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http://plpcommunityhub.com/group/stem-steam-august-2014/forum/topics/please-introduce-yourself-week-1-and-following Me llamo Jim Cottrell. I teach at Twentynine Palms Junior High and live a few miles from Joshua Tree National Park. My first teaching gig was over 23 years ago teaching adults computers. (Old Apple 2Es)

http://steam-notstem.com/articles/stem-to-steam/

http://steam-notstem.com/

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/getting-into-the-pbl-groove-andrew-miller

http://www.pinterest.com/pin/10696117840279807/

http://www.mcpss.com/Default.asp?PN=DocumentUploads&L=2&DivisionID=2141&DepartmentID=11738&LMID=486742&ToggleSideNav=ShowAll

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/01/10-innovative-ways-to-bring-stem-to-schools/

Telling stories and using tools both require creativity. [|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ER7rhQ7N69k#t=159]

(Ideally students would start with an idea and making it come alive.) []

Common Core supported by PBL and STEM The Common Core has embedded within it some Big Ideas that shift the role of teachers to curriculum designers and managers of an inquiry process. How can project-based learning (PBL) help with this shift?

[|Implementing the Common Core can be Facilitated Through Project Based Learning] As states move toward implementation of the Common Core, more and more schools and districts are focusing on PBL as their go-to instructional strategy to prepare students for deeper thinking.

Ownership and Agency in STEM education: "Kids are learning many STEM skills, but it's not happening in schools. When it comes to STEM, schools are running into the adage from Mark Twain: "Don't let your schooling interfere with your education.""

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Projects lend themselves to brain-based learning because they facilitate student directed learning and relevance. []

STEM to STEAM



Early exposure to STEM supports children’s overall academic growth, develops early critical thinking and reasoning skills, and enhances later interest in STEM study and careers (National Research Council, 2011). [] National Resource Council 2011 http://www.stemreports.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/NRC_STEM_2.pdf

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Solar Suite Cases

STEM resources Sandbox

Other STEM Things

Classroom Blogging

STEAM

[|Ten Best STEM Resources]

Global Classroom

Design Thinking:

Promoting a Culture of Learning http://www.edutopia.org/blog/promoting-a-culture-of-learning-terry-heick

http://www.riverdayschool.org/our-school/s-t-e-a-m/

Science Fair / make things and use math http://www.broadcomfoundation.org/blog/broadcom-foundation/science-fairs-and-the-a-ha-moment/ http://www.broadcomfoundation.org/blog/broadcom-masters/masters-finalist-shares-science-fair-tips-with-middle-schoolers/

Deeper Learning and the Common Core http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/02/how-do-we-create-rich-learning-opportunities-for-all-students/ http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/09/how-do-we-define-and-measure-deeper-learning/

Ten Commandments of Making http://www.tested.com/inside-adam-savages-cave/

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/dive-into-the-maker-movement-adam-provost

http://spaceref.com/nasa-hack-space/

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/how-do-i-teach-this-shawn-cornally

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/09/the-maker-movement-finds-its-way-into-urban-classrooms/

http://www.centerdigitaled.com/news/Maker-Movement-Popular-Schools.html

http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/hack-higher-education/top-ed-tech-trends-2012-maker-movement

http://makezine.com/2012/05/14/why-educators-want-to-attend-maker-faire-2012/

http://radar.oreilly.com/2011/11/dale-dougherty-make-white-house.html

http://www.connectsafely.org/maker-movement-in-schools-taps-into-rich-tradition-of-educational-reform/

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/classroom-makerspaces-transformative-learning-stephanie-west-puckett

Video Conferences http://youngmakers.org/oracle-helps-maker-clubs-crop-up-flourish-in-the-south-bay/

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http://youngmakers.org/

http://makerspace.com/maker-news/pilot-profile-piner-high-school-makers

http://makerfaire.com/education/

http://www.raisinggeeks.com/blog/maker-movement/

http://www.wired.com/magazine/2011/03/ff_adafruit/

http://www.wired.com/magazine/2011/03/ff_makestuff_projects/

http://www.wired.com/design/2012/04/skills-that-pay-the-bills-top-10-maker-schools/?viewall=true

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/09/all-hands-on-deck-getting-kids-excited-about-stem/

Problem Based Learning

http://www.scoop.it/t/science-tech-engineering-arts-math

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