Samantha Cook

Educator, Writer, Maker, Hacker, GeekMom

[Samantha Cook @HackerMomSam]

@amydroofus After a harrowing evacuation with whatever we could carry, they are setting off fireworks across the street from where we are staying with my family in Longmont. They should be put in prison.

[Samantha Cook @HackerMomSam]

I don’t know who needs to know this, but I bet someone does: The internal packaging of Market Pantry (Target) waffle cones is a perfect re-use part for making a jet-pack. Look at that shape! I’d cut them out, attach… https://t.co/v0p2PfWQ4W

[Samantha Cook @HackerMomSam]

This fall I’m teaching a 4-week class on Approaching Controversial Memorials, a course I’ve been facilitating on and off for 18 years. This topic is relevant and powerful, changing the way students see the way we… https://t.co/r3VEE1bQ4F

[Samantha Cook @HackerMomSam]

Next up, I was interviewed twice for the @HGSummit2020 - Today I’ll be speaking about the importance of teaching intersectional history (this graphic is wrong but I needed to let you all know about this event!) at… https://t.co/BiVZgBReRq

[Samantha Cook @HackerMomSam]

What is the key to Project-Based Learning? How do you choose a driving problem, question, or challenge? What is the best way to organize information and create a compelling project? Join me tomorrow for an… https://t.co/A1V7KPSg0f

[Samantha Cook @HackerMomSam]

Join me on Sunday for a LIVE workshop for all ages on wand-making, plus learn a bit about wand history and lore! Supply list is available at the conference website. For parents/educators- I’m also doing a session on… https://t.co/PLPIUptF65

[Samantha Cook @HackerMomSam]

Recently I’ve been reading a lot about the American West and expansion, so today I was delighted to receive this book that I backed on #kickstarter! Written for elementary age learners, with a diverse range of… https://t.co/8W31jy5RWq

[Samantha Cook @HackerMomSam]

My conference presentation this morning on Making History Matter Through Project-Based Learning was terrific. Lots of great responses and questions as we dived into changing the relationship students have with… https://t.co/fhvLbpj3BZ

[Samantha Cook @HackerMomSam]

Thank goodness for the kids on my project-testing team! I always prototype and test all my projects to make sure they are accessible and fun. Pic: my daughter killing it on a reproduction of a Lascaux Cave horse… https://t.co/ZSxbJq96JZ

[Samantha Cook @HackerMomSam]

New post up with thoughts on how to deal with #problematicauthors and how I approach the issue #literature #education #complicated #opendialogue #criticalthinking #notthefirstorthelast https://t.co/cdLp0NlsqG

[Samantha Cook @HackerMomSam]

There are many paths to motherhood, and this is true for all of them. #mothersday https://t.co/gfxWuvi3tN

[Samantha Cook @HackerMomSam]

As this #harrypotterbookstudy is in editing and layout, we felt something was missing, so I started working on possible illustrations to begin each section so it would feel more colorful and magical. My daughter said… https://t.co/BDkMI6m7Lf

[Samantha Cook @HackerMomSam]

Taking this gorgeous Mirror of Erised to the next level with goal planning. If we can see our heart’s desire, we can almost always figure out a way to get there. One of the projects in the Magic of PBL unit study !… https://t.co/Q6zLhkRD44

[Samantha Cook @HackerMomSam]

Current Work View. #snowsnowsnow #coloradospringwinter #gettingitdone #tabletopquidditch #snitchftw #educatorswhowrite #quarantinesilverlinings #projectbasedlearning #harrypottercurriculum https://t.co/KQxJXKpDEB

[Samantha Cook @HackerMomSam]

Last week @pandia_press Publishing brought together a group of its authors, including myself, to work on a unit study in response to the current pandemic crisis. https://t.co/Al400IlEM8

[Samantha Cook @HackerMomSam]

I don’t always do glamour shots with my prototypes, but when I do, it’s all about the perfect location. 😂 #prototype #familiar #harrypotter #harrypottercurriculum #studentsmaybringacatorowlortoad #hedwig… https://t.co/VjgEz120h7

[Samantha Cook @HackerMomSam]

Marbling paper to get the perfect pattern for the #deluminator tutorial. If you’ve never tried it, marbling paper is an easy, fun art project that can be extended in so many ways! #projectbasedlearning #harrypotter… https://t.co/WeCZWjIrUm

[Samantha Cook @HackerMomSam]

What #hogwarts house do you think you’d be sorted into? #sortinghat #diysortinghat #makered #projectbasedlearning #harrypottercurriculum #imaravenclaw https://t.co/IJcgiHlrsB

[Samantha Cook @HackerMomSam]

Remember those plastic eggs I posted a few weeks ago? Well, here’s what my kid test team did with the instructions- aren’t they beautiful? Don’t you just want to put them in a cauldron and hatch them? As Hagrid says,… https://t.co/yiVFLm9xoT

[Samantha Cook @HackerMomSam]

Had a fabulous time in lyons_colorado hosting a workshop on creatively and collaboratively approaching high school with teens a few days ago, and was super honored that the Lyons Community Library bought a copy of… https://t.co/pw4XSTR8kw