Figure It Out: How to Teach Students to Be the Ultimate STEM Problem Solvers
May 4, 2022
Schools around the country are integrating the teaching of problem solving and entrepreneurial thinking into STEM instruction in some very creative and relevant ways. Many of them are also simultaneously figuring out how to encourage more girls and students of color to pursue studies in STEM areas, showing the kids how their participation could lead to lucrative careers down the road.
This special report highlights what those approaches look like in action (or should look like) for elementary and secondary students; how curriculum and instructional priorities are changing to make this happen; and why such changes are so important at this moment in time.
The report also features exclusive EdWeek Research Center survey data from teachers, principals, and district leaders.
This special report highlights what those approaches look like in action (or should look like) for elementary and secondary students; how curriculum and instructional priorities are changing to make this happen; and why such changes are so important at this moment in time.
The report also features exclusive EdWeek Research Center survey data from teachers, principals, and district leaders.
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