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Best Books of October

Best Books of October

​ Do you like fast-paced thrillers or slow-moving fictional stories best? I have some of both to share this month. These are the best books of October! I have four to review and a few more to recommend. This was a great month of books. I only gave up on one and it was a nonfiction selection I just didn’t…

Best STEM Summer Camps In Denver 2023

Best STEM Summer Camps In Denver 2023

​ If you want your children to learn about STEM, you’re not alone. Filling the future skills gap in the country and across the globe is a key focus of these science, technology, engineering, and math camps. Some also incorporate the arts and are therefore known as STEAM.  The following picks for STEM camps in Denver include everything you really…

15 Best Enrichment Activities For Kids

15 Best Enrichment Activities For Kids

​ Enrichment activities give kids a chance to explore the things that they’re interested in outside of school that may not be offered as a class.  These are fun extracurricular activities with the sole purpose of enriching the lives of children and broadening their horizons. Before we get into the list of enrichment activities, we’ll briefly cover what they are…

Game Based Learning and Gamification in Maths teaching

Game Based Learning and Gamification in Maths teaching

​ CC-BY Pedagogical and didactic motivations Anyone at any age loves to play and we have known for many years that play is a crucial component of cognitive development from birth to adulthood. The child’s desire to play is an innate biological response to survive in the world. Play is widely practiced by many animals too. Learning through games has…

Fun STEM Activities for Halloween and Thanksgiving

​ These fall holiday activities will have you building skeletons, chucking pumpkins, exploring careers, and more! With Halloween and Thanksgiving seasons upon us, celebrate with the best STEM resources for home or classroom. Your students will be smiling, laughing, and learning along the way as they complete exciting activities paired with STEM careers. Check out what Career In STEM® has…

Out-of-School Time STEM is a Workforce Investment

​ Developed in collaboration with Jobs for the Future (JFF) and STEM Next Opportunity Fund, the brief Investing in Out-of-School Time STEM is an Investment in a Robust, Diverse STEM Workforce, shares replicable examples and lessons learned aimed at helping move the needle for young people who represent future STEM employees, leaders, innovators, and consumers.  The brief focuses on the…

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