STEM+for+Every+Child+2016

STEM for Every Child

 * Room: ** 106B
 * Presenters: **Mitchell Swords
 * Audience: **K-6, Leadership
 * Description: **Whether you are an administrator desiring to start a STEM program initiative in your school, a facilitator desiring to start up a STEM Club, working in Gifted or Special Ed and looking into ways to engage your learners, or simply just trying to create a center for your class, there’s a way to cater STEM for every child in every classroom. Mitchell Swords, STEM K-6 teacher at Pequea Valley School District shares his experiences in teaching STEM to all grade levels, plus strategies to make STEM engaging, meaningful, and rigorous in your classroom.

Shared Google Slide: STEM for Every Learner

=Material and Curriculum Resources: =

Technology:

 * [|Pillar Apps at Pequea Valley and the SAMR Model]- Credit to Ryan Donnelly Technology Integration Specialist at Pequea Valley
 * Code.org- We use the Hour of Code resources and the Courses- All are free

Engineering:

 * ITEEA- Engineering By Design (EbD) curriculum- In PA, curriculum is FREE! Reach out to Curtis Funkhouser if you are an educator that would like access.  curtis_funkhouser@iu13.org
 * [|Engineering is Elementary]
 * [|Lego Curriculum Resources]
 * [|TinkerCad] or [|ProjectIgnite]- Free 3D design curriculum that is self directed.
 * [|Sketchup]- 3D modeling software

MakerSpace and Design Thinking:
Book: [|Invent to learn] Laura Flemming- Worlds of Making: Best Practices for Establishing a Makerspace for Your School

Other: Pinterest: [|STEM Education Resources]

More info or have questions? Follow me [|@Swordsed] or check out [|#PVstem] Email- mitchell_swords@pequeavalley.org