Jackie Mader

Jackie Mader is a multimedia editor. She has covered preK-12 education and teacher preparation nationwide, with a focus on the rural south. Her work has appeared in the The Denver Post, the Sun Herald, and The Clarion-Ledger, as well as on Time.com, The Atlantic, and NBCNews.com.

Wed, 03/04/2020 - 12:01
Making Every Lesson a STEM LessonLegos, toothpicks, and toy cars are key to teaching science and math early
Wed, 03/04/2020 - 12:01
Walk into any K-5 classroom in Illinois’ Rockford Public Schools, and there’s one thing you’re guaranteed to see: kids playing with Legos. Although it may look like unstructured free time, kids in Rockford are actually hard at work when the Legos…