In 2006, the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and the National Research Council (NRC) convened a special committee to explore the question, “How should K-12 engineering be taught?” The committee’s report, released in 2009, laid out a vision based on three principles. One was that to be effective, classroom engineering activities should help students develop engineering “habits of mind.”

What will the elections mean for STEM education specifically? The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) has put together a handy “K-12 Primer on the Midterm Elections.”

How do you learn to teach something new? They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Videos will never replace the first-hand experience you get in a professional development workshop, where you interact with a facilitator, share ideas with other teachers, and try out classroom activities. Still, videos are increasingly popular as a way to demonstrate teaching practices because they can capture the complexity of a bustling classroom.

The music world has the Grammys. TV has the Emmys. But have you heard of the “Eddies?” That’s what the International Society for Design and Development in Education (ISDDE) calls its annual prize for excellent curriculum design.