The STEM Project with Subrina O~Bridging the Divide, One Conversation At-aTime

Radio Guest:Dr. Brad Christensen 

Topic: The Anatomy of a Successful STEM Curriculum in Higher Education

Dr. Brad Christensen develops STEM curriculum and conducts teacher workshops on STEM pedagogy at the Center for Mathematics, Science, and Technology (CeMaST) at Illinois State University. He started his career over 30 years ago as a shop teacher at a small school in rural Nebraska. He holds both an MA and Doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis on integrated STEM instruction.  Dr. Christensen makes extensive use the constructivist learning cycle format and believes strongly that we all learn best by doing and most of us learn only when we have a compelling reason to do so.