by Emily Stefanich, Lower School Coordinator and Lower School Core Classroom Teacher In mid-April 2026,…
“Teaching by Tinkering” at Lowell Public Schools

More than 50 teachers across the Lowell Public Schools spent an afternoon with Alisha Collins, Acera’s SEEDS StudioLab Manager, for a lesson in “teaching by tinkering.” The teachers learned how to hack toys — a hands-on, creative, and STEM-infused process that combines the parts of an electronic toy with a non-tech toy in order to make something new.