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How to answer: Why would I ever want to know that?

Posted on by Joe Posted in Classroom transformation, Exciting students about learning, Real-world experiences, Relevance — 1 Comment ↓

Imagine being asked to do a very intense job that required you to teach students knowledge and skills while you have never been allowed to see how this intense knowledge and skills that you are being asked to teach is relevant…

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Mars landing is a tribute to NASA creativity and innovation. Can NASA help bring that passion for innovation to our classrooms?

Posted on by Joe Posted in Afterschool STEM Teams, Business needs, Classroom transformation, Exciting students about learning, Innovators, PBL, Teacher's Perspective — No Comments ↓

Having spent most of my career developing new products and new ventures for consumer products companies, I can appreciate the Herculean effort required to put that lander on Mars.  The effort required a team with a mastery of science, technology,…

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