STEM Education -- The Future of Our Nation Depends Upon It

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Our current economy is being impacted by the changes occurring within the labor force.
The careers and jobs that will flourish in the innovative / information era will require more Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM).

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As you know, STEM is an important element of all levels of education. In our ever-growing technological world, it seems there are few career paths that don’t in some way utilize skills acquired through STEM classes. It can be intimidating curriculum for some students, but luckily, there are a lot of great tools for making it accessible to and fun for everyone.

Here are some additional resources for your consideration. It is difficult to hunt these types of tools, so I hope they’re helpful!

10 Innovative Ways to Bring STEM to Schools http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/01/09/10-innovative-ways-to-bring-stem-to-schools/

Curious George STEM https://unctv.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/curiousgeorge/

The Educator’s Guide to Real Estate Lesson Plans: Math & Science https://www.redfin.com/blog/2015/08/the-educators-guide-to-real-estate-lesson-plans.html

Computer Programming Basics Lesson Plan: Tynker Games https://educators.brainpop.com/lesson-plan/tynker-games-computer-programming/

The Educator’s Guide to Applying Real-World Math: 15 Resources with over 100 Lesson Plans http://www.homeadvisor.com/r/mathematics-application-in-everyday-life/

Architecture Activities to Help You Address NGSS Engineering Standards http://edu.stemjobs.com/architecture-activities-to-help-you-address-ngss-engineering-standards/

Making Science Labs Accessible to Students with Disabilities http://www.washington.edu/doit/making-science-labs-accessible-students-disabilities