STEM Learning through Design and Reflection

Are today’s students truly ready for the world they’re inheriting—a world driven by AI, biotech, climate innovation, and space exploration? Or are they still stuck memorizing facts in classrooms disconnected from real life? In this compelling episode, we dive deep into what it really means to implement STEM in education—and why it has the power to transform learning for the future.

Through rich insights from Creative Educator and Melinda Kolk’s work, the episode explores how a holistic, integrated STEM approach—one that blurs the lines between science, technology, engineering, math (and even the arts)—helps students build critical skills like creativity, collaboration, communication, and critical thinking. But it doesn’t stop there.

We break down the phases of the engineering design process—Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create ...