STEM

Research psychologist Dr. Amanda Gummer on why STEAM Toy Assessment needs structure.

Timberkits Director Sarah Reast looks at why children remain fascinated by mechanisms – and how parents and toy firms have a role in helping to foster that natural curiosity and inventiveness.

Heather Weeks, Senior Director of Product Development at Educational Insights, tells us about the firm’s kid-first approach to design, and why she loves to work with inventors.

In this interview, we dive into Suzannah’s approach to design, her thoughts on innovation and why she loves the collaborative nature of working in-house.

Elizabeth Ganrude is Senior Manager of Product Design at Learning Resources. In a rare interview, Liz here talks to us about empathy, how she feeds her creativity, the team she’s with… And repeatedly having award-winning ideas.

A recent study by the Press Association has revealed that the number of teenagers being entered for creative arts subjects at GCSE in England has dropped significantly in the past five years.

ThinkFun joins Wonder Forge, acquired in 2012, and BRIO, acquired in 2015, as the newest company under the recently established Ravensburger North America division.

We caught up with Yacob to discuss Kickstarter, the STEM sector and his grand aim to have one billion children in the world receive exposure to computational thinking in early years by 2020.