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LeRoy School Board Discusses Success with Defined Learning

COLLABORATION: AT THE ROOT OF STEM SUCCESS

When kindergarteners are collaborating to build bridges, you know the future of education is bright. Long before students in the schools and districts featured here have a chance to ask “What difference does this make?” or “When will I need to know […]

Robot Revolution: Intelligence In, Intelligence Out

Learn how Parkland School District in Allentown, PA, has successfully introduced robotics in elementary school. They integrated robotics into various subject areas, helping in the digital storytelling process, fostering trial-and-error learning, and […]

College and Career Plans Hatch in Kindergarten

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 science, technology, engineering, and math. Then the arts […]

Why College and Career Readiness Begins in Preschool

“The transition to adulthood starts in preschool.” This sentence is fueling the educational reform in the Kankakee (IL) School District, where conversations about college and careers start earlier rather than later. From the moment students walk […]

Why This One STEM Course Has Four Different Teachers

A STEM rotation model engages students in multifaceted projects with real-world implications.

What does it mean to truly apply classroom knowledge? Years ago, application meant a comprehensive exam or essay. In today’s educational environment, […]

Four Teachers, Four Classrooms, One Cross-Curricular STEM Course

By Mathew Lynch - Education Week 4/6/2016

The STEM team at Huntingdon Area Middle School uses a rotational model to engage students in multifaceted, multimedia projects with real-world implications.

The dictionary defines "STEM" simply as an […]

What happens when college and career readiness starts in kindergarten?

Career-connected learning doesn't have to wait until high school! In fact, it shouldn't! Learn how Kankakee School District is incorporating college and career readiness into the classroom as early as kindergarten.

Ask a third grader what she […]