With all the new school curriculums, extracurricular activities, and library programs popping up within the last few years, you may have noticed the buzz around the importance of STEM education…
I think you'll agree with me that it's difficult to define what STEM education is and why it's important. There are plenty of websites out there stating the elements of…
Schools have been teaching math for a very long time, so why is math important in STEM? This is a question I have heard a handful of times from frustrated…
Do you know why engineering is important in STEM? It's probably why you're here so if not, don’t worry. It’s a tough question to answer, especially if you’re not familiar…
As the head of the technology committee at my library who also loves to promote STEM, I have often been asked why technology is important in STEM. This may sound…
Many people often relate STEM to technology and rarely ever wonder why science is important in STEM. To try to figure this one out myself, I decided to do some…
As a technology librarian often trying to promoting STEM to patrons, I am regularly asked: “why are STEM jobs important?” Usually, that’s followed by information about how little knowledge they…
As more reasons explaining the importance of STEM become increasingly popular, we may at some point ask when to start STEM education. When I first became a librarian, I inherited…
If you have a child in school or if you are an educator or a student, you are likely to have wondered why STEM education was created. STEM has seen…
If you are an educator, parent, or even a student, you may likely have, at some point, thought about how STEM education can shape the future. When I was first…
