{"id":11888,"date":"2016-04-15T09:00:47","date_gmt":"2016-04-15T16:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ttinvent.com\/?p=11888"},"modified":"2016-04-15T08:48:06","modified_gmt":"2016-04-15T15:48:06","slug":"085-peggy-healy-sterns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/developinginnovators.com\/education\/?p=11888","title":{"rendered":"085 &#8211; Young Makers with Peggy Healy Stearns"},"content":{"rendered":"<div align=\"center\"><!-- ********** HEADER TABLE *********** --><\/p>\n<table class=\" aligncenter\" border=\"0\" width=\"90%\" cellspacing=\"5\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\" colspan=\"2\" valign=\"center\"><!-- *********** EPISODE TITLE ********** --><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Young Makers with Peggy Healy Stearns<\/h2>\n<p><!-- *********** TEASER QUOTE *********** --><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><div class=\"su-quote su-quote-style-default\"><div class=\"su-quote-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">&#8220;Education is more than knowing answers.\u00a0 It is important to be curious&#8230; and as we discover ourselves in the context of community, we have a chance to find our own voice and develop the courage to express ourselves.&#8221; &#8211;Peggy Healy Stearns<\/span><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><!-- ********** EPISODE PLAYER ********** --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"smart-track-player-container stp-color-60b86c-EEEEEE spp-stp-desktop\" data-uid=\"59055feb\"><\/div><div class=\"spp-shsp-form spp-shsp-form-59055feb\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p><!-- ** GET PODCAST ICON\/GUEST HEADSHOT ** --><\/p>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top;\" valign=\"center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><p><div class=\"su-button-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/table-top-inventing\/id924905062?mt=2&amp;uo=4\" class=\"su-button su-button-style-stroked\" style=\"color:#FFFFFF;background-color:#2A339F;border-color:#222980;border-radius:5px;-moz-border-radius:5px;-webkit-border-radius:5px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color:#FFFFFF;padding:6px 16px;font-size:13px;line-height:20px;border-color:#6a71bc;border-radius:5px;-moz-border-radius:5px;-webkit-border-radius:5px;text-shadow:none;-moz-text-shadow:none;-webkit-text-shadow:none\"><i class=\"sui sui-thumbs-o-up\" style=\"font-size:13px;color:#FFFFFF\"><\/i> Leave a Review in iTunes<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/p>\r\n<h2 align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0Get updates every week. <\/span><br \/>\r\n <span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Subscribe in iTunes, YouTube, or Libsyn!<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/table-top-inventing\/id924905062\" target=\"_blank&quot;\"><img src=\"http:\/\/ttinvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/iTunes.jpg\" alt=\"Subscribe in iTunes\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/ttinvent.libsyn.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"http:\/\/ttinvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/libsyn.jpg\" alt=\"Subscribe in Libsyn\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/subscription_center?add_user=TableTopInventing\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"http:\/\/ttinvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/YouTube-Button-150x150.png\" alt=\"YouTube-Button\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" \/><\/a><\/div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"center\">\n<p align=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-12443\" src=\"http:\/\/ttinvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/085-peggy-headshot_edit-350x350.jpg\" alt=\"085 - Peggy Healy Sterns\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"http:\/\/developinginnovators.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/085-peggy-headshot_edit-350x350.jpg 350w, http:\/\/developinginnovators.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/085-peggy-headshot_edit-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/developinginnovators.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/085-peggy-headshot_edit-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/developinginnovators.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/085-peggy-headshot_edit-624x624.jpg 624w, http:\/\/developinginnovators.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/085-peggy-headshot_edit-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/developinginnovators.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/085-peggy-headshot_edit-800x800.jpg 800w, http:\/\/developinginnovators.com\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/085-peggy-headshot_edit.jpg 861w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!-- ******** MAIN CONTENT TABLE ******** --><\/p>\n<table class=\" aligncenter\" border=\"0\" width=\"90%\" cellspacing=\"5\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody><!-- ************ JUMP LINKS ************ --><\/p>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[<a title=\"Jump to &quot;In This Episode&quot;\" href=\"#InThisEpisode\">In This Episode<\/a>][<a title=\"Jump to &quot;Guest Bio&quot;\" href=\"#GuestBio\">Guest Bio<\/a>][<a title=\"Jump to &quot;Additional Notes&quot;\" href=\"#AdditionalNotes\">Additional Notes<\/a>][<a title=\"Jump to &quot;Text Transcript&quot;\" href=\"#TextTranscript\">Text Transcript<\/a>]\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p><!-- ********** IN THIS EPISODE ********* --><\/p>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; text-align: left;\" colspan=\"2\">\n<h3><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; line-height: 24px;\">In This Episode<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: square;\">\n<li>Can you learn to write software without programming experience?<\/li>\n<li>How is educational software unique?<\/li>\n<li>How important is technical confidence for young learners?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Join us for a look at technology through the lens of educational software.<\/p>\n<p> Welcome to the <strong>Table Top Inventing Online Radio Show<\/strong>.\u00a0 Every week we interview successful individuals from across the career spectrum and share their stories.\u00a0 Hearing the stories of others who have been down a tricky path and navigated to success has a way of inspiring confidence that I too could find success.<\/p>\n<p> Today&#8217;s guest, <strong>Peggy Healy Stearns<\/strong>, began developing and writing educational software on some of the very earliest personal computer systems.\u00a0 What was the road like?\u00a0 What lessons has she learned about the intersection between technology and education?<\/p>\n<p> Buckle up for a fun journey through the development of some of the best selling educational software inspired by the advent of the personal computer.<\/p>\n<p> Every now and then, I have a guest who completely educates me on the history and perspectives of a particular aspect of education.\u00a0 Peggy has seen educational software from one end to the other.\u00a0 There probably isn&#8217;t a trend in ed software in the past 30 years she hasn&#8217;t touched.<\/p>\n<p> Sometimes it&#8217;s just good to reach out for someone else&#8217;s expertise, and I&#8217;m so glad I get the opportunity every week to be educated by some of the best minds in the country.<\/p>\n<p> If you think you might like a little extra help inspiring your teens this summer, point your browser to the <a href=\"http:\/\/ttinvent.com\/?page_id=10984\">ttinvent.com<\/a> website and find Inventor Camp.\u00a0 This summer at Inventor Camp, teenagers across the country will be inspired to try on the title &#8220;Inventor&#8221;.\u00a0 Your kids may need a little push to start, but just like Alex, after the first day at <strong>Inventor Camp<\/strong>, they&#8217;ll be hooked.<br \/> <!-- ********* TTI PROMO SECTION ******** --><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: 1.5;\">Parents AND students both tell us, &#8220;We can&#8217;t believe how much learning happened in just 4 days!&#8221;<\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"su-button-center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ttinvent.com\/?page_id=10984\" class=\"su-button su-button-style-3d\" style=\"color:#FFFFFF;background-color:#FF7f00;border-color:#cc6600;border-radius:9px;-moz-border-radius:9px;-webkit-border-radius:9px\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"color:#FFFFFF;padding:8px 24px;font-size:18px;line-height:27px;border-color:#ffa64d;border-radius:9px;-moz-border-radius:9px;-webkit-border-radius:9px;text-shadow:0px 0px 0px #000000;-moz-text-shadow:0px 0px 0px #000000;-webkit-text-shadow:0px 0px 0px #000000\"><i class=\"sui sui-file-text-o\" style=\"font-size:18px;color:#FFFFFF\"><\/i> Find Out About Inventor Camp!<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">We want to help you and your kids create the future!<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"#backtotop\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/ttinvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/top.gif\" alt=\"Click here to go to the top of the page\" width=\"17\" height=\"9\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!-- ******** GUEST BIO ******** --><\/p>\n<table class=\" aligncenter\" border=\"0\" width=\"90%\" cellspacing=\"5\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 75%; vertical-align: top;\"><a id=\"GuestBio\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"line-height: 24px;\">Guest Bio<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Peggy&#8217;s mission is to empower and inspire students, teachers and parents with compelling learning experiences and easy-to-use software that supports both formal and informal learning environments.<\/p>\n<p> Peggy is an educator, author, and the designer of eight award-winning children\u2019s software programs, including Stationery Studio\u00ae from FableVision and The Graph Club\u00ae, Neighborhood MapMachine\u2122, and Community Construction Kit\u00ae from Scholastic \/ Tom Snyder Productions. She has designed extensive curriculum and resources to support classroom implementation. Peggy&#8217;s work has earned more than three dozen national awards.<\/p>\n<p> Peggy is co-founder with Glen Bull of the Fab@School coalition and lead designer of Fab@School Maker Studio, an easy digital design and fabrication web app due out winter 2015-2016 from FableVision Learning. Peggy has 20 years experience at the K12 and university levels, was a district technology coordinator, and has presented seminars and conference sessions to thousands of educators across the country.<\/p>\n<p> Peggy specializes in research, concept, and design of original applications; interface, documentation, user guides, classroom activities, editorial, and professional development.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/ttinvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/top.gif\" alt=\"Click here to go to the top of the page\" width=\"17\" height=\"9\" \/><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<p><!-- ******** SOCIAL ICON SIDEBAR ******* --><\/p>\n<td style=\"width: 25%; vertical-align: top;\" valign=\"center\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!-- *********** LONG PICTURE *********** --> <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/ttinvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/085-peggy-mountain_edit.jpg.png\" alt=\"085 - Peggy Healy Sterns mountain_edit.jpg\" width=\"879\" height=\"343\" \/> <!-- ********* ADDITIONAL NOTES ********* --><\/p>\n<table class=\" aligncenter\" style=\"width: 90%;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"5\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\" colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"line-height: 24px;\">Additional Notes<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Connect with Peggy<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: square; text-align: left;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: 1.5;\"><strong>Website<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/peggyhealystearns.com\">peggyhealystearns.com<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: 1.5;\"><strong>Twitter:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/peggystearns\" target=\"_blank\">@peggystearns<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>LinkedIn<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/linkedin.com\/in\/peggy-healy-stearns-5a5524a\" target=\"_blank\">linkedin.com\/in\/peggy-healy-stearns-5a5524a<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- ********* ADDITIONAL NOTES ********* --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Additional Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: square;\">\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Fab@School<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.FabMakerStudio.com\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.FabMakerStudio.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>FableVision Learning<\/strong>: http:\/\/www.fablevisionlearning.com\/stationery\u00adstudio\/<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: 1.5;\" href=\"#backtotop\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/ttinvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/top.gif\" alt=\"Click here to go to the top of the page\" width=\"17\" height=\"9\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p><!-- ******** TRANSCRIPT & QUOTES ******* --><\/p>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; width: 100%;\" colspan=\"2\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"line-height: 24px;\">Teachers<\/span><\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I would like to acknowledge two educators, neither of whom has been one of my formal teachers.<\/p>\n<p> When I have questions about history or music or literature or myriad other topics, I turn to my husband, <strong>Gordon Stearns<\/strong>. His enormous knowledge base and ability to see connections and understand multiple points of view adds daily to my background and perspective. Gordy is also my primary editor, helping me hone my thoughts and present them more clearly. Our partnership has been a continual learning journey that has spanned decades and enriched my life.<\/p>\n<p> <strong>Glen Bull<\/strong>, UVA Professor, brought me into the Fab@School project. When he first contacted me in January 2009, I knew little about digital fabrication, and nothing in the context of the K12 and STEM education. With Glen and the extensive network of educators with whom he connected me as guides, I have explored exciting new technologies and possibilities and was inspired to design Maker Studio It&#8217;s been an exciting, inspiring, and challenging journey \u00ad\u00ad somewhat akin to earning another graduate degree.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; width: 100%;\" colspan=\"2\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"line-height: 24px;\">Making<\/span><\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">My latest projects fabricated just a short time ago were two pop up cards, one celebrating Peter Reynolds&#8217; book <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0763619612\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0763619612&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=tabtopinv-20&amp;linkId=SEVRMBL4Q5N7M36P\">The Dot<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=tabtopinv-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0763619612\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/strong>, and the other celebrating Peter and Paul&#8217;s book <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1SN0ZMh\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Going Places<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; width: 100%;\" colspan=\"2\"><a id=\"TextTranscript\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"line-height: 24px;\">Text Transcript Coming Soon!<\/span><\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Perhaps the most meaningful learning comes from life experience and relationships.\u00a0 Education is more than knowing answers.\u00a0 It is important to be curious&#8230; and as we discover ourselves in the context of community, we have a chance to find our own voice and develop the courage to express ourselves.\u00a0 I think that voice is the bridge to our own creative, unique potential.\u00a0 &#8211;Peggy Healy Stearns<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<hr \/>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">People think engineering is just about sending rockets to the moon or really complicated projects, but everything is engineered.\u00a0 A toothbrush is engineered.\u00a0 Everything we use is engineered, and people need to see engineering as being something that is familiar and something they can approach.\u00a0 &#8211;Peggy Healy Stearns<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"#backtotop\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/ttinvent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/top.gif\" alt=\"Click here to go to the top of the page\" width=\"17\" height=\"9\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Young Makers with Peggy Healy Stearns [In This Episode][Guest Bio][Additional Notes][Text Transcript] In This Episode Can you learn to write software without programming experience? 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