SAM Labs
SAM Labs empowers teachers with the most engaging STEAM solution including lesson plans, apps and electronics. Our goal is to inspire every student to discover the fun in coding and creating.
5 Reasons Why You Should Make Investing In STEAM & Coding a Top Priority
5 Reasons Why You Should Make Investing In STEAM & Coding a Top Priority
Want to unlock students’ potential to succeed in the future? Teach STEM & coding. Here’s why.
K-12 Teacher Interview: Why Educators Need to Make STEM/STEAM a Way of Life
K-12 Teacher Interview: Why Educators Need to Make STEM/STEAM a Way of Life
“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” — Benjamin Franklin
Traditional Teaching vs. Learning Through Failure: Which Works Best?
Traditional Teaching vs. Learning Through Failure: Which Works Best?
The concept of 21st-century learning has revolutionized the tools and methods we use to teach in the classroom. STEAM (science, technology…
#1 Way To Boost Your Student Engagement With STEAM & Coding
#1 Way To Boost Your Student Engagement With STEAM & Coding
Every teacher knows how important it is to keep their students engaged. As noted by the University of Washington’s Center for Teaching and…
3 Ways to Implement STEAM in a Personalized Learning Environment
3 Ways to Implement STEAM in a Personalized Learning Environment
In one of our recent blogs, we touched on the benefits of STEAM (science, technology, engineering, the arts and mathematics) and how this…
5 Education Studies You Should Know About from 2020
5 Education Studies You Should Know About from 2020
These insightful education studies are a reason (or 5) we all can be hopeful about the future of today’s educators and tomorrow’s problem…
STEM/STEAM Learning Teacher Interview: Why Educators Need to Power Through
STEM/STEAM Learning Teacher Interview: Why Educators Need to Power Through
“The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.” ― William Arthur…
Connecting Meaning and Motivation: Education Tech Implementation
Connecting Meaning and Motivation: Education Tech Implementation
Any time administrators aim to rollout new computer science coding curriculum or education technology product into a classroom, school or…
5 Truly Inspiring STEAM Figures Who Made History by Fusing Science, Technology and The Arts
5 Truly Inspiring STEAM Figures Who Made History by Fusing Science, Technology and The Arts
The intersection of science, technology, engineering, the arts and mathematics is all around us. In fact, many inventions and discoveries…
Student STEAM Invention Round-Up: 7 Innovative SAM Labs Projects
Student STEAM Invention Round-Up: 7 Innovative SAM Labs Projects
Automated plant watering systems. A working coffee machine. A parent-to-child security bracelet. Do these things sound to you like…
$122B in Education Funds — ESSER III — What’s it about?
$122B in Education Funds — ESSER III — What’s it about?
Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021(ARPA) on March 11, broadly one year after the Coronavirus Pandemic was declared in…
The Top 5 Challenges of Assessing K-8 Students in 2021
The Top 5 Challenges of Assessing K-8 Students in 2021
STEM & STEAM are revolutionary teaching methodologies which require a new approach to assessments. Learn 5 major challenges of assessments.
The art & science behind our Learn to Code course — How SAM Labs pushed the teaching of Coding to…
The art & science behind our Learn to Code course — How SAM Labs pushed the teaching of Coding to…
Anna Vaughan, Head of Curriculum at SAM Labs, retraces the 6-month epic into how her and her team, broke the code to a truly unique…
Can SAM Labs STEAM Lessons bring the fresh perspective sorely needed in Primary schools?
Can SAM Labs STEAM Lessons bring the fresh perspective sorely needed in Primary schools?
Curriculum designer and former teacher Laura Pendlebury explains the need for a STEAM approach to learning in Elementary schools.
A Guide to Avoid #ParentFails: Things Your Tweens Should Be Doing
A Guide to Avoid #ParentFails: Things Your Tweens Should Be Doing
According to Elisabeth Stitt, you shouldn’t raise a child; instead raise a mini-adult. The rollover from childhood to tweenhood isn’t…
What is the Internet of Things (IoT)?
What is the Internet of Things (IoT)?
Do you have a smartphone? Do you know why it’s smart?