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Humans have a natural curiosity and want to know the answers behind things that interest them - educators should capitalize on that. This is inquiry-based instruction.

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Experiential learning can lead to an increase in student's confidence and self esteem.

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There is a large gap in what we teach students to do with technology and what is actually expected of them - this causes students to fall behind in the "real world."

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We need to focus on helping our students see the big picture so they can be scientifically literate citizens. They should consider both the short and the long term.

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In this type of instruction, the teacher should be a guide and consistently work to "further the students understanding."

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Many of the jobs of the future that we may not even know to exist yet will require some familiarity with STEM.

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In the past, STEM has not always been integrated well. This is something that many recent developers are trying to change, and are instead focusing on its ability to work with real world problems.

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The way STEM is taught is far more different than the way STEM is actually done.

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Need to focus on outcomes from STEM and not clearly defining it, as that leads to compartmentalizing it.

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Many parents, educators, and members of Congress do not realize the importance STEM has on future generations.

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Make it relevant, and sometimes that means starting small - such as problems related to STEM within one's very own school.

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Students should follow the engineering design process, where "students define problems, conduct background research, develop multiple ideas for solutions, develop and create a prototype, and then test, evaluate, and redesign them." Essentially, creating mastery of a product.

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STEM is entirely open ended learning without clear or definite answers

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Collaboration is incredibly important to STEM, and it is also important to add in different views and opinions, such as adding in art for design purposes.

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STEM focuses on mastery and so it is okay to be wrong - it helps students learn how to adjust and rethink their problems in order to find a new solution.