Posts about STEM/STEAM
Sticking with STEM: Maintaining Hands-On Learning While Virtual
I was recently interviewed on a podcast and was asked how I felt about the changes in education in light of the pandemic. We discussed the fact that a lot
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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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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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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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STEM is Elementary
Kids spring into the world STEM-ready. From birth, they are problem-solvers trying to make sense of the world around them. They’re fascinated with building things—and with taking things
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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. Topics
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How to Develop Future-Ready Students
We are currently preparing students for jobs that don’t yet exist … using technologies that haven’t been invented … in order to solve problems we don’t even know are
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