About the Project

A recent movement in the education world has begun; the movement to work science more into the curriculum. STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) is an approach to learning that incorporates problem-based education. Common Core State Standards calls for an integration of subjects in the curriculum. With over 40 states already accepted Common Core, it is now the time to start integrating subjects.

So where do you start?

Last semester, I conducted an interest survey with my classroom. I found that a lot of students had a strong interest in science. Whenever I brought up science or technology topics, students would be jumping out of their seats to talk about these topics. This inspired me to incorporate STEM materials/activities into my lessons. The result was very positive. Students were excited to work and were constantly engaged. Seeing this made me want to continue implementing materials/activities and record my findings. 

This blog is a recording of a live research being conducted currently in my internship. I am finding ways to integrate STEM materials/activities into the curriculum in order to get students exposed to STEM topics. Finding the time to incorporate STEM activities may be hard to do currently, but there is always a way to incorporate STEM materials. Throughout the next few weeks, I will be implementing STEM materials/activities into reading and writing lessons in order to research how implementation of these items increases or decreases student engagement in the classroom. Every Sunday I will be posting new activities/materials that I used in the past week, my results, and my personal reflection. I encourage all readers to provide feedback or even possibly try these activities in your classroom.