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Colleen Graves

Colleen is a high school librarian, obsessed with Learning Commons transformations, Makerspaces, technology education and making stuff. Always a maker, Colleen brings a passionate artistic energy to the school library world. She was awarded the School Library Journal (SLJ) School Librarian of the Year Co-finalist Award in 2014 and named by Scholastic as one of the Top Ten School Librarians to follow on Twitter in 2014. She also holds the distinction of being named an “Innovator” in the Library Journal Mover and Shaker class of 2016. Colleen is a Certified Google Educator, as well as a Google Education Trainer.

My Invention Literacy Research

My Invention Literacy Research

August 1, 2016 / 5 minutes / Best Practices / Colleen Graves

Makey Makey Go!

Makey Makey Go!

June 1, 2016 / 5 minutes / Computer Programming Projects & Puzzles for Kids / Colleen Graves

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I sent two emails a week with links to STEM/STEAM articles, news, and resources for kids, parents, teachers, librarians. My goal was to help educate, inspire, and amuse.

30 STEM Links was the natural evolution of a kids STEM computing magazine that I published for 11 years in print and online. It was called beanz magazine. This website has both the 11 years of magazine content and the one year of email newsletter content.

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beanz Magazine Testimonials

"I love beanz because it's got a lot of coding stuff and I want to try coding as a career. Also, it's got Scratch tips the books won't teach you."

— Lillian in Virginia

"As a former teacher turned homeschooling parent, I LOVE (love, love!) when cross-curricular learning takes place. Each of the projects and ideas included in beanz require a child to employ cross-curricular skills. A child isn't simply coding or creating a Roblox account. Kids are using math, science, art, or critical thinking."

— A Parent