Science, technology, engineering, and math have been marginalized and in need of support for so long that they had to join forces as one acronym! The posts here will help you do your best work as a STEM teacher.
In a digital world, data is everywhere. Every time you interact with a platform, whether it’s a website, app, or game, you are generating data on your use of that platform. Data scientists work …
Author: Erik Ruzek, NWEA
Topics: STEM
There’s an episode of The Office where regional manager Michael Scott needs to make some extra cash. He moonlights as a telemarketer, selling the Lipophedrine diet pill. “What if I told you that …
Author: Kailey Rhodes, Northwest Academy
As the summer truly transitions to fall—even though we’re still awaiting permission to don our sweaters here in the Pacific Northwest, and my family in Georgia confirms—all of us have headed …
Science is a beacon of pure knowledge in uncertain times, right? Nope. Science is not neutral. I spent years as both a research scientist and a science teacher. In both roles, I expounded on the …
Author: Megan Kuehl, NWEA
Is it just me, or does teaching math feels like taking students on a daily field trip to a different part of their brain? It turns out this feeling is supported by science. While language processing …
As a child, Esther Odekunle was fascinated by snails. She watched how they moved and marveled at the long slimy trails they left behind. Esther knew from an early age that she had a passion for …
Author: Carolyn Frost, NWEA
Two math teachers walk into a break room and proceed to have an accessible, fantastically math-nerdy chat about what it means to understand students more deeply. The result? A snack break–length …
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Students continue to rebound from pandemic school closures. NWEA® and Learning Heroes experts talk about how best to support them here on our blog, Teach. Learn. Grow.
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The science of reading is not a buzzword. It’s the converging evidence of what matters and what works in literacy instruction. We can help you make it part of your practice.
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High-quality professional learning can help teachers feel invested—and supported—in their work.
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