Designing the Future
The school year has ended and many of you are already planning your new year. If you are like any of the many teachers I have worked...
The school year has ended and many of you are already planning your new year. If you are like any of the many teachers I have worked...
In my last blog posting, I outlined an overview of the challenges of effectively assessing learning in the context of Engineering Design...
With the holidays approaching and the first half of the academic year wrapping up, it is a good time to reflect and re-assess. You know...
Let’s apply the idea that Engineering is design under constraints to meet certain criteria. It’s the end of another school year and you...
Engineering in Your Classroom – Five Activities to Try Change in the classroom can be an overwhelming process. At ProjectEngin, we always...
At ProjectEngin, some of our most exciting curriculum work centers around creating Engineering Design challenges that look to Nature for...
Descriptions and graphics concerning the Engineering Design Process (EDP) can be found in many different resources and websites. They...
Engineering is a natural process for most of us. We are continually developing solutions to challenges that are framed by constraints and...
(This is Part 1 of a three part series focused on using the Engineering Design Process to support a culture of creative problem-solving...
At ProjectEngin, we view the inclusion of Engineering Design practices and thinking in STEM classes as being a critical component in the...
What are the three practices you need to avoid if you hope to create lifelong learners? At ProjectEngin, we call them the three T’s....
Work to support imagination, teach creativity, and focus on process. We like to think of imagination as free-range thinking that just...
Countless research studies and initiatives have focused on our inability to attract female students to STEM fields. The percentages for...
At ProjectEngin, we focus on supporting the inclusion of Engineering Design in K-12 education. Much of our initial exposure to teachers,...
What makes a great Engineering Design project? What creates the magic promised by project-based learning? The range and variety of...
With the introduction and adoption of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), the BCSC 5E Instructional model has returned to the...
As I typed these words, I realized that they could be re-arranged to fit the ubiquitous new buzzword of education gurus – STEM. But I am...
Good design needs to focus on the end user; as educators our end users are the students in front of us every day. So, who is in your...
The beginning of the school year brings lots of blogs, tweets, articles, and discussions about new things to try in the classroom. It is...
The STEM acronym is a bit of a double-edged sword in my world. On the one hand, as I discussed in my previous post, it can set up new...