R4: You can combine STEM with any subject. You just need to be creative, and as was mentioned in the book, look for inspiration in your daily life. #msdmvSTEM

R6: We have a MakerSpace in our school, but I think we could be better. I'm nowhere near where I need to be. #msdmvSTEM

Whitney Martens - MVJHS science teacher! #msdmvSTEM

R1: STEM is such a constant flow in my job. Science is very applicable and cross-curricular and I love it so much! It doesn't take much to relate my content to real-world experiences. #msdmvSTEM

R2: You just ask! Middle schoolers loooooove to talk - especially about themselves. And they love to dream big even if they package it with teenage angst. #msdmvSTEM

R3: Just think of the things you already do regularly: bellringers, exit tickets, etc. Those are easy ways to slip in career information to your students without upending your current schedule/curriculum. #msdmvSTEM

R4: Nearly every career requires critical thinking & creativity. Because of this, we must inspire creativity in our Ss. The workforce is always changing, & as mentioned in the book, robots can replace some careers- but not the careers that require creative thinking. #msdmvSTEM

R5: I had a teacher once say, "The worst thing they can say is that you HAD potential." It stuck with me and I use it often with my 8th graders. #msdmvSTEM

R7: Karen Burke and I currently have Ss working on science fair projects. It is wonderful watching the kids use creativity & problem-solving to get their projects going. #msdmvSTEM

R9: I have no idea! I know how I would describe my teaching, but I think I need a student to describe the learning. I'm curious to see what some of them would say. #msdmvSTEM

When Gus the Christmas Goose shows up to your class, naturally you learn how to ride it. #ChristmasGoose_MVJHS #bobcatstrongMVJHS

We love Gus ❤️ #ChristmasGoose_MVJHS #bobcatstrongMVJHS

Busy being creative with element projects in the MakerSpace today. #msdmvSTEM

Whitney Martens - science teacher at MVJHS. #msdmvSTEM

R1: I recently watched “A Quiet Place 2”. Although far fetched, the young girl uses lots of problem solving to avoid being killed by an alien. I know, I know, weird stuff. But the solutions were creative! #msdmvSTEM

R2: An artist named Kaycie Dunlap took elements from the periodic table and made illustrations to look like superhero characters from comics. They are great visuals for my students to understand the properties of each element. #msdmvSTEM

R8: Momentum is lost when inspiration is lost. Talking to Karen Burke and bouncing ideas for new activities keeps the inspiration going for me. You just gotta find it over and over and over again so you can inspire Ss as well. #msdmvSTEM

Baking cookies to finish up this semester of chemistry! Ss completed unit conversions, balanced equations, analyzed the mass of cookies before/after baking, & determined if each step in the cooking process was a physical or chemical change. #msdmvSTEM

Color-changing demonstration in celebration of Christmas! #msdmvSTEM

The science fair is always a good time. #msdmvSTEM