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What STEM Can Do

Author and educator Jason McKenna describes how teaching STEM education in his elementary school changed his classroom and his life, improving his students’ and his own approaches to problem-solving, collaboration, and general motivation to learn. Offering examples, tried and tested classroom projects, and collaborative strategies, this innovative resource opens up STEM education in K–6 classrooms in exciting and expansive new ways.

K–6 educators will:

  • Understand the benefits and importance of STEM in elementary schools

  • Build resiliency and curiosity in students

  • Discover a variety of classroom instruction strategies to approach STEM assessment

  • Read vignettes discussing STEM implementation across grade levels

  • Use new strategies to engage and motivate student learning through voice and choice

Testimonials

  • "What STEM Can Do for Your Classroom will inspire your creativity and push your thinking on how to integrate STEM to a new level."

    -Laura Mackay

    Coordinator of Robotics, Coding, and Computational Thinking at Clear Creek ISD, League City, Texas

  • "From prompts teachers can use in response to student-voiced concerns, to overarching design and instructional principles, to the dozens of classroom-ready activities sprinkled throughout, it is clear that this is a book by a teacher for teachers."

    -David Weintrop

    Assistant Professor, College of Education and College of Information Studies at the University of Maryland

  • "What STEM Can Do for Your Classroom is packed with practical and engaging tips that will help any teacher bring the joy of creating and interacting with the world to standards-aligned learning."

    -Leigh Ann DeLyser

    Cofounder and Executive Director at CSforALL

  • "What STEM Can Do for Your Classroom is a STEM resource that will easily resonate with educators due to the author’s experience as a teacher who has been in their shoes. It is well thought out with ideas that are explained in a clear and understandable way so that all teachers can be successful in implementing STEM in their classrooms."

    -Lori Anne

    Amazon Review

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Contents:

  • Part 1: Start STEM Early

    • Chapter 1: Inspiring Students With STEM Narratives

    • Chapter 2: Teaching STEM in Elementary School

  • Part 2: Discover STEM Learning Principles

    • Chapter 3: Focusing on Authentic Engagement, Choice, and Collaboration

    • Chapter 4: Creating Risk Takers

  • Part 3: Explore STEM Pedagogy

    • Chapter 5: Exploring STEM Teaching and Guided Discovery Learning

    • Chapter 6: Making Assessment Student Centered in Elementary STEM Classrooms

    • Chapter 7: Exploring STEM and Creativity

    • Chapter 8: Bringing It All Together

  • Epilogue

  • References and Resources

  • Index

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