4 Ways to Improve Your K-12 STEM Curriculum in 2023

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Does your STEM curriculum need an upgrade? At most schools, the answer is yes. Educators and ed tech companies have come up with a variety of new ways to make your curriculum more engaging and effective for learners of all ages.

Here are some of the best ways to boost your STEM curriculum in 2023:

Use Self-Paced STEM Curriculum Modules

No two students learn the same way. As any teacher knows, some kids will latch onto new concepts faster than others. Different students may need extra practice with different lessons.

With so many students in different places on their learning journeys, many teachers find it challenging to keep the whole class engaged at once. Self-paced or individualized learning modules like Yeti Academy help you get around this challenge.

When students go at their own pace, they can spend more time on areas they struggle with and zoom through areas they find easy. Students who finish a lesson early are challenged to try extended learning activities and pursue their own projects. Best of all, no one is forced to move on before they’ve mastered a concept.

Get Kids Excited With Coding Games

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There’s nothing like a game to get kids excited about learning. In 2023, there are a wide variety of coding games available to help students of all ages learn to code. With games, you can leverage students’ natural competitive streaks to motivate them to learn more and improve their coding skills.

Check out our blog post about some of the best coding games for upper elementary and middle school students.

Update and Add to Your Digital STEM Curriculum

Digital citizenship continues to be one of the most important skills for students of all ages. In our post-pandemic, highly online world, kids need to learn digital safety skills and online etiquette sooner rather than later.

Technology is always changing, and digital citizenship best practices are changing too. Online threats today look different than they did five years ago. This is one area of your STEM curriculum that you definitely need to keep up to date.

Include Hands-On Learning Opportunities

Hands-on projects and experiences are some of the best ways to keep students engaged in any area of academics, especially STEM. If you want students to stay motivated, you need to provide opportunities for them to see how their coursework applies to real-world problems and situations.

Remember, STEM means more than just math and science. If you haven’t already, you may want to look into adding engineering design activities, Google Workplace training, computational thinking lessons, and robotics projects to your curriculum. These activities just might spark a passion in the next generation of potential engineers and tech entrepreneurs!

Ready to Boost Your STEM Curriculum?

Yeti Academy provides a wide variety of STEM modules and activities for elementary and middle school students. With Yeti, each web-based experience is designed to provide multiple learning opportunities and engage students with a variety of learning styles.

Best of all, Yeti is designed to help your school ride the wave through the pandemic. If your students need to switch between an in-person classroom and remote learning, your STEM platform will work without interruptions.

Sign up for free to check out our complete digital curriculum, which can move from classroom to home seamlessly. See how Yeti can improve your STEM curriculum!

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