Linking in-school and out-of-school STEM learning
Free reports from the National Research Council and the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine can help practitioners bridge in-school and out-of-school STEM learning. On average, students in grades K–12 in the United States spend fewer than 20% of their awake hours in formal education settings (Figure 1). Thus, most learning occurs in … [Read more...]
Showing how various math and science topics relate to the real world is the key to motivating youth to pursue STEM careers. This idea is essential to the MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) BLOSSOMS initiative. BLOSSOMS, which stands for Blended Learning Open Source Science or Math Studies, is a program that freely provides interactive video lessons that teach teens … [Read more...]
Learn how rural students in Kentucky shared their classroom knowledge by presenting on health topics and new technologies at flea markets, swap meets, and specialty events such as car shows. Students can present their classroom work in a number of ways. One popular approach is an open house at the school. Such events often feature booths where parents and students … [Read more...]
Exploration Place shows how its educators embedded professional development into elementary classrooms in Wichita, Kansas. Have you ever been to a professional development (PD) session where you sat and listened to someone speak for hours—and likely got a bit bored? As teachers, we know that best practice is to encourage hands-on learning, but we forget to … [Read more...]
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Conservation Connect, a freely available video series, connects learners to wildlife, technology, and careers. Students find meaning and relevance in their learning when they connect lessons to real-world issues and possible career paths. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (FWS) Conservation Connect, a freely available video … [Read more...]
