By Rachel Lynette
STEM subjects are on the rise, and for good reasons. By studying science, technology, engineering, and math, kids will develop the skills needed for lucrative careers and to lead the next generation into the future. However, while parents and teachers see the benefits, kids aren’t sticking with STEM. Nearly a third of college students who began pursuing a STEM degree transferred out of the field.
Please welcome Kerry to the Minds in Bloom blog today! She’s addressing why many teachers (only think they) hate STEM challenges and how teachers can approach them differently in order to use them as a successful learning tool. You are probably reading this because you’ve watched that teacher down the hall doing STEM challenges. The kids are always talking about it, but it looks like a hassle
Today’s guest blogger is Jennifer from Stories and Songs in Second, a second grade teacher who is passionate about integrating musical moments and quality children’s literature across her curriculum. Read on to find out how she blends important science, math, social studies, and art concepts into her ELA fairy tale lessons! I’ve always loved fairy tales, and I can’t wait to launch my unit every spring. So
Hi everyone! I’m Suzy from StudentSavvy! I would first like to give a big thank you to Rachel for allowing me to guest post on her fantastic blog! I am a huge fan of hers, and I’m grateful for this incredible opportunity! When I was a student in high school, I attended a charter school that was considered a “Performing and Fine Arts Academy.” Before I was accepted into this school (there
Minds in Bloom is really pleased to welcome Vanessa from Biology Roots to the blog today! Vanessa is sharing how important it is for elementary science teachers to lay the foundations of preparing students for the abstractedness of middle school and high school science. Science is a branching, swirling, overlapping, mystifying subject. But, within its awe and splendor yields confusion and perplexity. No one is born
Hi! My name is Meredith, and I blog over at Momgineer, which focuses on ways to engage students in engineering, math and science. I am so excited to be here guest posting here at Minds in Bloom with Engineering on a Dime: 3 STEM Challenges You Can Do Today! STEM challenges are a great way to explore engineering when you lack the time to
Minds in Bloom is happy to present Wendy Goldfein and Cheryl Nelson of Get Caught Engineering, an integrated hands-on engineering program, with their post on finding room in your classroom for Engineering. Enjoy! When we first decided to develop an engineering program for our school, our administrator was very supportive. However, he only had one request: “Please don’t tick off the staff!” We knew that
Minds in Bloom is pleased to present Bethany Lau with her post on teaching heredity. We think you’ll enjoy it! Science in elementary school should be all about fun. In fact, science at all levels of school should be about curiosity, exploration, and lots of fun! As more and more states adopt the Next Generation Science Standards (and as other states adopt their own similar
Please welcome Wendy and Cheryl, two teachers passionate about engineering with kids. I am sure you’ll enjoy this helpful post as much as I did! STEM, Engineering, 21st Century Skills…the buzzwords of the 2013-2014 school year. With all that is on a teacher’s plate this autumn, what can seem, in isolation, like an interesting and intriguing idea often ends up lost in the shuffle
Yippee! A stunning post from Ari of The Science Penguin! You are going to get a ton of great ideas! A science content center as part of your centers rotation can be a lot of fun for your students! Even your hard-to-reach students will love going to the science center. I have been thinking a lot about how I want to change my science center
