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: […]

A Unique Rotation Model that Engages Students in STEM

Four Teachers from four different classrooms at Huntington Middle School (PA) used their individual strengths in a rotational, project-based model to teach middle-school students how to apply STEM to real-world situations.

The team included […]

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 […]

How to Create an Engaging Lesson that Infuses Literacy and STEM

Two elementary school teachers explain how they infused literacy and STEM to create an engaging lesson that improved their students' problem-solving and critical-thinking skills. 

Last year, Lake Lehman School District (Lehman, PA) created an […]

Hands-on Training Model Shows Teachers the Power of PBL

A New Jersey district uses a train-the-trainer model to introduce educators to project-based learning.

If you had walked into a Hopatcong Borough School District classroom two years ago, you likely would have seen students seated quietly, with a […]

Teacher's Best Practices for PBL

Project-based learning (PBL) is a trend that’s spreading faster than a wildfire during a drought. Why? Because research on PBL proves that it increases student engagement and achievement, and helps students develop the 21^st-century skills they […]

4 Content Considerations for Educational Leaders

By Dr. David Reese, Ed. D.

In my research to learn about what attributes school systems envision for their future graduates, I’ve found that content applications were a constant based upon academic standards. However, many systems focused on how […]

3 Ways to Prepare Educators to Teach PBL

Passion is a driving force in all facets of life, especially teaching and learning. Learning in Community Consolidated School District 59 (CCSD59) in the Chicago suburbs reflects the actual work being done in the world, empowers the learner, solves […]