Professional Development
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Displaying items by tag: STEM activities
Team Up for Collaboration
"Two heads are better than one."
This age-old adage contains a lot of wisdom when related to incorporating best teaching practices for STEM: The ability to collaborate is essential in our modern, information-rich workplace.
Project-Based Learning and STEM Afterschool
"Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." —Benjamin Franklin
Advice to Boost the Success of Inquiry
Over the past 10 years there has been a focused and well-researched shift for STEM education to be based on hands-on, inquiry-type activities. The afterschool environment is perfect for implementing these types of activities.
Spatial Thinking: Essential for STEM Career Success
Spatial thinking, or reasoning, is the capacity to mentally or physically understand the location and movement of objects and ourselves in space. It is not a single ability or process, but a number of concepts, tools and processes that work together.
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