Madelyn Nash
Southern Illinois University
IL

Hi! So I have actually not had much experience teaching STEM explicitly. However, one of the things that I remember being told is not to be afraid to let the children get messy and experiment. Much of good stem instruction gives students the materials and structure necessary to explore and discover using their inquiry skills. I'm attaching this article because I thin that it may help for futu...

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Honestly, though I am still a student teacher, this is all a struggle. All of them are hard for different reasons. I always hear that new teachers struggle with classroom management the most and I think I would agree with them. Typically wherever you work will give you a majority of the curriculum that you need to teach and you adjust it to fit your student's needs. This just comes with testi...

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I would agree with you that this is one of the topics that I struggle with the most. It can be challenging to find the necessary tools to reach every student in your classroom. One of the first steps is to get to know your students. You need to know what the strengths and weaknesses are for your students and from there you can start altering your instruction to fit their needs. If you are concern...

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