Engineering Instruction for High-Ability Learners in K-8 Classrooms

from maggiewurzer

I appreciated the practicality of Engineering Instruction for High-Ability Learners in K-8 Classrooms. Everything is entirely possible for a teacher and students to achieve in the classroom, which isn't necessarily true of all education books. You're taking your existing curriculum and integratin...

from jkeuning

Engineering Instruction for High-Ability Learners in K-8 Classrooms is a wonderful classroom resource that effectively combines data-based research with practical ideas and suggestions. As a middle school teacher, I was particularly struck by how unknown our students' spacial abilities are and ho...

from oldschoolgirl

I received this book as part of the Early Reviewers group. I was excited to receive it because I'm currently working as a youth librarian, and teach a monthly S.T.E.A.M. class. I feel comfortable teaching all the subject areas, but engineering is probably the most challenging for me to develop le...

from lyssjj

There may not be a lot of schools that have designated K-8 engineering programs, but every school should be working on STEM instruction integration into science and math programs using the Next Generation Science Standards. STEM instruction with clear, real-world applications is even better. This...

from Keith.Benjamin

I am not a teacher, so I cannot address how exactly this text compares to any other education related text. However, I found it clear, practical, and full of potential ways to engage students in engineering activities - with the purpose of teaching engineering, but also for math and spatial skill...