5 steps to integrate STEM into student literacy
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- Literacy and STEM offer engaging learning experiences
- 3 tips to authentically engage students in real-world STEM learning
- 5 approaches that boost middle school student STEM engagement
- For more news on STEM trends, visit eSN’s STEM & STEM hub
In the world of education, we can sometimes make the mistake of branding STEM and literacy as opposing disciplines. Reading is seen as a creative subject. It’s colorful, artistic, and filled with imagination and wonder. STEM, by contrast, has a more clinical reputation. It’s a subject of hard equations, facts and logic, which depends on technical expertise.
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