Carly and Adam

JUNE 26, 2022

How to Setup Your STEM Classroom At Carly & Adam, we are always being asked about a STEM classroom setup ideas. We love seeing ideas from classrooms across the globe, so we asked educators on all of the social media platforms to share their insight on this regularly asked question. Space What size space do you have?

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STEM Next

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

Toys and games in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) are marketed to boys. Yet when given the chance, girls enjoy and benefit from playing with STEM toys and games. Here are 10 ideas that support girls’ creativity and confidence in STEM and expand their options. Break down barriers with building toys.

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STEM Education Works

JUNE 14, 2022

For this month’s blog, we are excited to introduce Naomi Meredith. Naomi just finished her 10th year as an elementary teacher and is a STEM superstar! In our interview, we talk about STEM in the classroom, technology hacks for teachers, and the future. One I want to emphasize is Classroomscreen.

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PCS Edventures

MAY 15, 2023

Let’s explore how you can boost your camper’s academic skills in an exciting and engaging way. You want your learners to have a blast, and at the same time, you want them brimming with confidence when they return to school. How Does STEAM Increase Learning Retention? After all, summer is supposed to be fun, right? Let’s dive in.

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STEM Next

DECEMBER 5, 2023

A family newly arrived to Oregon, learns about an upcoming Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM) family event that their child’s school is coordinating at their Vietnamese community church. The Family Engagement Project shares research, resources, and training with educators and out-of-school program leaders.

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Carly and Adam

JUNE 10, 2022

This blog post contains Amazon affiliate links. When I need it for a project, it’s great for students to work with. But, it can overwhelm the most experienced makerspace educator. But, it can overwhelm the most experienced makerspace educator. Getting Started The first challenge was how to get all the cardboard I needed.

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Ellipsis Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Meghan Lund Content Marketing Specialist In order to put on that cap and gown and walk across the stage with a diploma in hand, high school students must work hard to complete a certain amount of credits in various subject areas. In this blog, we explore why high school should have computer science requirements in order to earn that diploma.

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Carly and Adam

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Teaching STEM with kindergarten students doesn’t have to be challenging. 6 Tips for teaching STEM in the kindergarten classroom. We can do this by selecting great books and other interesting resources for students. Make sure you’ve decided on the STEM materials that students will use.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 10, 2016

C-STEM Studio is a California A-G approved curriculum and turn-key solution for teaching science, technology, engineering and mathematics through computing and robotics. This web-based scalable program is available for elementary through high school students and can last anywhere from four weeks to a year. why bother.

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Carly and Adam

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Whether you are a brand new elementary STEM teacher or a seasoned STEM veteran, there are a few things we all have in common. We know what it looks like to complete a successful STEM challenge, and we know what it looks like when a STEM challenge goes very wrong. Tell me what you’ve tried so far.” “How

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 10, 2017

STEM is the acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. Every corner of every life includes STEM, which explains the increasing interest in STEM-educated students to fill the nation’s jobs. Department of Commerce, STEM occupations are growing at 17%, while other occupations are growing at 9.8%.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2023

For over twenty years, several mathematics education initiatives (Campbell et al., In this blog, we share three case studies of teacher leaders. Developing teacher leaders to help facilitate change in their schools’ mathematics programs was a major component of the TEAM-Math partnership (Martin et al., 2003; Martin et al.,

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STEM Next

APRIL 7, 2023

STEM Next Opportunity Fund believes passionately in the power of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) and wants every child to have a summer of hands-on discovery and the chance to imagine new possibilities. Let’s collectively work so that every child in every family has access to enriching STEM activities this summer.

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Carly and Adam

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

When students engage in a STEM challenges, their emotions can range from utter frustration to extreme jubilation. I can’t do this! I can’t do this! I don’t know what to do!” These are common situations in most STEM classrooms. Getting Started The STEM challenge is shared with the class.

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Carly and Adam

JULY 25, 2022

Teaching in a pandemic and then the “return to normal” it's been a chaotic few years for teachers. The question is how? How do we teach like that again? How do we teach like that again? Especially with older students, how can we get them set into a STEM routine that some never done.

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STEM Next

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

10 Holiday STEM Gifts for Girls 2022. Before you start your holiday shopping, I encourage you to reflect on the power of your choices. They may also limit what we introduce to girls. New research from the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media and the LEGO Group shows girls are discouraged from STEM from a young age.

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Carly and Adam

AUGUST 6, 2022

STEM teachers know that one of the most important tools in the STEM/Maker space isn’t a tool at all—it’s having solutions for storage. Some teachers are blessed with large closets or classrooms with built-in cabinets, but others need to think creatively about how to store all the materials within your space. Christine Dixon.

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National Science Foundation

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

parents and educators) play an important role in fostering and supporting the development of those skills (Rehmat et al., Thus, preparation for these jobs needs to begin in the pre-college years, with pre-college engineering education playing an important role in children’s preparation (Brophy et al., 2014; Genalo et al.,

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Carly and Adam

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Do your students enjoy building? Maybe you should consider adding a Lego wall in your STEM classroom or makerspace! This post will share everything you need to get started, as well as some examples from educators who have already added a building wall to their space. How do you install them? Trish Stanton.

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Carly and Adam

DECEMBER 27, 2021

You’ve presented a STEM challenge to the class and a few students finish much more quickly than anticipated. You’ve presented a STEM challenge to the class and a few students finish much more quickly than anticipated. What do you do? The following is a guest post from Dr. Jacie Maslyk.

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Carly and Adam

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

You’ve created a plan for a successful STEM challenge , gathered your materials, and presented the challenge to your students. Now, what do we do? There are different ways to culminate a STEM challenge. One talented teaching team that I worked with always had great ideas for culminating their units of study.

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Carly and Adam

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

I love walking into classrooms in my current role as an Assistant Principal and hearing teachers say, “Sorry it looks like a mess in here” or “It is not usually like this, we were just working on a project.” I always say and think the same thing…”Good!” I cannot stand walking into a quiet classroom where you can hear a pin drop.

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User Generated Education

MARCH 15, 2020

I, like many of you, have gone into a somewhat involuntary social distancing and isolation (mostly) due to my school and health club closures and recommendation to stay away from crowds. It’s just my cats and I (gives new meaning to home alone). Working Remotely with My Gifted Elementary Students.

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Carly and Adam

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

This blog post contains Amazon affiliate links. 4 Things to Consider When Choosing a STEM Read Aloud Children’s literature can lead students into exploration, creativity, and building in the classroom. They loved the animal theme and enjoyed thinking about how to help the zookeeper and his son throughout the story.

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Ellipsis Education

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Is it possible that art can nurture and complement STEM? In this blog, we take a closer look at the connections between art and STEM (called STEAM education), and we explore how to integrate art into computer science. What is STEAM Education and Why is it Important? But what does STEAM stand for?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 21, 2018

Finding webtools for high school classes requires a different set of metrics than those that apply to lower and middle school searches. Of course they do! By high school, the pressure to prepare students for their future is immense. By high school, the pressure to prepare students for their future is immense.

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Carly and Adam

MAY 9, 2022

3E Model of STEM Challenge Planning Our 3E model of STEM challenge planning was adapted from the 5E Model of Science Instruction (originally published by Rodger Bybee and the Biological Sciences Curriculum Study). In STEM lessons, we also use real-world scenarios and problems to engage learners in a topic.

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User Generated Education

JUNE 8, 2017

If there is a makerspace in your school, it may be down the hall, in the library, or in another building. If there is someone other than the teacher managing the makerspace or there is a schedule for the school, your kids may only be able to use it once a week or month. What Does ‘Design Thinking’ Look Like in School? ).

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User Generated Education

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Archaic Ways of Teaching Grammar. Over the years, the teaching of grammar has continued to be prominent in English and foreign language instruction, leaving less class time or student energy for students to speak, read, or write in those languages. Is Teaching Grammar Necessary? Is Teaching Grammar Necessary? ).

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Carly and Adam

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

In the last few years though, Lego bricks have been playing well with education. Here are 3 tricks and tips on how to use Lego effectively in the classroom. Collect and Organize The best way I can find to get a collection is to put a notice in your school's bulletin asking for donations.

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Vivify Stem

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

I am a science teacher, and I am trying to figure out how to integrate engineering in my classroom! What about engineering practices? Why should I even integrate engineering into science instruction? Did you know the NGSS was a fairly recent overhaul of K-12 science education in the United States?

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STEM Next

DECEMBER 19, 2022

We celebrate the incredible effort that made Computer Science Education Week 2022 a resounding success. What began as a one-hour coding challenge has expanded into a worldwide phenomenon with millions of kids taking part in Hour of Code in classrooms, afterschool programs, libraries, and worksites. By: Linda Kekelis and Teresa Drew.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

I’m not sold on them. But students like them which is why I want to use them. But students like them which is why I want to use them. What is a QR Code? The Code itself is an image file that can be copied, pasted, embedded, downloaded, and uploaded — anything you’d normally do to an image file.

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User Generated Education

OCTOBER 28, 2018

I teach gifted students at two Title 1 elementary schools. Fun learning: Explore STEM/STEAM concepts in a hands-on environment. Creative problem solving: Learn how to think, not what to think. Recently, I had one class of gifted 6th graders do the Fortune Teller Instant Challenge.

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Carly and Adam

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

All of these topics (and more) are a part of STEM - the investigation of S cience, T echnology, E ngineering, and M ath. All of these topics (and more) are a part of STEM - the investigation of S cience, T echnology, E ngineering, and M ath. What is the Engineering Design Process? Improve: How can I improve my solution?

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Carly and Adam

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

STEM challenges aren’t meant to be “one size fits all.” Whether you are looking for a new challenge to try or need a few ways to differentiate a challenge that you are planning to do, this post will share four strategies to help you along the way! 4 Ways to Differentiate a STEM Challenge: 1.) Adjust Group Dynamics 2.)

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PCS Edventures

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Subtle but ever-present, literacy is a key player in STEAM education. Complete with interactive slideshows, video demos, and more, implementing cross-curricular experiences is simple no matter where this school year may lead. Keep reading to find out how! Why Should I Embed Literacy Skills into my STEAM Instruction?

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