Kindle Edition Amazon Awakening Your STEM School Category:  Education/Training ISBN-10:  1708109323 Type: Non-Fiction Pages: 218 Copyright: August 1, 2015 ISBN-13: 9781708109325 Price: $0.99 (eBook) Awakening Your STEM School provides tips and insights on how to transform a school into an elite STEM center. It comes with over 44 ideas and actions for educators and more than 300 tips for success.  Dr. Aaron Smith, the director of a pioneering STEM public school, answers the question, “How can educators transform an ordinary STEM site into an inspired, premiere learning center?” Awakening Your STEM School provides a proven framework for teachers, administrators, and business partners offering forty-two actions and ideas with over 300 tips to transformation. Dr. Smith’s passionate approach is simple and focused; prepared just for teachers, principals, and business leaders who are daily cobbling together their STEM school, seeking inspiration and valuable suggestions. No matter where a school or program is in the advancement toward STEM education, the catalyst for transformation is already there – residing in the heart of the teachers and leadership.       Excerpt IDEAS IN ACTION #3 5 WAYS TO TEACH WITH INSPIRATION ˝ Make students feel special, part of something really exciting, to learn STEM skills by challenging their problem-solving skills and championing school spirit. ˝ Challenge the kids in groups so that the more motivated students can model inquisive behavior of student leaders. " Use real life scenarios to amplify the objective. ˝ Renew inspired lesson plans frequently. Do not use older plans. The best teaching transpires when lessons feature the latest re￾search, information, technology, and delivery. ˝ Take some chances and help kids release their creativity. Remember to look for the opportunity to create a fresh and innovative product. ˝ Seek out a teaching or administrator peer to inspire you. Don’t feel like you are doing this alone. This needs to have buy-in and support from the team.

Dr. Roger A. Hathaway, Special STEM Programs Manager, NASA
"Teachers and administrators can use this book as a guide to develop and implement other innovative approaches to enhance STEM learning in their school, community, and state."

Josh Cramer Senior Educational Programs Officer, SME Education Foundation
"Every educator and business leader in America knows that STEM is vital, and that this is where we need to go. Aaron's success in implementing a strong advanced manufacturing education model and highly engaged industry and community is leading to great impact on his students."

Jane Allen Petrick for Readers' Favorite
"Awakening Your STEM School: Assuring a Job Ready Workforce by Dr. Smith. Aviation Academy is clearly embracing and meeting the need for better STEM programming in American public schools.

Awakening Your STEM School is an executive MBA for educators contains a complete map for planning, organizing, staffing and controlling a vibrant STEM program. Aviation Academy's success can be replicated. I urge you to read Awakening Your STEM School: Assuring a Job Ready Workforce if you want to do just that for your school."