Project-Based Learning: A Parent Primer
Creating a symbaloo page of resources around PBL for parents might be a good idea. This site might get us started.
How Does the 5E Instructional Model Promote Active, Collaborative, Inquiry-Based Learning?
This article talks about the use of the 5E inquiry cycle to lesson planning to support inquiry science. This may be helpful in framing lesson design.
The National Science Education Standards (NSES p. 23) defines scientific inquiry as "the diverse ways in which scientists study the natural world and propose explanations based on the evidence derived from their work.
As we consider STEAM we need to look at what inquiry science really is. This position paper can help us begin to define this for ourselves.
Getting kids excited about math and science may be as easy as finding how their interest can be explored through STEM resources!
We might consider doing outreach to parents about STEM project they can do at home with their kids. Maybe we create a parent stem email with ideas once a month. This site gave me the idea for this.
Problem-Based Learning (PBL) is an instructional method of hands-on, active learning centered on the investigation and resolution of messy, real-world problems.
This may help our teachers find Science PBL projects to do with their kids.
Welcome to All Things STEAM, a resource for offering library programming in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics.
I know our iCenters are thinking of maker spacers etc and other things STEAM. Might we share.
NGSS prepared an appendix describing each of the Science and Engineering Practices. This appendix also shares how each practice looks across grade bands.
