Teaching is one of the most challenging professions in the world. Since the advent of interactive technologies, the challenge of holding a student’s attention has become exponentially more difficult. Students live in a world of instant everything. Multi-tasking is the…
I have always contended that measuring student outcomes should be more about what happens after they graduate. The ability to score on a standardized test tells us very little about how prepared the student is for the real world. I…
Rural, economically challenged and sparsely populated counties are becoming centers of innovation for STEM education. A catalyst for change It was 5:55 pm on a recent Friday in one of the most economically distressed counties in North Carolina. The program…
Dean Kamen, serial inventor and founder of FIRST Robotics, started FIRST with the mission of “tricking kids into loving science and math.” Kamen saw that our kids were not interested in majoring in science, technology, engineering and math fields. Kamen…
Project Base Learning is an amazing tool that literally flips the classroom. In an immersive environment, team teachers pose problems that span 4 courses (i.e. Engineering, Physics, Social Studies and Creative Writing). The teachers develop the problems so that the…
Creating Innovators is the title of Tony Wagner’s new book. After extensive interviews with over 150 well known CEOs, Tony Wagner makes a powerful case for the need to develop a climate and culture that promotes the development of problem…
