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Engineering & STEM

Practical answers to real classroom questions from Dr. Victor Sampson, Krista Sampson, and the ADI team.

Engineering & STEM “I Know Nothing About Engineering.” How Do I Get Started?A middle school science teacher asked me this after a workshop, and she said it the way most teachers do, with a small apology attached, as...Dr. Victor Sampson · 5 min read

Engineering & STEM Does STEM Just Mean Engineering and Coding? And Why Do We Need the Acronym?This came in from a teacher who had just sat through a district STEM rollout, and the frustration behind it is fair. The acronym gets used...Dr. Victor Sampson · 5 min read

Engineering & STEM “All My Students Do Is Tinker.” How Do I Get Them to Use the Science?A teacher wrote to me with a version of a complaint I hear constantly: “When I do engineering projects, it seems like all students do is...Dr. Victor Sampson · 5 min read

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