STEM Education is a rising fast curriculum. It first began to gain even more notoriety in the early 2000s, receiving several federal grants as a research-based curriculum and is now frequently included in teacher training and development. President Barack Obama even included STEM education in his 2011 state of the union address. Mentioning the great need...
Why should a child learn STEM? Perhaps they aren't particularly interested in timetables or the periodic table (I know I wasn't when I was a kid!), and you don't want to force it on them. Or maybe it doesn't seem very applicable to their daily experiences. Regardless of this perception, STEM has benefits that will enrich...
“Never make fun of someone if they mispronounce a word. It means they learned it by reading” - Anonymous. Have you ever come across this quotation? Pedagogy was almost a word like that for me. Pronounced ped-uh-GAH-jee, many sources define pedagogy as the theory and practice of teaching. In other words, pedagogy encompasses both the what and...
Expressing gratitude is good for everyone. In fact, Teacher's Cards have become a bit of a trend. Gratitude begins with noticing what you have to be thankful for — if you have a school-age learner, chances are there is an adult in their life worth noticing. You can improve your own well-being by sharing your gratitude...
Inquiry-based learning builds on this fundamental drive to discover, improve, understand, and create a better world in the face of uncertainty. Inquiry-based strategies provide teachers with powerful tools to facilitate interactive learning and collaborative problem-solving. Teachers can use inquiry-based instruction to guide students through a deeper understanding of core concepts and challenge them to think critically...
Is your child gifted? You love all of your children equally, and you may feel that labeling one of them as ‘gifted’ will put an unfair focus on that child. Or, perhaps, you feel that telling your child they are gifted may inflate their ego. Despite these misgivings, identifying your child as gifted is an important step...
Robotics technology has come a long way in recent years, and now it’s easier than ever to build your own coding robot. With the open-source CrowBot BOLT, anyone can construct an autonomous vehicle and learn to code with it. In this review of CrowBot BOLT, we’ll discuss all the features and how it stacks up...
In this KiwiCo Atlas Crate review, I'll go over everything my kids enjoyed about this Atlas Crate subscription. My family has reviewed dozens of kids' subscription boxes. I've been able to see which ones my kids gravitate more towards. As well as hear which ones they still talk about months after putting together all the...
The Scientific Method is a method and process used to conduct research. It is an easy way to provide a road map that kids can use to quench their hunger for curiosity. They are constantly trying to figure out how the world works around them, and by providing them with the Scientific Method as an...
In this microscope buyers guide, I'll cover everything you'll need to make a decision on what microscope you'll need. Also, I'd bet we all remember learning about the different parts of a microscope in science class when we were younger. It was a crucial first step when studying science. How exciting was it when you...