Creating Effective STEM Lesson Plans: Tips and Tricks

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STEM education at its core is about applying science, technology, engineering and math skills and knowledge to solve problems. Therefore, the focus of STEM lesson plans should be on developing students’ problem-solving abilities.  Therefore, STEM lesson plans usually consist of longer term projects where students are doing the majority of the work and teachers are […]

Using Middle School Science Rubrics for STEM

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Ever wonder what true success in STEM actually looks like? This question haunted me when I made the leap from teaching middle school science to STEM education. While science rubrics for middle school were familiar territory, STEM assessment was a whole new challenge. Here’s the thing: At its core, STEM education is about transforming students […]