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A Pathway Into STEM Careers
In high school, I loved chemistry class. Led by an inspiring teacher, I was curious about the experiments we did and enjoyed the hands-on nature of the class. Although I
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Bartlett City Schools Increases Access to STEM Experiences with Defined Learning
“Can I use this exclusively?!” When Katie MCain, the 6-12 instructional supervisor for Bartlett City Schools in Tennessee, heard this from one of her teachers, she knew the district’s
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Holiday STEM Activities
As we celebrate holidays, use the holiday theme to create STEM activities. For this week look for an experiment around your Elf on the Shelf. If you have upper elementary
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Career-Focused Project Based Learning: The Ideal Teaching Approach for Career Preparation
Many of today’s students are floundering after graduation without a clear plan and direction for their future. Our current one-size-fits-all curriculum focuses almost entirely on academic courses that meet
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Preparing Learners For STEM Careers
Ask your students what they want to be when they grow up. What might they say? It will likely depend if you teach kindergarten, 7th grade, or 12th grade. Forty
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Make Every Day PI Day
Pi Day, celebrated annually on March 14, honors the mathematical constant Pi and promotes mathematics. Every day can be a celebration of math's significance through improved teaching methods,
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New Career Pathways Service Helps Students Explore and Experience Careers
Defined Learning launches new career pathways solution to empower educators to strengthen students future-readiness skills. November 11, 2020 (CHICAGO, IL)—To support students and teachers with in-person, hybrid, or virtual
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Tools for Promoting Social and Emotional Learning Through PBL and STEM
It has been an interesting start to the school year. We are all working in different learning environments, some of which may be changing each week. Unlike when schools closed
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How to Convince Parents to Support Project-Based Learning at Home
Schooling has changed dramatically in the past 20 years and it can be difficult to communicate those changes to families who are now facilitating their children’s learning from home.
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The Importance of Student Reflection in PBL
As schools continue to work through their experience from school closures during the last academic year, we are also preparing for the unknown of the upcoming school year. Educators are
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