Teaching strategies are always changing. Teachers must keep up if they want students to excel, especially with STEM.
To aid Alabama teachers with teaching methods and ideas for STEM education, Central Alabama Electric Cooperatives and other electric cooperatives across the state partnered to create the Empower Energy Education Workshop.
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