STEM websites for teachers

Many school districts are moving middle and high schools towards a STEM model to prepare students for the future.  STEM stands for science, technology, engineering, and math.  This interdisciplinary problem-based inquiry learning can be confusing for parents, students, and educators who have never faced it before.  I would like to share some websites that can give additional information about this topic.

National Council for Teachers of Mathematics:  www.nctm.org
National Science Teachers Association:  www.nsta.org
International Society of Technology in Education:  www.iste.org
STEM Education Resource Center:  www.pbs.org/teachers/stem
PhET (free simulations):  http://phet.colorado.edu
CAST Science Writer for lab report writing:  http://sciencewriter.cast.org/welcome
Khan Academy:  www.khanacademy.org
Nobel Peace Prize:  www.nobelprize.org/educational

Some great websites to check out...

We have added to our Links section-take a look!  One great website is Mad Scientists.  Scientists from the University of St. Louis answer questions posed by students on the website.  They also have a random knowledge generator, MAD labs, and a MAD Scientist library.  Visit www.madsci.org.

What are some of your favorite websites?  We would love to post your favorites to share with our readers. 

More resources......

Teachers are constantly looking for new resources for their classrooms. The internet has many excellent resources for teachers and students to use but the internet can be overwhelming in it's size. If you look to the left of this blog, you can see a list of websites that we have found helpful. As we meet with teachers through the year, we constantly add to our list of links based on their recommendations. Please take a moment to look at some of the new additions.

Homework resources:
http://homeworkhelp.about.com
www.refdesk.com/homework.html
www.factmonster.com/
www.libraryspot.com/
www.schoolwork.org

Dictionaries/Encyclopedias
http://encarta.msn.com
www.britannica.com
www.encyclopedia.com
www.dictionary.com
www.thesaurus.com

Science
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov
www.nineplanets.org
www.solarviews.com
www.epa.gov/epahome/topics.html
www.geology.com
www.50states.com
www.earth.nasa.gov

More resources will be added this week. Please let us know of websites that you have found to be helpful!