STEM Academy 3/1 Stories of a Paleontologist

Today's speaker at the STEM Academy was Dr. Cary Woodruff, who is paleontologist at Montana State, and a leading expert in his field. He was even used for technical advise on the newest Jurassic Park movie. He shared with the STEM Academy the importance of writing in all science fields, and how exciting it is to live in a time in which Science and Technology is so popular and prevalent. He also had two break out sessions in which he shared many up to date insights from the field of paleontology, and how the study of fossils could enhance all subjects. Considering I have read Jurassic Park four times, the Lost World three times, and loved every second of the most recent Jurassic Park movie, I was enthralled with all of his talks.

 Dr. Cary Woodruff

McClure at The STEM Academy

Our Why

Why STEM?

McClure's vision for STEM classrooms is to prepare students to be 21st Century learners through:

• integrated content
• student centered learning opportunities that allow opportunities to explore and to solve real world problems 
• collaboration with peers
• development of skills to effectively work in teams
• development of critical thinking skills through the use of effective questioning 

McClure STEM Starters

Welcome to McClure Middle School's STEM Page.

Today we attended the STEM Academy at Kennesaw State University. Sally Creel welcomed over 200 teachers to the Academy, and challenged all of us to figure out our why. We then broke into three sessions that ranged from new technology, to managing a PBL classroom. It is always encouraging, and fun to be around excited, and motivated teachers. Here is a picture of our team today. Missing from the picture is Mrs. Travis.

The challenge going forward will be to meet as a team and clarify our "why" we should be teaching a STEM curriculum in our class. We will keep you posted.

but why STEM ????