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Storytime STEM-packs named as part of Iowa's STEM Scale-Up program Storytime STEM-packs was chosen from over 100 applicants to be one of thirteen STEM providers awarded this distinction in Iowa. In making selections for the 2021 menu, trained expert reviewers weighed evidence of effect, diversity impact, cost benefit ratio, sustainability, Iowa Core alignment and more.  For the full press release see here.  The Iowa STEM Council made a total of 730 Storytime STEM-pack awards, providing a customized collection of Storytime STEM-packs™ specifically targeting PK-2 mathematics, science, engineering design, and computer science concepts. During July and August 2021, Storytime STEM-packs conducted...

Are your students having trouble with “basic  facts”? After months of practicing facts, do you still witness them using a count all strategy to find a sum or product? Are you having trouble helping your students develop grade-level fluency standards? If so, this initial blog post from the Allegheny Intermediate Unit’s Math & Science Collaborative might help. There are a number of proven strategies for developing fluency with arithmetic operations. One of these strategies is gameplay!  Yes, you read that correctly.  Playing games can actually help students develop fluency with mathematical operations.  Many of us know that it is important...