Guest post by Project Lead The Way The five W’s of measuring student growth and learning in STEM Education Measuring student growth and learning has gained a significant amount of national attention in recent years, for better or worse. What are the best ways to assess STEM learning? There is tremendous value in discovering what students are learning in the…
Guest post written by Dr. Leidy Klotz, Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, Clemson University You could be using Wednesday night to figure out your March-madness bracket, and so could I. But I think this twitter chat will be more fun and that together we can accomplish something useful. My name is Leidy Klotz, and I’m an engineering faculty member at…
Guest Post by Rafael de Matos, Founder & President of LENGA, Regional Fellowship Director at Kairos Society Brazil Hello, my name is Rafael and I consider myself a serial entrepreneur. Since I was a child I have demonstrated a deep desire to move things from its places. One day I realized that I would like to be a superhero, so…
Join us for our weekly Twitter Chat on Wednesday, March 5, 2014, at 8 PM EST following #BigBeacon. The chat this week will be led by Dr. Fay Payton, and we will be discussing the ideas of "Leaning In" vs Reclining for those in STEM Education and Careers. Intro written by Dr. Fay Cobb Payton Facebook Chief Operating Officer, Sheryl…
Post written by Carrie Leopold Lifelong learning has become all the buzz. In schools and the workplace people talk about becoming and creating lifelong learners. What does that really mean? Is it a new way of learning? A new way of teaching? Or just some political jargon that no one really understands. I was looking The had priced. Was "click…
Curious to know what people in STEM fields love about their jobs? Ever wonder what it takes to begin a STEM career? Join experts from Project Lead The Way (PLTW), Lockheed Martin, USA Science and Engineering Festival, Bucknell University, and special guest Big Beacon on Twitter to discuss the many paths to careers in science, technology, engineering, and math. PLTW…
Teaching has been trapped in old, slowly evolving models for hundreds of years now. Suddenly, those models are being completely rethought out on the cutting edge, thanks to recent leaps in technology and high-speed communication. Agile methodologies, borrowed from fields like software engineering, are acting as templates for how these old education models can be improved. These same agile methodologies…
This is a guest post written by Marcus Phillips. Marcus is a lead instructor and cofounder at Hack Reactor, "The CS Degree for the 21st Century" Teaching has been trapped in old, slowly evolving models for hundreds of years now. Suddenly, those models are being completely rethought out on the cutting edge, thanks to recent leaps in technology and high-speed…
Intro written by Darren Leva Math and Science are not often thought of as "cool" or "sexy" before students reach college age. Arguably, the years leading up to college are the most important in "selling" students on STEM. Making science and math sexy during these formative years could help drive interest in pursuing STEM degrees, but how? Herd mentality…
As we embark on 2014, we at Big Beacon find it prudent to reflect on 2013 and look forward with anticipation to what lies ahead for us in the New Year. In this post, we will reflect on some of 2013’s Twitter Chats, highlight some Twitter Chat goals for 2014, and propose some questions for you to consider as change…