Christine Sawyer

Book cover of Billie Jean Peet, Athlete

Second grade teacher door decoration with characters from Andrea Beaty’s book

@andreabeatyauthor.bsky.social Look what came in the mail today!!! And my students helped me finish our door by decorating their own Lego people! Love sharing your books with my kiddos. ❤️🔬🧬🔭 #Edusky

Document Camera for STEM, a project from Mr. Johnson Help me give my students a document camera so I can enhance my lessons with better demonstrations. I have the privilege of teaching some wonderful students every day in STEM classes. These students...

I have created a new @donorschoose.bsky.social project for my #STEM class! donorschoose.org/project/document-camera-for-stem/9762481 If you are interested in helping or willing to repost I appreciate it! @craignewmark.bsky.social #teacher #teachersky #edusky #tech

A purple and red octopus talk to each other on the tin can telephone. Purple octopus says “want to connect your students with real Scientists?” Then red octopus says “Skype a scientist matches groups with scientists for virtual q&as. It’s free!” And then an orange flapjack octopus says “get a match at skypeascientist.com”

Alrght everybody, get your Tin Can Telephones out. We need your help!

We reach new people by word of mouth. Send all your educator friends this pic! Teachers, librarians, scout troop leaders, etc! We offer our program for free, so we need help getting the word out without advertising $$.

A fighter plane made entirely from coffee cups.

When I was a kid, 'Junk Sculpture' involved grabbing anything from the nearest bin and taping it together. 😆 I've learnt a lot in the intervening years, but the principle remains the same.
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Taking the famous Makey Makey piano to a whole other level with Scratch, Makedo and other materials. We had keyboards, guitars, drum kits and more! They used Scratch to find the sounds and assign them to different keys.

As one mum said, “The kids were HYPED!” #STEM #EdTech #Edusky

Inside a Program Supporting Black Girls Who Love Math - EdSurge News Recent data shows the gender gap in K-12 math performance reappeared. Can enrichment programs focused on students’ self-perception help some girls achieve?

"But the sessions have a loftier goal than just avoiding summer brain rot: to reverse the gender and race disparities in who studies and succeeds in math and science." www.edsurge.com/news/2025-08...

It's National Wildlife Day - a day to raise awareness about endangered species and conservation efforts around the world. You can participate in events, learn about conservation efforts near you, go on a nature walk, or read a #STEAMTeam book! www.steamteambooks.com
#NationalWildlifeDay #STEM

New Environmental Science and Sustainability Projects for Student STEM | Science Buddies Blog New, cutting-edge student projects support student exploration of real-world environmental science, ecology, and sustainability challenges and solutions.

New K-12 #STEM projects - real-world environmental science, agricultural technology, & sustainability, from removing microplastics to monitoring watersheds and nutrient pollution. sbgo.org/envscience25-b

Welcome Back to Celebrate Nonfiction! Welcome back to  another year of celebrating nonfiction and the kids who love it. It’s Year 17 for this blog, and I’m excited to continue th...

Teachers! Librarians! Writers!
Check out educators' favorite ways to increase student access to nonfiction books they'll love.
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Inspired by Rosie the Riveter, Bay Area women team up to repair WWII ship These women are working to repair the SS Red Oak Victory, the last surviving ship of the 747 that were churned out at the Kaiser Shipyard in Richmond, Calif.

"Now a group of women, led by welders who know well what it is like to try to make their way in a male-dominated profession, are volunteering to restore the ship. These volunteers are 'a testament to women building the ship and carrying the torch forward'" www.latimes.com/california/s...

3 Strategies to Effectively Teach Science Vocabulary Using engaging, in-context strategies helps elementary students truly understand new terms.

Help make new science terms stick by introducing vocab in context! Here’s how. 👏

#ITeachScience #EduSky

Many of you resonated w/ what I shared earlier:
“Students don’t need more motivation. They need more meaning.”

Here are a few tiny shifts we can make this school year to help students connect to their learning.

Which of these have worked for you? What would you add?
#just4you #EDUsky #backtoschool

Letting students in on the “why” has been important in my classroom and helped me connect the meaning of the learning and make it relevant for students. Love all these ideas! #edusky

Same! Would love to hear recommendations from other teachers! I do love my Vera Bradley backpack (the bigger size)….but I’m always on the lookout for other rides…desperately need to replace my lunchbox!

A Happy Snow Owl.

A peacock showing off its art.

And hey, just sayin', if reading about Maria Mitchell and Helen Sawyer Hogg today got you curious about Other stories of great women astronomers, we've got just the book for you, with over 130 figures to learn all about!

#WomenInSTEM #AstroSky #BookSky #HistSci 🧪🔭

YouTube video by TEDx Talks How Story Empowers Kids to Shape our World | Marcy Pusey | TEDxEastLegon

If you are an #Educator, #Librarian, or #KidLit #Writer, please take twelve minutes to watch this powerful TedTalk by Marcy Pusey. I promise you'll be glad you did!

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Bothy A bothy is a remote hut in the wilderness that you can’t reserve, with no electricity, mod-cons or running water. The doors are always unlocked, you just need to step inside. From the rugged cliffs…

Pedro has today learnt what a Scottish bothy is, and is now obsessed with them.

I think they look like good places to go and hide with a book ... need to take my own lock.

We've got a book about them on the website now, if you want to learn more too. - Michael
bertsbooks.co.uk/product/bothy/

Awww ❤️ He’a been in my yard a lot this week…maybe there is a nest nearby.

Headshots of author and illustrator, with the following text: "Justin Krasner at Sourcebooks eXplore has acquired world rights to Newton's Paws of Motion, a humorous picture book take on the fundamental principles of physics as seen through the eyes of a curious cat and his exasperated family, written by Laurie Ann Thompson (l.) and illustrated by Karen Obuhanych. Publication is set for May 2027; Ammi-Joan Paquette at Aevitas Creative Management represented the author, and Anne Moore Armstrong at the Bright Agency represented the illustrator."

I'm thrilled to share my latest book deal, a humorous STEM picture book inspired by my very own cat (and his many "experiments")! I couldn't be luckier than collaborating on it with Justin Krasner and Karen Obuhanych (go look up her cat illustrations right now). I'm still pinching myself! 😃

Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, the Discovery of HIV, and the Fight Against AIDS Pandemics. Having raised their heads every century or so to spread primal panic and horror on a continental scale, they were something we believed ourselves well rid of by the mid-twentieth century. B...

Wishing a happy 78th birthday to Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, who in 1983 determined the retrovirus responsible for AIDS, and then spent the next decades traveling the world to coordinate AIDS detection and treatment procedures.

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#WomenInSTEM #AIDS #BioSky #MedSky #HistSci ⚕️

A beautiful American Robin looking for a midday snack. #nature #bird #robin #science #stemwithmrssawyer #EduSky

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Thank you!

I’ll check them out!

Notification showing Andrea Beaty followed me back.

Also use your books in my classroom every year and my classroom door is decorated with your book characters! The kids decorate their own Lego people to finish the door…I know this new groups of kids are going to love your books! I geeked out when I saw you had followed me back!

I’m going into my 16th year of teaching (and all at the same school) and I have quite a few siblings of former students coming into 2nd grade. I’m excited for my new class of kiddos and continuing relationships with families. #Edusky