Building STEM Competencies Through Project-Based Learning
Learn how PBL can bring about rigorous and engaging teaching needed to build students' future-ready competencies. Teaching STEM? What do you want your students to know and
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How Prosper ISD uses Defined Learning to help students deepen understanding of career pathways.
Imagine if a district had a chance to build their schools from the ground up knowing what they do today about how to create an environment that optimizes
Read moreUsing the 5E Model with Defined Learning’s Performance Tasks
The 5E instructional model is a successful instructional strategy used by many teachers. for teaching science. This a five-stage sequence that can be used to guide teaching and
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4 Educators’ Keys to Connecting STEM and Social Studies
By Meghan Raftery, Michelle Warrington, Kate Dodson, Darren Faust | THE Journal First, there was STEM. Aiming to move education beyond isolated subjects, it was an integrated approach linking
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Project-Based Learning in the Remote Learning Environment
As the pandemic crisis slowly eases, I wonder what lasting impacts this protracted event will have on K-12 education – specifically on teaching and learning in the PBL/STEM
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Using PBL to Incorporate Multiple Subjects into Writing Courses
Learn how 5th-grade teacher Brooke Pritt from Augusta County Public Schools, VA utilized Defined Learning in her classroom to save time and incorporate science, technology, and research skills
Read moreTop 5 STEM Education News Articles of June
By Maggie O’Brien Each month, we list articles on STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education and project-based learning (PBL) that we find exceptionally inspiring and educational.
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5 Elements of a Successful STEM Initiative
Working with a number of school systems around the country, I have witnessed a number of commonalities that lead to successful STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) learning
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Kid’s Curiosity: The Engine that Drives STEM Learning
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
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Preparing Students to Thrive in a Modern Workforce
A middle school English teacher explains how she incorporates STEM skills like problem-solving, formulas, and tech into her word-filled classroom. With report after report touting the American economy’
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