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08/16/2017

Activate Learning™ Acquires IT’S ABOUT TIME®, Expands K-12 STEM Curriculum Offerings http://ow.ly/fC2L30esvnt

Leader in digital and print NGSS-aligned curriculum strengthens its capacity and expertise while state and school leaders increase focus on STEM education GREENWICH, Conn. (Aug. 16, 2017) – Activate Learning, a leader in K-8 science curriculum aligned with Next Generation Science Standards

06/16/2017

PBIS prepares students with skills to succeed in future STEM fields. Can't wait to see Project-Based Inquiry Science student Dave follow his dreams of becoming an aerospace engineer!

PBIS provides students the opportunity to develop the 21st-century skills that they will need as productive members of the workforce, and as they pursue higher education course work. PBIS students, like scientists, work in collaborative groups or teams to solve or manage situations.

Learn more about PBIS: https://www.iat.com/courses/middle-school-science/project-based-inquiry-science/?type=introduction

06/14/2017

"It's a matter, in my view, of marrying the science and the engineering." - Dr. Cary Sneider, NGSS Writing Team Leader

The NGSS breaks from previous documents by including science and engineering standards. This presentation illustrates how an innovative, project-based high school curriculum–Engineering the Future: Science, Technology, and the Design Process–can help students develop their abilities to argue from evidence and learn core ideas about energy through engaging hands-on activities and can help you create your NGSS/STEM classroom.

Watch Cary Sneider's full presentation on Engineering in the NGSS here: https://www.iat.com/videos/engineering-in-the-ngss---cary-sneider-presentation/

06/14/2017

Happy Flag Day, America! 🇺🇸

06/12/2017

Watch Wisconsin Principal Ms. Siewert talk about how Project-Based Inquiry Science™ (PBIS) takes learning to a new level and requires students to not only learn science concepts but utilize their literacy skills, communication skills, and problem-solving skills.

Learn more about PBIS Here: https://www.iat.com/courses/middle-school-science/project-based-inquiry-science/?type=introduction

06/08/2017

"We are the future." Watch Engineering the Future™ (EtF) students from Massachusetts discuss their EtF classroom and how they feel it will impact our nation's future.

In Engineering the Future™, students take on the role of engineers and apply the engineering design process to define and solve problems by inventing and improving products, processes, and systems. Students develop an understanding of how advances in technology affect human society and how human society determines which new technologies will be developed.

Learn more about EtF here: https://www.iat.com/courses/engineering/engineering-the-future/?type=introduction

06/07/2017

Cooking a delicious meal? You can thank Chemistry for that!

In the Active Chemistry® Cookin' Chem chapter, students are challenged to create a segment for a TV Cooking Show explaining the chemistry behind the cooking.

Each Active Chemistry® chapter begins with a scenario and challenge that is interesting to students and motivates them to learn and remember the chemistry content as well as the science and engineering skills presented in the chapter.

For more information about the other Active Chemistry chapter challenges, please visit: https://www.iat.com/courses/high-school-science/active-chemistry/?type=content

06/06/2017

Our Interactive Mathematics Program (Integrated Pathway) and Meaningful Math Curricula (Traditional Pathway) emphasize mathematical reasoning. Students solve challenging problems, based on real-world situations as well as meaningful scenarios. These programs have been identified as "Exemplary" by the U.S. Department of Education for their effectiveness in multiple schools with diverse populations.
Learn More about IMP-Meaningful Math Here:
https://www.iat.com/courses/mathematics/meaningful-math/?type=introduction

03/25/2016

One science teacher recently launched a lively discussion on Reddit about the traditional, scientific method used to teach school science labs and how ineffective it has become.

03/24/2016

In mainstream media, there's no shortage of buzz on games, game-based learning, and gamification. But how many people know the difference between the three?

03/24/2016

With the progress being made in Artificial Intelligence, it's sure to draw the appeal of students. But many students aren’t sure what a career in AI involves.

03/23/2016

In 1996, a video starring Danny Glover explaining a new way of teaching math using IMP® was produced. How has math education changed since then?