STEM and Makerspaces in the Language Arts Classroom

<p>Language arts classrooms can use more than books to teach. Kate Hodges, a language arts teacher in Ohio, shares how she uses project-based learning (PBL), making, and more to help students learn language arts.</p> <p><a href= "http://www.coolcatteacher.com/e613">www.coolcatteacher.com/e613</a> </p> <div style= "background-color: #ffffcc; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle; padding: 20px 47px;"> <strong>Sponsor: Adobe</strong> I use <span class="il">Adobe</span> Premiere Rush to teach digital filmmaking in my classroom. I love it because videos and the editing projects move seamlessly between all of my student's devices. Check out this and other <span class= "il">Adobe</span> resources including some from my friend Todd Nesloney on the Education Trailblazers Pinterest board that you can view at <a href= "https://www.pinterest.com/adobeforeducation/education-trailblazers/">coolcatteacher.com/adobepins</a>.</div> <h2>Kate Hodges - Bio As Submitted</h2> <p>Kate Hodges is a fifth-year English Language Arts teacher at Oak Hills High School in Cincinnati, Ohio. She currently holds an M.Ed in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Cincinnati. Her thesis work explored how STEM infused projects influenced creative self-efficacy in her students.</p> <p>Blog: <a href= "https://wordpress.com/view/mshisflippin.wordpress.com">https://wordpress.com/view/mshisflippin.wordpress.com</a></p> <p>Twitter: @<a href= "https://www.twitter.com/_KateHodges">_KateHodges</a></p> <div style= "background-color: #cccccc; text-align: left; vertical-align: middle; padding: 20px 47px;"> Disclosure of Material Connection: This is a “sponsored podcast episode.” The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I believe will be good for my readers and are from companies I can recommend. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s <a href= "http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/C