Technology and Engineering Education - Vol 4, #2

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DEPARTMENTS:

EDITORIAL: AI Leadership: An Opportunity for STEM and Technology and Engineering Teachers

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE: The Legacy We Leave - The Enduring Impact of Educators

PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES:

ELEMENTARY STEM IN ACTION: Straw-Kets: Implementing the 2-Step ScaffoldEDP in Kindergarten Science

Discover how the straw-ket lesson uses a simple 2-step ScaffoldEDP framework to help kindergarten students explore force, motion, and engineering design through hands-on rocket building, testing, and iterative improvement.

INTEGRATING STEM DISCIPLINES: Hitting a Hole-in-One: Integrating Geometry and Data Analysis through Mini-Golf Course Design

Challenge students to apply geometry, measurement, and data analysis in this mini-golf design challenge.

BRINGING STEM TO LIFE: How Bat House Construction Projects Support Student-Led Conservation Awareness Efforts

Explore a multidisciplinary educational initiative within a Virginia school system focused on supporting local habitat for the southern flying squirrel.

LESSONS FOR STEM TEACHERS: Failure is Part of Success - Teaching Engineering as Iteration, Not Perfection

Failure is not the opposite of success, but a pathway to it. Learn how to use productive failure to strengthen
student learning, persistence, and design thinking.

BUILDING A STEM TOOLKIT: Structured Walking Breaks in the Technology and Engineering Classroom

Drawing on personal classroom observations and existing research, this article shows how walking breaks can be beneficial and serve as a flexible classroom design strategy for many different types of TEE classrooms.

FEATURES AND HIGHLIGHTS

NEW FEATURE! AI by Design: Technology, Engineering and the Future of the STEM Classroom

Introductory AI Moves in the STEM Classroom. Discover nine classroom-ready AI activities, from unplugged lessons to advanced applications, that help T&E educators build AI literacy while bridging the AI divide.

STEM Showcase Second Look: Fuzzy Logic Lens

Explore how fuzzy logic brings human-like reasoning and real-world relevance to computer science education.