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...
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...
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...
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,...
With the introduction and adoption of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), the BCSC 5E Instructional model has returned to the...
We are all beginning to understand that we live in a world that is incredibly connected, a world where local actions affect global...
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 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...
In the world of education there is an increasing call for more STEM initiatives. It is often accompanied by the recitation of shortages...
President Obama’s call to “Educate to Innovate” has become a favorite catchphrase of the STEM movement. But it really doesn’t address the...