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 […]

6 Reasons PBL is the Pedagogy of Choice for Future-Thinking Educators

By Anne Jolly

Half a century ago Project-Based Learning (PBL) emerged as a practical teaching strategy for allowing students to solve problems or do simulations that mimic real life. Today, PBL remains the optimal education method for […]

Supporting STEM Learning Through Literacy

The residents of Marveltown were used to unusual inventions. They embraced wildly innovative ideas and their town reflected the unusual creations of those in the town. Some of the inventions were practical while others were a bit outlandish. It is […]

Top 10 STEM Education News Articles

We've reviewed articles on STEM education and project-based learning (PBL) throughout the year and took note of the stories we found exceptionally inspiring and educational. Below are our favorite articles and some of the most highly read. Topics […]

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 be able to do as they go through their STEM journey? I’m guessing some […]

How to Successfully Flip Your STEM Classroom

By Alan Oakman

When I was a student, I used to wish for two things: no boring lectures and no homework. The tides have changed and I have become a teacher now. But I can sense that even my students want the same things that I did, i.e., […]

The Importance of High-Quality STEM Education in the Early Grades

Equitable STEM education in elementary and middle school can level the learning field and close STEM achievement gaps.

Back in the days before STEM made a formal entrance into the school curriculum, I sometimes struggled to make lessons […]

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 students as well. (I can hardly wait for “Mythbusters, Jr!”)

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