Anne Jolly

7 Compelling Reasons to Involve Students in STEM

“STEM literacy has a profound and growing impact on our day-to-day lives. It helps us make critical decisions about our health care, our finances and our retirement. It illuminates the ever more complex issues that govern the future of our […]

Tips for Gearing Up for STEM in the Fall

Happy summer, filled with lots of good sunshine and time to explore! And during that prized time, perhaps your STEM preparation for the coming fall is ramping up – or will be soon.

If you taught STEM this past school year, you may be searching for […]

STEM is Elementary

Kids spring into the world STEM-ready. From birth, they are problem-solvers trying to make sense of the world around them. They’re fascinated with building things—and with taking things apart to see how they work. They constantly discover and […]

Integrating Ethics Into Your STEM Lessons

By Anne Jolly

Society and industry are driving the push for kids to be creative, innovate, solve problems, and develop solutions. One thing seems notably lacking —what about the impact of the solutions we come up with? Our ability to create, […]

STEM and STEAM – What’s the Difference?

By Anne Jolly

You already know what the acronym, STEM, stands for – science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Add an “A” for arts, and the acronym becomes STEAM.

At first, including that “A” generated questions and frequent push-back, […]

Why Parents are Ideal STEM Partners

By Anne Jolly

How can students continue to grow in STEM habits and attitudes through holidays, weekends, and even during the school day, given the relatively short time that STEM teachers can interact with a class of students?

Consider this: […]

Girls Can Be STEM Champions!

Don’t miss this report: The Complex Data on Girls in STEM in The Atlantic Daily. The new National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) measured students’ ability to think through problems systematically, using technology and engineering to […]