73. Does STEM Track?

7/22/2022

Show Summary:

Is STEM really accessible for all students? What is the purpose of tracking students in school? Claire and Natasha discuss inequalities in our school system and how putting students in a track may limit their educational potential. We also share our own experiences in struggling with math, but due to parental support and resources, we were able to persevere and become engineers. But what about students who don't have the same support system. Should they have less of an education? We get pretty passionate about this topic!

Links from the Show:

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Vivify STEM Blog Posts

• Not all STEM is Equal: 3 Stages of STEM Education

• Top 10 Ways To Encourage Girls In STEM

• 10 Easy STEM Career Classroom Activities

• I Didn't Always Want to be an Engineer

Vivify STEM Lessons & Products

• STEM Careers:

  • Who is an Engineer or Scientist? STEM Career Game & Activity (PreK-9th)

  • STEM Careers BINGO Game! (Middle & High School)

  • Digital STEM Choice Boards

  • STEM Career Classroom Posters

• Project-Based Learning (PBL):

  • Animal Habitat & Biomes STEM Diorama Engineering Design Project (K-5th)

  • Design a Sustainable Eco-House STEM Project (Environmental Science 5E PBL) (4th-8th)

Other STEM Resources

• Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD): The Case for Untracking by Anne Wheelock

• Texas House Bill 5: Foundation High School Program

• Savage Inequalities book

• Project-Based Learning: What is PBL? - PBLWorks.org

• Vivify STEM Curriculum Map

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