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STEM Education

Helping support educators who are creating Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) experiences in their classrooms, schools and districts.

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Latest Activity: Mar 30

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'Cutting Edge' STEM resources

Started by Daniel Friedman Aug 19, 2012. 0 Replies

Here is a large set of STEM resources  from Carleton.edu:  On the Cutting Edge is an NSF-sponsored comprehensive faculty development project for geoscience…Continue

Tags: development, faculty, geoscience, STEM

STEM - Getting started with STEM

Started by Lori Callister. Last reply by Kelli Lewis Aug 19, 2012. 1 Reply

I work with Learning.com, and we do a great deal of work to support STEM initiatives in schools. What steps do you see as most effective to launch a STEM initiative? How do you organize your school/class/program or project to integrate STEM?

Tags: project-based, learning, math, engineering, science

STEM Blog with great resources

Started by Lori Callister Sep 2, 2011. 0 Replies

 A great resource of materials around STEM are available through a blog by Diana Laboy-Rush, an engineer, and the STEM Solutions manager at Learning.com (where I also work). She has an informative blog, Educate to Innovate on this site:…Continue

Tags: learning, project-based, STEM

Whitepaper explores Integrating STEM through Project-based Learning

Started by Lori Callister Aug 17, 2011. 0 Replies

Integrating STEM through Project-based Learning - a new, complimentary  whitepaper by our STEM Solutions Manager, outlining the research behind PBL She writes:Current research in project-based learning demonstrates that projects can increase student…Continue

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Comment by Ron Towns on June 21, 2012 at 8:13am

We are developing a STEM course for 12th. graders at our school.  Any suggestions on some starting points?

 

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