59:00

59:00

Many students find math to be a challenging subject. As parents, we can play a proactive role in supporting them as they overcome this hurdle. In this episode, we have Malgosha Farafoszyn, a Learning Success Math Coach, to share with us the method that can help take our children to math success: Positive Proactive Parenting. She helps us understand…

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Unlocking Learning Success With Coach Mike Nicholson 1:04:47

1M ago1:04:47

1:04:47

The cookie-cutter approach of mainstream education doesn't always hit the mark and that some students need tailored support to address their unique learning needs. Today, we have a very special guest on the show, Mike Nicholson, whose journey in education has been nothing short of remarkable. After spending more than two and a half decades in the f…

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Early Childhood Education, Learning Success Coaching, And The Impact Of Phone Addiction On Student Wellbeing With Terri Gregory 58:54

2M ago58:54

58:54

To say that phone addiction is one of the biggest threats to childhood developments is no understatement. Despite any opinions to the contrary, early childhood education teachers, who are at the frontline of this whole childhood development struggle, see the negative impacts happening in real time. Where do we go from here? In this episode, Holisti…

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ADHD As A Superpower: Transforming Challenges Into Strength With Lisa Ann Finley 52:08

2M ago52:08

52:08

Children need to learn how to plan and prioritize. This can be especially challenging for students with ADHD or other struggles with executive function. Today, learning success coach Lisa Ann Finley joins Kohila Sivas for an enlightening discussion on how to make ADHD, or any disability for that matter, as a superpower. Lisa is a devoted mother to …

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Helping Students Develop A Love For The Language With Katherine (Kat) Páez Douce 58:47

2M ago58:47

58:47

Learners need to be empowered with the tools, knowledge, and confidence to be successful, independent, and enjoy life. Today, Kat Páez Douce and Kohila Sivas discuss a range of topics related to language learning, education, and teaching. Kat shares her experiences as a language teacher and her desire to empower Mexicans. She emphasizes the importa…

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Empowering Children To Become Lifelong Learners With Sara Hazelton 46:08

2M ago46:08

46:08

Children deserve a holistic approach to their learning and support. However, the existing system and classroom dynamics often constrain even the most dedicated teachers. In cases where a child faces challenges, many tutors tend to concentrate solely on academic issues, overlooking the possibility that the difficulties may extend beyond mere content…

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Learning Unlocked: Supporting Students To Achieve Top Academic Performance With Leslie Thomas 1:11:32

2M ago1:11:32

1:11:32

Leslie Thomas, the founder of Learning Unlocked, joins Kohila Sivas as they discuss the challenges and strategies related to teaching and supporting students, particularly those who struggle with academic tasks. They emphasized the importance of focusing on the main subject at hand, using positive language when correcting children, and allowing chi…

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Absolute Motivation: How Educators Transformed A Disabled Child Into A Personal Development Luminary With James Dixon 38:38

2M ago38:38

38:38

All it takes to give someone the will to shape the story is a little nudge, and for many of us, that nudge comes from our educators. Such has been the case for James Dixon, a luminary in the field of personal development and the author of Absolute Motivation. James attributes his drive to his loving grandmother, who served as the single greatest in…

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S4 E7: Coding and Internet Safety with Jeremy Keeshin 28:29

3y ago28:29

28:29

In Season 4 Episode 7, Tori Cameron is joined by Jeremy Keeshin. Jeremy is the CEO and Co-founder of CodeHS, the leading coding education platform for schools used by millions of students. Tori and Jeremy chat about the importance of learning to code, and how learning to code is like learning a language that's necessary for future success. They cha…

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S4 E6: WhyMaker With Liz Gallo 48:27

3y ago48:27

48:27

In Season 4 Episode 6, Liz Gallo, CEO of WhyMaker, chats with Tori Cameron about teaching maker ed in all different types of classrooms and the importance of design thinking. Liz is the CEO of WhyMaker a New York based organization that aims to bring maker ed to schools and classrooms all around the world. Liz has taught technology and engineering,…

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S4 E5: Coding Without A Computer With Sam Taylor 37:13

3+ y ago37:13

37:13

In Season 4 Episode 5, Tori Cameron is joined by Sam Taylor to chat all things coding without a computer! Sam is a former middle school science teacher who now works in the field of technology and computer science. She also is the author of The Coding Workbook! Tori and Sam chat how to learn computer science and coding without a computer, why compu…

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S4 E4: Virtual STEAM Night and Strategy Games 56:43

3+ y ago56:43

56:43

In Season 4 Episode 4, Mitch Cameron joins Tori Cameron to chat all things STEAM Night and strategy games. The episode begins with Tori explaining how she planned and held a virtual STEAM night for her community and she also has a big exciting announcement! Then Tori and Mitch chat all things strategy games. In particular: Pokemon, Magic the Gather…

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S4 E3: STEM Role Models with Erin Twamley and Olivia Mullins 1:02:12

3+ y ago1:02:12

1:02:12

In Season 4 Episode 3, Erin Twamley and Olivia Mullins join Tori Cameron to chat all things STEM role models. Erin is the author of Everyday STEM Superheroes: Women in STEM Careers and Olivia is the Executive Director for Science Delivered. Together they teamed up to create STEM Trading Cards.Erin and Oliva chat with Tori about the importance of st…

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S4 E2: Teacher Mental Health, First Year Teaching and Subbing in the STEAM Lab with Kate Jenkins 54:45

3+ y ago54:45

54:45

On Season 4 Episode 2, Tori Cameron is joined by Kate Jenkins to chat all things teacher mental health, being a first-year teacher, and what it's like to be a long term sub in the STEAM Lab. Kate shares insight into being a long term sub in the STEAM Lab and what it was like to sub in a brand new program's classroom.Kate is also honest about feelin…

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Season 4 Episode 1: Teaching STEAM Remotely with Renee Wells 51:49

3+ y ago51:49

51:49

In Season 4 Episode 1, Renee Wells, STEAM teacher from California, USA, joins Tori Cameron to talk about teaching STEAM remotely and in a hybrid model. Renee explains her idea to make sure every student she teaches has the materials they need in order to continue learning STEAM at home. She also discusses the value in recyclables and finding materi…

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Season 4: Update and What's to Come 16:39

3+ y ago16:39

16:39

Season 4: Update and What's to Come: is an intro for Season 4 and a brief overview of what's been going on during the last few months. Tori Cameron shares some of the hardships that have occurred during the covid shutdown and during spring and summer. She also shares about having the ah-ha moments of starting to plan for this coming school year. To…

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S3 Epi 10: STEAM, Meteorology and Mental Health with Ginger Zee 24:19

4y ago24:19

24:19

In Season 3 Episode 10, Tori Cameron is joined by Ginger Zee, ABC Network's Chief Meteorologist, author, mental health advocate, and overall badass. Ginger and Tori chat about what it takes to be a meteorologist, using green screens and technology, and how teachers can create classrooms that nurture all types of students.Ginger also shares about he…

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S3 Epi 9: Jamie from Making It Chats STEAM 40:26

4y ago40:26

40:26

In Season 3 Episode 9, Jamie Hudson from Making It joins Tori Cameron to chat about the art of science. Jamie, who is a Ph.D. scientist and co-creator of 20 Leagues, shares his story of loving both science and art and how he believes both work together in order to be creative.Jamie breaks it down and explains how art is woven into science and math.…

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S3 Epi 8: How are you doing? With Beth Barra 1:04:34

4y ago1:04:34

1:04:34

In Season 3 Episode 8 Beth Barra joins Tori Cameron to talk about how they are doing during social distancing and all that has occurred with COVID-19. This episode is raw and real and Beth and Tori share the ups and downs they are coping with during this extremely difficult time. Beth and Tori chat about teacher expectations, social distancing, sta…

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S3 Epi 7 Everyone can Science Everyday with Jenna Mercury 38:15

4y ago38:15

38:15

By Tori Cameron

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S3 Epi 6 Green Screen Tech with Do Ink and Green Screen Gal 55:35

4y ago55:35

55:35

By Tori Cameron

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Season 3 Episode 5: Major STEAM Announcement with Mandi Figlioli 22:17

4y ago22:17

22:17

By Tori Cameron

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Season 3 Episode 4: Rube Goldberg 36:54

4+ y ago36:54

36:54

By Tori Cameron

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Season 3 Episode 4: Eagan Tilghman from Making It 54:57

4+ y ago54:57

54:57

Eagan Tilghman from Making It joins Tori Cameron and guest host Mandi Figlioli on Season 3 Episode 4 of STEAM Up the Classroom. They chat about student voice, the culture of schools, and the importance of including STEAM into all subjects. Eagan’s interview is raw and real and he tells Tori and Mandi of the difficulties he faced as a student who en…

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Season 3 Episode 3: Being REAL with Tara Martin 51:43

4+ y ago51:43

51:43

In Season 3 Episode 3, Tara Martin, author, keynote speaker, BookSnaps creator, and incredible educator, joins Tori Cameron. Tara and Tori talk about coaching educators, the process of writing a book, the educator-journey, advice to first-year teachers, building relationships with students, social emotional learning, mental health for students and …

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Season 3 Episode 2: Cartoon Creations with John Fegali of Toaster Pets 36:20

4+ y ago36:20

36:20

In Season 3 Episode 2, John Fegali joins Tori Cameron to chat about creating cartoon videos in STEM. John is the CEO of Toaster Pets, which is a stem.org authenticated educational product, and is used by students all over the world. Tori and John chat about cartoon animation, the importance of giving students a voice, student-created youtube videos…

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Season 3 Episode 1: Classroom Tech and Pear Deck with Risa and Erin 35:08

4+ y ago35:08

35:08

Season 3 starts off HUGE with an episode devoted to classroom technology and Pear Deck! Erin Fisher is back as a guest host as she and Tori Cameron chat with Risa Bennett from Peardeck. Risa talks about her career and pathway from teaching in the classroom to now working with Peardeck. The ladies chat about why Peardeck is such a great way for enga…

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Season 2 Episode 10: STEAM class, girls STEAM club & drones with Casey 47:27

4+ y ago47:27

47:27

In Season 2 Episode 10, Casey Reierson joins Tori Cameron to chat about being a STEAM teacher. Casey teaches 4th & 5th graders in Minnesota, USA. Tori and Casey talk X-STEAM (gifted program), drones, robotics, student run news programming, hosting a girls STEAM club and much more! This episode is jam packed with incredible information and ideas for…

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Season 2 Episode 9 MassCUE, EdCamps and More! 37:56

5y ago37:56

37:56

In Season 2 episode 9, Tori chats with Kim Zajac who is on the board of MassCUE. Kim and Tori discuss all things MassCUE (an organization in Massachusetts that helps to promote and support technology in education). They also chat about Sketchnoting, EdCamps, and getting involved in educational organizations outside of the classroom. This episode wi…

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Season 2 Episode 8: Robotics and STEM 58:00

5y ago58:00

58:00

In Season 2 Episode 8, Tori chats with Danielle Boyer from Michigan, USA. Danielle is an 18 year old who is taking the STEM field by storm! Tori and Danielle talk about how useful cardboard is for creating and teaching, Lego Robotics, Robotic programming, homeschooling vs public school, taking a gap year between high school and college, and the imp…

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Season 2 Episode 7 STEAMy Weather 21:12

5y ago21:12

21:12

In Season 2 Episode 7 Tori chats with meteorologist Haley Bouley from Vermont, USA. Haley and Tori discuss the importance of meteorology and for students to learn about the weather. They also chat about schools creating student-run news shows, using green screens in the classroom, and helping to spark student interests. Haley is a fantastic guest w…

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Season 2 Episode 6: STEAM Classroom 23:40

5y ago23:40

23:40

In this episode of STEAM Up the Classroom, Brittany Ballou chats with Tori about teaching in a STEAM Classroom. Both Tori and Brittany are STEAM teachers so they compare their classrooms, chat lesson ideas, and so much more. Brittany is an incredible teacher with amazing ideas. The ladies even chat about what teaching means to them while having the…

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Season 2 Episode 5: Student Choice and Voice 28:12

5y ago28:12

28:12

In this episode Erin Fisher and Stacy Linnehan join Tori to talk about changing your teaching perspective, student choice and gamification, teaching students to be successful learners, creating a classroom makerspace, current tech trends, and so much more.By Tori Cameron

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Season 2 Episode 4: Quick Update 12:42

5y ago12:42

12:42

In this episode of STEAM Up the Classroom, Tori Cameron provides a quick update on all of the exciting things that have been happening lately. She talks about a few life updates, the MassCUE Classroom Grant she received for Nintendo Switches & Nintendo Labos, and announces that she just learned she's been selected as a finalist for an incredible ho…

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Season 2: Episode 3: Maker Mindset with Mandi Figlioli 46:28

5+ y ago46:28

46:28

Mandi Figlioli joins Tori Cameron a third time to catch up and chat about how the new STEAM Lab is going for Tori, having a maker mindset, MassCUE, Mandi’s new children’s book Miss Makey and the Magic Bin, Mandi and Tori’s strong love of the TV show Making It, Amy Poehler and Ellen Degeneres, & so much more. This episode will motivate you, give you…

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Season 2 Episode 2: #primarySTEMchat with Rachael Lehr 39:27

5+ y ago39:27

39:27

On Season 2 Episode 2: Rachael Lehr joins Tori Cameron all the way from Perth, Australia. Rachael is an incredible STEM teacher who has won many awards including Teacher of the Year! Rachael started Tori's favorite Twitter chat #primarySTEMchat and interviewing Rachael on this podcast is a dream come true for Tori! Rachael and Tori chat about #prim…

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Season 2 Episode 1: Fizzics Ed 44:36

5+ y ago44:36

44:36

STEAM Up the Classroom's first episode of season 2 joins Tori Cameron with special guest Ben Newsome. Ben is the founder of Fizzics Education in Sydney, Australia, and is a global advocate for STEM education. Tori and Ben chat about teaching STEM to all types of students, Australian Education vs United States Education, universal obstacles STEM tea…

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Season 2 Coming Soon & Summer Update 11:09

5+ y ago11:09

11:09

A quick update on what's to come for Season 2 and what STEM-fun I have been up to this summer! This summer has been filled with STEM camps, STEAM Lab renovation, and my teaching role changing!By Tori Cameron

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Episode 12 -Students & STEM 45:00

6y ago45:00

45:00

On Episode 12- Tori Cameron invites several of her students to chat about STEAM! The students chat about what they have learned this year, advice for teachers and students who are interested in STEM, middle school, what the future of STEM is, and much more. The students are candid and enthusiastic- definitely an episode you do not want to miss!…

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Episode 11: Changes In STEM 51:37

6y ago51:37

51:37

In episode 11, Aidan Cornelius-Bell a doctorate student from Adelaide, Australia, joins Tori Cameron via Skype to chat about the stressors teachers face in adapting to changes, what STEM and STEAM looks like in various types of classes, project based learning (PBL), #primarystemchat, reaching out to experts for help, and so much more. Tori even sho…

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Episode 10: STEAM The Museum 43:30

6y ago43:30

43:30

In the 10th episode, Sam Leah joins Tori Cameron via video chat all the way from Australia! Sam and Tori chat about integrating STEAM in local museums, incorporating STEAM with social studies and history, and how schools and museums can collaborate.By Tori Cameron

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Episode 9: Tech Expert Panel 56:16

6y ago56:16

56:16

In Episode 9 of STEAM Up the Classroom, Tori is joined by Matthew X. Joseph Ed.D, Colleen Terrill, and Erin Fisher. Matthew, Colleen, and Erin are all experts in the field of technology education. The group chats about technology within the classroom and school district, and as a tool for enhancing learning. You don't want to miss this episode!…

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