Ishika Nag, a sophomore at Oviedo High School, in Oviedo, Florida, is becoming the go-to youth engineering organizer in her community. With help from EiE, she just hosted her first STEM camp with elementary and middle school students across Florida, as well as a few out-of-state participants.

At The DoSeum in San Antonio, Texas, Senior Educator Eugene Jimenez, is sharing his passion for STEM and constructivist teaching theory with the students and teachers of local school districts.

At Texas Woman's University, Science Education Program Coordinator Mandy Biggers, Ph.D., is sharing her research findings and supporting educators — one lecture, training and workshop at a time.

As our students continue to return to their classrooms, educators everywhere are reporting that their learners are experiencing anxiety, have trouble concentrating and are struggling with their work. Supporting learners’ social emotional needs has always been important but, after the disjointed last year, the need to tune in to these elements of their education is all the more essential.

Research-backed strategies for teaching CS: 

→ Classroom Application: Download EiE’s free Coding Block Reference Sheet for Scratch Use this visual resource to support all students, especially English Language Learners, as they solve problems, collaborate, and learn new CS vocabulary.