When groups within a larger community don’t share information, it doesn’t only reduce efficiency – it limits opportunity. This is the “silo effect,” and it’s long been identified as something businesses need to work beyond to achieve maximum productivity.N
Betsy Constantine teaches Career Technical Education (CTE) and Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) at Tacoma First Creek Middle School. The term MESA was coined in California in the 1970s, and is something of a precursor to today’s STEM pr
According to the statewide survey commissioned by nonprofit Washington STEM and executed by research consultancy Strategies 360, 94% of Washington voters believe every child should have access to a high-quality science, technology, engineering, and math ed
For Chanel Easley, teacher at Techbridge, it’s all about role models.She believes it’s essential for the girls in her after-school program to see real life examples of women doing the science, technology and engineering work that catches their interest.“Wh
When a school purchases new computers, what happens to the old ones?In Tacoma Public Schools, old equipment used to be sent to surplus where it would be auctioned off to the highest bidder. Thanks to the development of the Laptops2Kids...
How often did you encounter engineering lessons in your school years?The answer for most of us is “never.” Students that happened to do well at math and science might select engineering as a field of study upon entering college, but...
What is the purpose of education? It’s hard to find two people with the same answer, and looking back across history reveals an even greater variety of perspectives.Puritans taught children to read primarily so they could read the Bible and...
“I see obstacles as opportunities.”With an attitude like that, it’s no wonder that elementary school teacher Camille Jones is being honored as the 2017 Washington STEM Teacher of the Year. Jones lives and teaches in Quincy – a small town...
