5 Tips to Engage Students at the End of the Year

Most schools have reached that somewhat chaotic or challenging time of the school year. Spring is in full swing with schedules packed with academic events, sports activities, high school musicals, and of course, the testing season is upon us. […]

Early STEM Career Exploration

When we were kids we thought about future careers as a doctor or a lawyer or a teacher. Maybe we dreamed of being dancers or football players. Today, kids still think about those options, but they are quickly developing a growing knowledge of […]

What skills will students need?

About a year ago, I read about something called the “gig economy.” Not knowing what that meant, I turned to Google to do a search and within . 30 seconds, I had over 35 million results. After a more advanced search and filter, I learned that the […]

Classroom Tools and Activities that Foster Future-Ready Skills

There are so many different ways to get our students involved in learning with the use of technology. When we leverage the technology properly, there really are no limits to the number of resources and the possibilities to enhance and extend the […]

How Can Educators Nurture Innovators?

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 […]

Versatile Tools for Blended Learning

Years ago when I started to use more technology in the classroom, I thought that by having students watch videos at home, rather than in class, I would be “flipping” the classroom. Fortunately, I learned quickly that I was not, and made some […]

Teacher Responses that Foster a STEM Mindset

Hovered over a table full of intricately designed gears, lights, and wires, one student looks up and cautiously asks, “What if it doesn’t work?” She’s nervous. She dedicated a lot of time to this project. She has meticulously planned and applied […]