S.T.E.M., S.T.E.A.M, or S.T.R.E.A.M.?

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math.  Those are the building blocks with which our country is trying to rebuild education.  And with good reason, too. The U.S. is desperately falling behind in these areas and with the exponential growth of technology, jobs, and human advancement, our children can not afford to fall behind.

Our summer reading includes this book:

I haven't finished it yet, but it is great at understanding how our current education system is not adequately preparing our children and students for becoming contributing citizens of our country.

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Aloha!
-Jenn-

Project Based Learning

This summer, many of our faculty members are reading about and researching ways to incorporate Project Based Learning in our classrooms. Of course, just as many other teachers out there, many of the activities and projects we do in our classrooms are already similar to a project based learning approach. So it's thankfully more of a fine-tuning rather than a curriculum overhaul!

So where to begin?  Well, in my research so far this summer, I've come across some really great websites to help any and all get started with Project Based Learning.

The best website I visited was