Posted inPedagogy

Finding Jungles in the City

Sparking Scientific Curiosity Through Relevance One of the problems with STEM education in the United States is its accessibility. Specifically, the inaccessibility gap between students from well-resourced schools and those without. Having AP course offerings, funding for lab materials, access to structured readiness programs, and even something as simple as an Algebra II class can […]

Posted inOpinion

How Green Energy Can Transform Schools

It’s Time to Bring Education Infrastructure into the 21st Century Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! We were living in Houston in February 2021 when a string of disastrous winter weather hit. We watched as the entire state slowly shut down over the course of a […]

Posted inInstruction & Curriculum

7 Picture Books for Earth Day That Aren’t The Lorax

Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! Each year on Earth Day comes elementary school teachers across the U.S. pull out The Lorax and other tried and true read alouds. Many elementary teachers – a group that is disproportionately white women – tend to gravitate towards […]