Gaining STEM skills is as important for young children as learning to read, asserts a new report by the Joan Ganz Cooney Center and supported by the National Science Foundation. Libraries could play a critical role in this call for more preschool STEM learning opportunities.
In Call for Early STEM Learning, Libraries Cited as Potential ‘Charging Stations’
By on February 9, 2017
STEAM Project Recipes: Insta-Robots and Sewing Art
By on January 30, 2017
Step-by-step illustrated instructions for sewing and robot-building activities from SLJ’s 2016 School Librarian of the Year.
STEAM, with an Emphasis on “A” | SLJ ISTE Webcast Series
By on October 17, 2016
This fall series, sponsored by littleBits, explores the education technology topics educators are talking about this school year, from virtual reality and STEAM to popular culture and digital literacy.
The Latest in STEM: Teens Team Up With the FDA
By on September 12, 2016
Learning to code, visiting the White House, and pitching medical apps “Shark Tank” style? Students in the aimHI Summer Incubator Program, a partnership between the FDA and Montgomery County (MD) County Library, did it all.
Hey, I Built a LEGO Wall! Here’s How.
By on September 12, 2016
An elementary school librarian quickly assembled an inexpensive LEGO wall with donated LEGO bricks, crowdsourced advice, and good humor.
String Theory: Projects Merging Math, Art, and Making
By on September 7, 2016
Recipes for large and small-scale geometric string art projects from Todd Burleson, SLJ’s 2016 School Librarian of the Year.
Yes, He Can! Todd Burleson, SLJ’s 2016 School Librarian of the Year
By on August 25, 2016
“Please keep robots out of the sawdust” is the kind of phrase heard around the library at Hubbard Woods School in Winnetka, IL, where Todd Burleson can be found leading engineering challenges, inspiring student reporters, and constantly inventing.
Turn STEM into STEAM: Storytelling with ScratchJr
By on July 6, 2016
ScratchJr is designed for younger learners and hardwired for telling stories. Tips for integrating ScratchJr and coding with storytelling, from library media specialist Addie Matteson.
U.S. Girls Top Boys in Tech and Engineering, Study Shows
By on May 31, 2016
The results of the nation’s first Technology and Engineering Literacy (TEL) student assessment are in, and here’s what they reveal.
SLJ Reviews the littleBits STEAM Student Set
By on May 3, 2016
Want to see your students get excited about science, technology, and art? Tell them you have the design to build a throwing arm. Our review of the littleBits STEAM kit.
