How STEM and PBL have Impacted Student Learning

Students learn to be Real World Problem Solvers

“I like STEM because the program gets kids to interact with the world when learning. Instead of using paper and pencil to

solve problems, we use real life examples to solve real life problems.”

Students learn to think “outside of the box”

Students Learn From Failure

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Students learn to explain their thinking and defend their

answers

 “I think my favorite PBL is the garden PBL. I really used my critical thinking skills. That PBL challenged

me. We had to stay within our budget cost, put plants in sections, and use area to figure out

everything. I was proud of my group”

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Students are engaged and excited about learning

Students learn how to work in collaborative groups

“This is a fun program because we get to collaborate together to solve problems and build

stuff.”

Students learn about new career possibilities

“After being in STEM, I now know engineering is for me!”

Student learn to think critically

“The STEM program make us think a lot so we will be able to use critical thinking when we get

to higher grades or even college.”

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Students have fun!

“My learning environment is always active and everyone is trying to learn something new. We

get taught in fun ways and we do PBLs to make real life problems fun.”

And now a Pep Talk from Kid President

Questions? Thoughts?