So excited to share the second edition of the STEM Spotlight! Because we put a pause on our "Book of the Month” feature for this year, I thought it would still be important to highlight the diversity, importance, and fun in the fields of STEM. As noted in my prior blog post, I plan to release STEM Spotlights over the course of the year. The goal is to broaden students’ perspectives about who engages in math and science, and the many different options STEM presents to them. Linked below is the spotlight for Dec/Jan, the theme for this edition is Mathematics and spotlights are on Muhammad Yunus and Vi Hart. (if you missed it... our Oct./Nov. spotlight highlighted Katherine Johnson and Susan Finley - with a focus on STEM in space! Check it out HERE)
I have invited RPS teachers to utilize the pieces they find most appropriate for their students/grade-level. I created this in Google Slides so that it may be utilized seamlessly with Google Classroom and/or Pear Deck as it suits the teacher's needs!
Ideas for the next edition? Shoot me an email! (Considering an Engineering focus... or Computer Science - but I'd love to hear from you!)
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Heather Leonard, heather.leonard@reading.k12.ma.us
Phone: 781-670-2256
Twitter: @STEMReading
https://readingstem.blogspot.com/
The aim of science is to discover and illuminate truth. ~Rachel Carson
Every time a student makes a mistake in math, they grow a synapse. ~ Jo Boaler
There's nothing I believe in more strongly than getting young people interested in science and engineering, for a better tomorrow, for all humankind. ~ Bill Nye
