Book description
Author and educator Jason McKenna describes how teaching STEM education in his elementary school changed his classroom and his life, improving his students’ and his own approaches to problem solving, collaboration, and general motivation to learn. Offering examples, tried and tested classroom projects, and collaborative strategies, this innovative resource opens…
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1 author picked What STEM Can Do for Your Classroom as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Anyone in the education world likely hears about STEM all the time.
We know, intuitively, that science and technology matter. But rarely does anyone so beautifully make the case for what great STEM learning can look like.
In What STEM Can Do for Your Classroom, author Jason McKenna provides practical advice; turnkey activities; and helpful, plainspoken research that can help teachers change students’ lives through STEM—just as McKenna’s teachers did for him.
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