Show Summary:

“Nothing is more dangerous than an idea when it is the only one we have.”
- Émile-Auguste Chartier, French philosopher

After many class discussions of failure, social-emotional learning (SEL), and upstairs/downstairs brain, one of Claire’s 6th grade students asked, “Why do you think that [failure is] required? If you’re successful the first time, why isn’t that a victory? Why is failure necessary? Why do you HAVE to fail?” Taking this personally as an engineer, Claire mulled this over and found the quote above as she began examining how to better explain this to her students. Tune in as Natasha details her most recent NSTA Conference venture (and how teachers fared compared to the engineering class in a prior episode) and Claire tells the truth about why you need more than one idea.

Links from the Show:

NSTA Conference

2022 Houston NSTA Conference

Natasha 2022 NSTA photos

SEEC

SEEC (Space Exploration Educators Conference)

Natasha & Claire at SEEC 2022 (from the Vivify Instagram>

Claire’s Giant Moon Map

Bring Space Club to Your School!

Learn more about Space Club here!

Space Club Pitsco Kits

STEM Space Lander Math & Engineering Activity (Printed & Digital)

1. What Do Kids Need To Prepare For Engineering?

7 Minutes of Terror

How to Teach Growth Mindset and Failing Forward

12 Ways to Boost Social-Emotional Learning with STEM

Upstairs Downstairs Brain Paper Circuit SEL STEM Activity

What Space Jellyfish Tell Us About Interplanetary Travel

OSD AT&L Defense Acquisition Process Chart

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