STEM Battle of the Books

From Leading from the Library · Hosted by Shannon McClintock Miller

October 28, 2025·24:54

Episode summary

In this episode of Leading from the Library: In Guilford County Schools, Nancy Cravey and Natalie Strange created STEM Battle of the Books that combines reading with hands-on STEM learning as students tackled real-world problems inspired by the texts. Using the engineering design process and Robo Wunderkind robots, they designed solutions, programmed story-based challenges, and brought characters’ journeys to life.

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In Guilford County Schools, Nancy Cravey and Natalie Strange created STEM Battle of the Books that combines reading with hands-on STEM learning as students tackled real-world problems inspired by the texts. Using the engineering design process and Robo Wunderkind robots, they designed solutions, programmed story-based challenges, and brought characters’ journeys to life. You won’t want to miss thi