Posts about STEM/STEAM
STEM, Maker Spaces, and Engaged Students
By Anne Jolly Recharge your Students It’s February, and I’ll bet students are bouncing into your classroom and chomping at the bit to jump into their lessons and
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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
Read MoreTop STEM Education Articles
We reviewed the major news articles written on STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education and found ten that we think are exceptionally inspiring and educational. Topics range from research
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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
Read MoreTeaching STEM: The Dilemma
I remember a haunting conversation with a 7th-grade science teacher – I’ll call her Sara. Actually, I guess Sara was the one who was haunted – haunted by the possibilities of
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Careers in STEM: Creating Pathways for All Learners
When I was in second grade, we had a project where we shared what we wanted to be when we grew up. I remember having some very diverse interests and
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How District Leaders Are Revamping the Curriculum to Better Prepare Students for the Real World
Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from the July issue of Tech & Learning Leader As a futurist and innovator, Tim Brown looks at emerging technologies such as
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Fulton County Public Schools Uses Defined Learning to Empower Teachers to Implement STEM-Based PBL
Dr. Valencia Bradshaw may be a 14-year veteran of Fulton County Public Schools, the fourth-largest school system in Georgia, but she has not always been an educator. She spent 18
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Establishing a Schoolwide STEM Focus
Learn how an AZ school used the engineering design process to successfully establish a schoolwide STEM focus. Teachers are good at juggling all of the new each year — new admin,
Read MoreTop 5 STEM Education Articles of August 2017
By Maggie O'Brien We reviewed the major news articles written on STEM education and project-based learning (PBL) last month and found five that are exceptionally inspiring and educational.
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