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 […]

How District Leaders Are Revamping the Curriculum to Better Prepare Students for the Real World

Hawaii Partners with Defined to Engage Students in Energy Curriculum

The Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) is moving to further support Ka Hei, its statewide strategic program kicked off in 2014 that educates students about sustainable energy transitions happening across schools throughout the state, […]

Girls and STEM: One School District's Success

If you’re the parent of a girl, you probably tell her she can be anything when she grows up—even the President of the United States. Somehow, though, a lot of girls don’t hear or believe this message. Women are underrepresented in all of the STEM […]

Building Life and Workplace Skills through PBL

I often see former students of mine around town. Inevitably, I ask them what they remember from class and I expect them to talk about photosynthesis, mitosis, and food webs, but that is seldom what is discussed. Instead, they mention the skills […]

3 Tips on Connecting Social Studies and STEM

Just because the "s" in STEM does not stand for "social studies" does not mean that social studies does not have a place. Economic, geographic, and civic knowledge are crucial components to good citizenship and deserve an equal place in terms of […]

3 Strategies for Preparing Today's Students for Tomorrow

Are we really doing all we can in our current educational system to prepare today’s students for the careers of tomorrow? Since I started in education, I’ve used the motto, “The transition to adulthood starts in preschool.” Today, the phrase is the […]

Why the Transition to Adulthood Should Start in Preschool

Are we really doing all we can in our current educational system to prepare today’s students for the careers of tomorrow? Think of your current job. Are you tasked with memorizing facts, filling out worksheets, and taking formal exams? Probably not.