Author Archives annejolly

These are the latests portfolio and blog posts written by annejolly.

STEM & Parent Awareness

How can we do more to educate parents about STEM? Anne Jolly searches for a workable information model in her latest post at STEM Imagineering.

MW Chat: NTOY Jeff Charbonneau

Jeff Charbonneau, science educator & 2013 National Teacher of the Year, talks about STEM education & his relationships-first teaching philosophy.

How to Spark Student Innovation

Innovative thinking can be taught, says science educator Anne Jolly. She shares five related strategies to help spark student innovation in STEM classrooms.

STEM Teaching Means Teaming

Award-winning science teacher and e-mentor Caroline Goode explains the why and how of student teamwork in the STEM classroom.

Is Your STEM the Real Deal?

STEM educator Anne Jolly says that authentic, mature STEM programs can point to 10 basic outcomes. Does your program have the real-deal ingredients?

STEM Launchers!

STEM Launchers -- brief activities that introduce the engineering design process and the secrets of good teamwork -- can help kick off a successful year.

6 Authentic STEM Challenges

Anne Jolly picks 6 global engi- neering challenges that can produce “real problems” for MS students to address through STEM lessons & projects.

Creating More STEM Leaders

Anne Jolly describes one community's strategy to develop leadership for STEM education at every level, from the classroom to the executive suite.

Dadgum It, I’m Mad as Heck

Anne Jolly is mad as heck as she watches teachers struggle to implement STEM projects while drilling kids for high stakes tests that don't measure deep learning.