Get the School Year Off to a STEM Start with This Video!
What a sense of excitement and expectancy I felt as I watched new groups of students pour into my classes each August! I wondered who they were at this point in time, who they would become by the end of the school year.
What role would I play in transforming them into responsible young adults? Needless to say, I was especially enthusiastic about teaching them STEM skills – how to work in groups, how think about and approach problems, and how to work towards innovative and creative solutions.
I hope you’re experiencing some of the same emotions. I know you are just as determined to make a positive difference in the lives of these kids as I was.
I’m assuming you’ll be teaching or working with STEM in some way. So, before you read any further, watch this simple, 4-minute video: STEM Integration in K-12 Education.
This Fast-Draw whiteboard video (the animated kind) from the National Academy of Sciences gives a clear, concise overview of what we mean by integrated STEM and what it might look like in your classroom. After you watch it, check out some of the resources you’ll find on this website that can help teachers facilitate STEM learning.
You might start with these book excerpts, check out more resources, or explore some of the 40 STEM teaching tools that accompany the chapters in STEM by Design: Tools and Strategies to Help Students in Grades 4–8 Solve Real-World Problems. They are free for you to download!
