STEM Challenge: Keeping Students Engaged with Problem Solving

eCYBERMISSION (sponsored by the United States Army) is a free, nationwide STEM competition for students in grades 6-9. The practices included in the NGSS are all based on exploring and solving problems, but the act of engaging students in this problem solving can often be a problem in itself. In this interactive workshop, participants will: Work on and solve puzzles that can be taken to the classroom to model problem-based learning Learn through practice that failure is an important part of learning, and it needs to be a step along the path to success Share how the online STEM competition, eCYBERMISSION gives students a chance to explore and solve problems using science and engineering and how teachers and students can participate at no cost