STEM Resources
STEM Resources
Students who see themselves as innovators are more likely to pursue and persist in higher-level courses. Our programs combine inspirational role models with resources for teachers to amplify their content.
The following are programs and tools that support one another or stand alone for an exceptional student learning experience.
Click to watch an overview video about Solve It STEM Challenges.
Solve It STEM Challenges
Solve It STEM Challenges feature STEM educators posing real-world challenges for students to solve using the Engineering Design Process.
Click to watch an overview video about STEM Pro Live!
STEM Pro Live!
"STEM Pro Live!" is a gateway to captivating career insights for Maricopa County Students! Have your students watch these archived Live broadcasts with STEM experts as they share their journey, offering a firsthand look into their professions. This is a chance for students to gain valuable insights into the world of STEM careers while connecting with local industry leaders.
STEM Walkthrough Protocol
The STEM Walk-through Protocol is a feedback tool designed to facilitate feedback based on 5 to 10 minutes spent in each classroom. It provides structure and allows for data capture regardless of the part of the lesson observed (beginning, middle, or end).
STEM Immersion Guide
The Office of the Maricopa County School Superintendent collaborated with Arizona STEM Network on the research, design, and implementation model for the STEM Immersion Guide in individual schools and throughout school districts. It is written as an overarching framework to help chart a course for integrating STEM education in individual schools and through school districts.
The STEM Immersion Guide contains key design considerations specific to the categories of leading, teaching, learning, evaluating, budgeting, and sustaining within each of the four different STEM school models:
Exploratory
Introductory
Partial Immersion
Full Immersion