Articles

PDFs

• Successful K-12 STEM Education Identifying Effective Approaches in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics by the National Research Council, Cliff Notes Version
• Identifying and Supporting Productive STEM Programs in Out-of-School Settings by National Research Council, Cliff Notes Version
• Why STEM Topics are Interrelated: The Importance of Interdisciplinary Studies in K-12 Education by David D. Thornburg, PhD from Thornburg Center for Space Exploration
• Promoting STEM Education A Communications Toolkit by NGA Center for Best Practices
• STEM School Critical Components by Researchers Without Borders
• Monitoring Progress Toward Successful K-12 STEM Education: A Nation Advancing? by National Research Council
• Advancing STEM Education: A 2020Vision by Rodger W. Bybee
• STEM Integration in K-12 Education: Status, Prospects, and an Agenda for Research by Committee on Integrated STEM Education
• Successful STEM Education: A Workshop Summary by Committee on Highly Successful Schools or Programs for K-12 STEM Education
• Blurring the Boundaries – STEM Education and Education for Sustainable Development by James Pitt, University of York

Books

• Worlds of Making by Laura Fleming
• Invent To Learn: Making, Tinkering, and Engineering in the Classroom by Sylvia Libow Martinez
• Mindsets in the Classroom: Building a Culture of Success and Student Achievement in Schools by Mary Cay Ricci

Books for Kids

• 17 STEM Books That Make Science and Technology Fun for Kids by Melissa Taylor from Brightly

These STEM books are filled with great stories and cool project ideas that can help lay a foundation for any mixture of STEM disciplines.