What is art? How do you define it? Can you define it? Is there art everywhere? This […]
Archive for ‘21st Century Education’
Improving the Quality of the Teacher Pipeline
Having enough good teachers is a problem in today’s world. We obligate teachers with so much responsibility and […]
STEAM: Enabling the Engineering Habits of Mind through CREATIVITY
A week does not pass that I don’t receive an inquiry or two about STEAM. What is it? How do […]
DESIGN, RHYTHM AND MOVEMENT: KEY COMPONENTS OF STEM
Entice, engage, enhance and expect results? We all know and understand that STEM education needs to be a part of […]
TO AP or NOT AP — Are AP Courses a “Value Added” to STEM Education?
There are many questions in my mind today as a parent of a high school senior. I wonder if his […]
Improving Teacher Quality is Essential — Are We Missing the Point?
You can have the greatest programs in the world-tried and tested but if they are not implemented with great instruction, […]
YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU ARE MISSING!
IT’S THE ARTS! ENGAGEMENT! PASSION! CONNECTION! LEARNING WITH RIGOR AND PURPOSE! I am asked over and over again, how can […]
Exactly how do you want to improve the creativity and problem solving ability of our students?
I just read this post from Project Lead the Way CEO Vince Bertram entitled, “We have to get serious about […]
Is Being Poor the Hardest Job in America?
Reality Check: Is Being Poor the Hardest Job in America? It is another day and I am running around doing […]
STEM is MORE than Science!!
My brain has been on fire about this subject. It doesn’t have to be STE[a]M and it isn’t just STEM. […]
Ruth Catchen Reach for the Stars! 