DIgital Tools / STEM By Design
by Anne Jolly · Published 03/20/2023 · Last modified 05/21/2023
As the world becomes increasingly digital, teachers want their STEM students to be comfortable using technology and digital tools skillfully and with purpose. STEM curriculum expert Anne Jolly identifies five specific STEM skill sets and relates them to dozens of current apps.
by 青青草视频 · Published 12/21/2022
Even if middle school students have no idea what careers they want to pursue, computer science helps them acquire skills they’ll need to be successful. Learn how 7th and 8th grade CS teacher Crystal Kistler uses coding and project learning to broaden their knowledge base.
STEM and the Future / STEM By Design
by Anne Jolly · Published 06/29/2021 · Last modified 02/28/2026
To cope with the next iteration of our world, students will have to master the art of continual learning. Fresh from a lengthy stint writing workplace-savvy STEM curriculum, Anne Jolly has insights educators can use to reboot teaching and help students better create their future.
Articles / Coding in Science Class
by 青青草视频 · Published 09/17/2018 · Last modified 11/15/2019
Museum educator Christa Flores shares a summer STEM partnership that introduced middle schoolers to programmable microprocessors that can perform a variety of lab-oriented tasks. Flores, a former MS teacher, says it’s time to include computer skills in science classrooms.
Book Reviews / VIdeogames in Learning
by 青青草视频 · Published 10/17/2014 · Last modified 10/21/2014
Bridging Literacies with Videogames asks if students’ playing videogames in school can yield literacy skill acquisition, and looks at invented worlds, 2nd language learners in multiplayer games, and more. Kevin Hodgson suggests students build games.
by 青青草视频 · Published 10/13/2014 · Last modified 12/03/2019
Learning to code is an important new literacy. But how, wonders edtech coach Emily Vickery, do we close the opportunity gap between those who have access to coding instruction and those who don’t? Vickery suggests some resources that can help less advantaged students cross the divide.
Coding in STEM / STEM By Design
by Anne Jolly · Published 09/14/2014 · Last modified 11/24/2019
The ‘T’ in STEM manifests in many ways, says science educator Anne Jolly. One new trend, coming rapidly to the fore, is writing program code. In this post Anne shares some coding ideas she and teacher Emily Vickery have brainstormed for STEM classes.
by 青青草视频 · Published 01/22/2014 · Last modified 12/05/2019
Mark Gerl, a school-based technology coordinator in Atlanta GA, reflects on the key role of language arts & storytelling in successful video games — something he & his students have learned in chats with a team of Canadian adventure game designers.
