Advancing to the Next STEM Step in After School
STEM CLASP Have you been reading our STEM blogs on the Engineering Mindset? Are you motivated to do more STEM work with young people yet? Maybe you’re interested but still…
Invitation from the CT State Board of Education
The Connecticut State Board of Education is seeking input from its educational stakeholders to inform the development of the Board’s strategic plan.
STEM Beyond the School Day Series – Engineering Mindset 10
Girl’s Equity in STEM
I just got through reading an article in Edutopia about How Hidden Classroom Dynamics Can Stymie Girls in STEM. The discussion was related to the “invisible forces that shape classroom culture”.
STEM Beyond the School Day Series – Engineering Mindset 9 – Team Work
Engineering Mindset 9: Children Work Effectively in Teams When you think teamwork skills as part of afterschool activities, I’m going to guess that science isn’t the first activity that comes…
STEM Beyond the School Day Series – Engineering Mindset 8 – Failure
Engineering Mindset 8: Children Persist and Learn from Failure Can you remember a time when you failed? Was it public--a moment when you get a pit in your stomach, your…
STEM Beyond the School Day Series – Engineering Mindset 6 or Math…Yuck!
Engineering Mindset 6: Children apply Science and Math Knowledge to Problem Solving Engineers use knowledge of math and science to solve problems. They combine that knowledge with their own creativity…
STEM Beyond the School Day Series – Engineering Mindset 4 or What to Watch on TV
Engineering Mindset #4: Children Consider Criteria and Constraints that Require Tradeoffs If you’ve tried to solve a problem, or teach problem solving skills in a blue sky sort of format…
STEM Beyond the School Day Series – Engineering Mindset 1
Engineering Mindset #1: Children Consider Problems in Context Considering and designing with the engineering design process In our last post about the properties and use of materials we talked about…