Project-based learning is an engaging way of learning for students. It’s real. It’s creative. It helps kids make sense of the subject matter they’re learning. That’s why the PBL process is closely tied to STEM projects. But, despite the fact that […]
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A STEM education consultant explains how consistent collaboration among teachers can foster effective STEM-based PBL instruction.
I entered the teaching profession directly from working in a virology lab. Every day our lab team met to discuss what […]
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Ten years ago, a groundbreaking event occurred in the K-12 education arena. The Common Core Standards introduced a set of clear, consistent guidelines for what every student should know and be able to do in math and English language arts from […]
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I remember a haunting conversation with a 7th-grade science teacher – I’ll call her Sara. Actually, I guess Sara was the one who was haunted – haunted by the possibilities of what STEM could mean in her classroom if she could just pull it off.
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By Anne Jolly
Kids are born creative, curious, and imaginative. They like to daydream and ask questions. Children you teach have the potential to make unusual connections, imagine, and come up with multiple ways to do things differently and […]
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Girls’ education has been a major focus for researchers for decades. I strongly advocate for more STEM success and preparation for girls. I write blog posts on girls and STEM on Defined STEM and other blog sites. I scatter references to the […]
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By Anne Jolly
Half a century ago Project-Based Learning (PBL) emerged as a practical teaching strategy for allowing students to solve problems or do simulations that mimic real life. Today, PBL remains the optimal education method for […]
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Teaching STEM? What do you want your students to know and be able to do as they go through their STEM journey? I’m guessing some […]
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Back in the days before STEM made a formal entrance into the school curriculum, I sometimes struggled to make lessons […]
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I loved watching the science mystery sleuths in the series, “Mythbusters.” This mystery-solving TV series stirred my curiosity. And it stimulated the curiosity of many of my science students as well. (I can hardly wait for “Mythbusters, Jr!”)
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