Dr. Cunningham is the Senior Vice President for STEM learning at Boston's Museum of Science. She is the founding director of two unique programs designed to promote engineering for students in the elementary grades (Engineering is Elementary and Youth Engineering Solutions). Join host Anthony Arno as he talks with Dr. Cunningham about why teaching even our youngest students engineering at the elementary level is so important.

Topics include:

• Role of Science Museums today
• Engineering is Elementary (EIE) Program origin and basic framework
• Ideal number of steps for the Engineering Design Process
• Transition to Youth Engineering Solutions (YES)
• Sample units from grades K - 8
• After school enrichment programs
• Pre-school Engineering program
• Equity Education in Engineering
• Providing FREE access for all educators
• Material cost
• Are your students STEM literate?
• Assessing student engineering performance- is a functioning device required?
• How to promote STEM tomorrow in your classroom
• A memorable difference in teaching elementary STEM
• Professional learning opportunities at the Museum of Science
• Notable teaching awards at MOS

Website: Youth Engineering Solutions Program

Jason McKenna is a passionate advocate for robotics and STEM education and the author of What STEM Can Do for Your Classroom. He has spent years helping educators understand how to leverage STEM to foster critical thinking, creativity, and collaboration.

Join the host of The STEM Class Podcast, Anthony Arno, as he talks with Jason about the following topics in STEM education.

• Importance of curiosity in STEM
• Adopting a universal STEM curriculum
• Importance of teaching STEM to our youngest students
• Teaching STEM with current events
• Are we prepping our students too soon about STEM careers?
• Glorious Failure
• Role of Failure (The First Penguin Award)
• Gallery walks with students and "stealing" good ideas
• What does it take to be a great STEM teacher?
• Knowledge versus Skill in the classroom
• Guided discovery learning in STEM
• Assessment in the STEM classroom
• Engineering Notebooks
• What can a teacher do tomorrow to promote a STEM mindset
• VEX Robotics

WEBSITE: Jason McKenna

WEBSITE: VEX Robotics

In the world of STEM education, the Engineering Design Process (EDP) is always being discussed as an integral part of any worthwhile program. What is the EDP and why are there so many variations of it?

Join the STEM Class Podcast host Anthony Arno as he talks with Kerry Tracy, founder of STEM CON and Beyond all about the EDP and how it compares to the scientific method.

Highlights from this episode include:

• A side by side comparason of both methods