165. Tears & Teaching: How to Prepare for Engineering

12/6/2024

Show Summary:

Claire and Natasha catch up after a Thanksgiving holiday break filled with family, fun, and a little bit of chaos! They also share creative ways to STEMify your Elf on the Shelf before they pick back up on the last episode’s discussion of what they found to be their most valuable experiences to prepare for engineering. (Spoiler Alert: it wasn’t design challenges!)

Links from the Show:

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  • Episode 137 (Part 1)

  • Episode 139 (Part 2)

Vivify STEM Blog Posts

• Get Your Elf Off That Shelf with STEM

• How to Teach Growth Mindset and Failing Forward

Vivify STEM Lessons

• Elf STEM

  • Elf Sledding Adventure

  • Elf Zip Line

  • Elf Pendulum Adventure

• Intro to Science & Engineering: STEM Critical Thinking Challenges

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• Vivify Research & Publications

• YouTube: SHARING HER PASSION | Tatiana Erukhimova Ph.D. (Texas A&M Physics Professor - videos went viral for physics phenomenon demonstrations)

• Gain access to Vivify’s expanding lesson library when you become a member of The STEM Space!

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