Interest-Based Electives: Engaging Students With STEAM Explorations

Educators at Walter Bracken STEAM Academy engage students by letting them choose outside-the-box enrichment classes, like toy making, drones, and candy chemistry.
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Walter Bracken STEAM Academy Elementary School
GRADES PK-5 | LAS VEGAS, NV
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[@chuckstoffle]

i think this is a great idea but am curious as to how often the "elective" classes meet each week and for how long.

[@edutopia]

We have a page that describes how this school does it here: www.edutopia.org/practice/interest-based-electives-engaging-students-steam-explorations.

[@edutopia]

The classes are fifty minutes held twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the end of the day.