May 23, 2023
Let’s Talk About A.L. – Artificial Limitations
KID Museum hosted a teacher appreciation event earlier this month, and two speakers got me…
April 27, 2023
Celebrating Verizon Innovative Learning Day at KID Museum
This Sunday, our partners at Verizon helped extend free access to students and families from…
April 10, 2023
For Maker Girls, Seeing is Key to Becoming
Variations on this aphorism come up a lot in STEM circles, as we seek to…
March 30, 2023
March Forth, Roll On
As we began our March celebration of inspirational women makers, we heard the news that…
February 16, 2023
Connection & Belonging
Sometimes in education we forget the simplest things. As the middle schoolers in KID Museum’s…
January 30, 2023
Middle Schoolers Invent the Future
How many ideas do middle schoolers have for improving our world? Hundreds – and some…
December 28, 2022
Lighting the Path for Future Generations
As we enjoy winter holidays celebrating light, gratitude, and renewal, I am reflecting on the…
November 3, 2022
Girl Powered: Rethinking How we Teach STEM to Girls
At our “Girl Powered” robotics event last month, I heard a girl say, “I don’t…
September 22, 2022
Moving forward with purpose
One of the best things about my job is that I get to see kids…
June 24, 2022
We need to arm our kids — but not with guns
“Our collective presence here today reminds us that our children’s growth and success absolutely takes…
April 20, 2022
Learning, Emotion, and the Brain
Anyone who’s ever felt passionate about an issue, had a teacher who made a subject…
March 16, 2022
Girls Just Wanna Solve Problems
Dr. Cori Lathan, neuroscientist, biomedical engineer, inventor, entrepreneur, educator, and long-time KID Museum Board Member…
February 28, 2022
Culture Makers: Pushing the Boundary of What it Means to Be a Maker
At KID Museum, we believe that kids have the power to create a better future…
February 16, 2022
Snow Days, Wonder, and Innovation
The pandemic has upended so many aspects of our daily lives – and snow days…
January 11, 2022
Finding Flow
At the end of most KID Museum Invention Studio workshops, there are inevitably stunned looks…
December 1, 2021
What does it mean to be a maker?
What does it mean to be a maker? Usually what first comes to mind is…
November 24, 2021
Growing Partnerships: Growing Impact
MCPS Interim Superintendent Dr. Monifa McKnight visits with students from Shady Grove Middle School participating…
September 2, 2021
Summer of Impact
This summer, kids of all ages were back in person, getting a jumpstart on learning…
September 1, 2021
Creative Courage and What’s Next
Henri Matisse said that “creativity takes courage.” That’s true whether creating innovative art, innovative solutions…
August 3, 2021
Joy, Connection, and Collective Effervescence
Collective effervescence, as explained by Adam Grant in his recent opinion piece, is the joy…
