You can tell from the bulk of my most recent posts that a big part of my job right now is about facilitating our STEM institute. I actually have another post about telescopes waiting in the wings for after I get a couple of questions answered. This video was produced by the Washoe County School District to celebrate Mike Ismari’s STEM class at Dilworth Middle School STEM Academy. Mike signed up for our STEM institute right away last year because he had received a grant to buy several models of drones (you mostly see them in the video, but a few he checked out from the institute make an appearance as well). Mike wanted to learn about the ethics and safety of utilizing drones in the classroom as well as the pedagogy to consider. Our institute is still ongoing and will be pretty much right up to the end of the school year. I think you’ll enjoy the video … it’s does a great job of showcasing Mike and more importantly his students and the learning they are part of. Enjoy!!
Learning is messy!
This is a great video seeing STEM come to life in the classroom! Coming out of NSTA this year, STEM was a major focal point so we have been discussing STEM a lot and sharing some of our thoughts via our blog. If you have the chance, you should check out our post examining how to make STEM accessible to all students.
https://www.rubicon.com/equity-stem-rethinking-approach/