As teachers isn’t it our goal that our students experience a true mathematical moment and not just shout out a trick such as “cross multiply”? In this podcast Chris and Tina…
Please excuse the audio, as Delfina stated in an email, “Zim internet is very unpredictable”. It seems as the interview was being recorded Zimbabwe’s internet was not cooperating. Delfina…
Oh, you may think that creativity is an inherent characteristic rather than something that can be learned and developed. This may be so, but without a favorable environment for creativity to be…
. . Enabling a child to be creative at an early age can lead to a creative “STEM” thinker. Dictionary Dictionary.com defines creativity Dictionary.com defines creativity as: the ability to transcend traditional ideas, rules, patterns, relationships, or the like, and to create meaningful new ideas, forms, methods, interpretations, etc.; originality, progressiveness, or…
The Harden Valley Academy located in Knoxville, Tennessee consists of four distinct learning communities or academies. The four academies are the BLPA Academy-business, law, public affairs and criminal justice, Health Sciences Academy-knowledge in…
Just what is engineering? The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines engineering as the application of science and mathematics by which the properties of matter and the sources of energy in nature are…
Dr. Eric Iversen is the VP Learning and Communications. Start Engineering’s purpose is to inspire and engage children from elementary school through high school about engineering. The books and learning resources…
It is about time for the mid school blues; yep it can touch student and teachers alike. When the blues try to creep their way into your classroom try adding good STEM activities into…
Ho, Ho, Hold it. Come on, don’t grab that worksheet; put a little STEM into your classroom. It is easier than you might think. There are so many ways to use…
You can be part of America’s greatest classroom, that’s right. All you have to do is connect to http://www.cr.nps.gov. The National Parks are one of the most dynamic classrooms that…