Resources

Project Based Learning Great article introducing how simple it can be to utilize stem curriculum with emergent learners. -Frantz Engineering in Education Came across this documentary showing one schools application of STEM in a 3rd grade class. -Frantz STEM in the Early Years A published paper that touched on the potential and initial concerns that STEM can influence within younger learners with caution to traditional pedagogy. Comparing intellect and academic goals that can be supported or hindered by STEM. -Frantz

[|Ted Talk - Wolfram speaks about computers and math. Taken from Fadel's AISNE presentation.]

[|Ted Talk - Dan Meyer speaks about revamping problem solving, especially in math class. Taken from Fadel's presentation.]

A pdf of a slide show on the importance of STEM education as it relates to technology. -Kevin

An excellent overview report on STEM education. -Kevin

NY Times article on engineering in elementary education. -Kevin

Report on STEM in Massachusetts. -Kevin

STEM Connector Haven't really explored this site, but it looks like an excellent clearinghouse for all things STEM - Kevin



This pdf is an executive summary from the National Academy of Sciences about the current state of STEM education - Kevin

[|Engineering is Elementary] Here is a link to the elementary engineering curriculum discussed in Frantz's video

A good peek into the actual EIE curriculum

These three pdf files are the powerpoint slides of Charles Fadel, the AISNE speaker. Parts one and two really deal with STEM education and the case for STEM, while part 3 deals with the neuroscience of learning.

Relationship between science, engineering and technology []

[] //"an amazing mega-site providing an awesome collection of resources to educators at all grade levels. The site entitled "Science Netlinks" is so much more then science. It provides a total STEM emphasis by covering the science disciplines along with mathematics/statistics, engineering, technology, health/medicine, and careers, . Before introducing this goldmine of resources…"//

[] // Above is is a link to a **NASA Engineering Design Challenge** open to elementary, middle and high school students. May be something I would like to add to my 5th grade Astronomy Unit-which at the moment is devoid of any real engineering component. Check it out! Thanks, Leah //

[] [] Above are links to two TED talks (you should watch both, b/c he comments on his first one-funny). The speaker is 19 year old William Kamkwamba. He is the author of a book "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" ([]). His country, Malawi, was going through a bad drought and his family being farmers were struggling to survive, so they could not afford to send him to school. He would spend lots of time at the village library, where he once found a book about using energy. In this book, he learned about windmills and decided he would build one for his family, so that they could have electricity in their home and to irrigate water to their land for farming. After many trials and struggles he successfully built a windmill that worked! Insprirational story that I would love to share with our students and as an introduction to doing something with building scale model windmills--perhaps for the 5th grade global warming/sustainable living unit. There is an adult version of the book, which I read last summer-it was amazing and now there is a young readers edition that our students could read. Thanks--Leah

Check out the STEM haikus. Could be an interesting idea for us to keep in our back pocket when/if we bring this to a larger group. []

STEM, maybe STEaM where the a stands for application, application of learning. Why STEM? Check out the video: []

Real World need for Skilled Workers :CNN article CNN Article