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Unconventional Research Sites to Inspire Students

Ask a Tech Teacher

Pew Research recently reported that about half of Americans regularly get their news from social media. So when it comes to research, are you still directing kids toward your grandmother’s resources — encyclopedias, reference books, and museums? So why do students turn to it for news?

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23 Easy STEM Lessons for Elementary Students

STEM Sport

Elementary education is a pivotal time in a child’s education journey. Early implementation of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) is key to student success in these complex subject areas. This hands-on lesson introduces basic principles of engineering and allows students to use their imagination.

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Students Are Busy but Rarely Thinking, Researcher Argues. Do His Teaching Strategies Work Better?

ED Surge

That’s the argument of Peter Liljedahl, a professor of mathematics education at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, who has spent years researching what works in teaching. But the researcher says he has heard from hundreds of teachers who have reported improvements in test scores. How did that go? Can we get more students thinking?

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The Impact of Inclusive STEM Education

ED Surge

Research is foundational to sustaining and expanding access to all students. We engage in several research-practice partnerships to learn what works and how to overcome barriers to spread and scale techniques and innovate when needed. STEM+CS instruction will always be bringing new technology into the K12 classroom.

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Dever Elementary – STEM Field Trips (10.6.2023)

Northeastern University

50 students from Dever Elementary School in Boston came to Northeastern to participate in STEM activities. The day started with a presentation on the Engineering Design Process and the fundamentals of bioengineering. They worked in teams and showed a lot of collaboration skills — so important in engineering and other STEM fields!

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Engineering Education for Children on the Autism Spectrum: Content, Pedagogy, and Assessment

National Science Foundation

Engineering learning is a lifelong process that starts from a very young age as children discover the world through tinkering, touching, and being curious. Some refer to children as natural engineers (Dorie et al., Young children naturally and informally engage in engineering-related behaviors and activities (Petroski, 2003).

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Critical Issues in Engineering Education

Vivify Stem

Critical Issues of K-12 Engineering Education Post by Natasha Wilkerson December 28, 2021 Did you know that most state science standards now include engineering? But does engineering actually support science learning? Are teachers prepared to teach engineering effectively? What is the engineering design process?