155. Your Greatest Challenges in Teaching STEM

Show Summary:What is your greatest challenge as a STEM educator? In this episode, Claire and Natasha respond to concerns from K-12 STEM teachers who posted their challenges in The STEM Space Facebook group. We tackle everything from getting kids to accept math is part of science, overcoming learned helplessness, and juggling hundreds of students a week. Listen in for this rapid-fire session!Links from the Show:Related The STEM Space Podcast Episodes135. What Should Students Learn? (“pontificate” episode)122. How to Motivate Students146. Is It Squishy? How to Build Engineering Intuition73. Does STEM Track?Vivify STEM Blog Posts10 Easy STEM Career Classroom Activities10 Tips for Managing a STEM ClassroomHow to Teach Growth Mindset and Failing Forward (includes photos of Claire’s tower failure)Football STEM Challenge!Vivify STEM LessonsWho is an Engineer or Scientist? STEM Career Game & Activity (breaking stereotypes)Newspaper STEM ChallengesHeart Rate Ratios & Graphing ActivityMath and Sports Activity Bundle: Ratios and ProportionsBrain Safety STEM Challenge: Design a Football HelmetFREE Scope & Sequence - Elementary School | Middle SchoolFREE Interview Questions for STEM ProfessionalsOther STEM ResourcesThe STEM Space Facebook Group“Pontificate” clip | Vivify TikTok“If I Built a Car” by Chris Van Dusen | Amazon Affiliate linkWildlife Discovery Trunks (Texas Only, but you can check with your state’s wildlife association)Gain access to Vivify’s expanding lesson library when you become a member of The STEM Space!THE STEM SPACE SHOWNOTESTHE STEM SPACE FACEBOOK GROUPVIVIFY INSTAGRAMVIVIFY FACEBOOKVIVIFY TWITTERVIVIFY TIKTOK