STEM Teachers for Equity
On January 25, 2011, President Barack Obama highlighted the STEM teacher shortage as a national priority during his State of the Union address. As a result, corporations, foundations, schools, [...]
Our Programmatic Model
All best practices from TAF Academy are replicated through our work transforming public schools into STEM schools using the STEMbyTAF School Transformation model and our STEMbyTAF Teacher [...]
Connected Learning
Authentic student learning must extend beyond the classroom and campus. Since its’ inception in 1996, TAF has been a stalwart partner of community, industry, and higher education as a means [...]
Common Core and PBL (pt. 2)
The question: Must the Common Core State Standards create upheaval amongst math and ELA teachers who want to define it as “one more thing”—another fad that will lead to chaos? […]
Common Core and PBL
As this new blog finds its way through the worlds of STEM education, issues of STEM equity (STEM justice), project-based learning, and school reform, it’s time for a few words […]
Human Centered Design
Human-centered design is such an important aspect of the design process that it has earned its own acronym: HCD. When engineers look through the HCD lens, they acknowledge the primacy […]
Imagine. Design. Fabricate.
“We are muddy boots on the ground, slogging through it every day working to make a difference.” These are the words of a visionary—a man with the mission to spread […]
Increasing Diversity in Biomedical Research
In 2009, four TAF Academy students left their small, secluded campus in Federal Way for an imposing complex of buildings on 15 acres of south Lake Union to begin internships at the […]