Creating engaging STEM learning experiences in middle school is essential to spark curiosity, build foundational skills, and foster a love for STEM topics–and potentially encourage students to pursue ...

Often in science, we hear debate about two sides of the human brain. There’s the left half for verbal and abstract thinking. And the right half is for visualizing shapes and images, called spatial ...

Since the National Science Foundation coined the acronym STEM in 2001, K–12 educators have been refining their approaches to science, technology, engineering and math. STEAM emerged around 2006 to ...

The parking lot at Abraham Lincoln Academy of Fine Arts was transformed into a forum for fun and learning during STEM Fest on Wednesday. The event was brought back for second year by Investigating ...

People routinely think of STEM (Science, Tech, Engineering, and Math) and Social-Emotional Learning as two very separate subjects. Fractions over here, mindfulness over there. However, there are many ...

Ask middle and high school STEM teachers what the biggest barrier is to students learning in their classes, and there’s a good chance the answer will be social media and online gaming. Teachers ranked ...

Ron Ottinger is the Executive Director of STEM Next. He has spent his career advocating for STEM learning opportunities for kids everywhere. We are living in a time of unparalleled advancement in ...

As enrollment numbers for the introductory chemistry and physics courses reach around 600 students each this semester, the need to understand how students learn in STEM classes only becomes more ...

This article was written by Dr. Aimee Ketchum, OTD, OTR/L, a pediatric occupational therapist in the NICU at UPMC hospital, the owner/operator of STEM Starts Now early child development program, and ...