In 2010, I had the wonderful opportunity to collaborate with two members of the Cambridge Public School System, Lisa C. Lesser, the seventh-grade science teacher […]
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What Can We Learn From Forest Kindergartens?
You know the phrase well: we can’t see the forest for the trees. There is a strong sentiment that America’s children are over-scheduled and need […]
Read More…New STEM Activity App Engages Students and Families
All families want the best for their children. Yet with today’s busy lives, the best intentions are often compromised. Families want to engage with their […]
Read More…Making Time for Science Education
There’s a lot of buzz around the Common Core everywhere you turn. Inevitably, associated with that buzz is some confusion about what the Common Core […]
Read More…Building partnerships and pasta towers!
It’s summer at Aspire While Wheelock’s academic year has ended, things are picking up at the Aspire Institute. We are particularly excited to be working […]
Read More…Exciting Parents and Students about STEM
The Aspire Institute STEM App launches today! A recent article from the Intel Foundation outlines the influence that parents play in encouraging their children to […]
Read More…The Science of Play: Making STEM part of the early-learning equation
In a previous blog post to Aspire Wire, I wrote that “there are no greater natural scientists and engineers than young children, inquisitive learners who […]
Read More…Math Education Starts With Math-Ready Teachers
The Mathematical Education of Teachers notes “teachers need to understand the fundamental principles that underlie school mathematics, so that they can teach it to diverse […]
Read More…Making It Easy: Online STEM Education Professional Development
One of the major challenges teachers face today is finding the time to continue their professional development. Perhaps just as challenging is convincing elementary teachers […]
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