NJSBA Executive Director Dr. Lawrence S. Feinsod addressed the Essex County School Boards Association last week during a meeting at Bloomfield High School.John Henry, STEAM and sustainable schools specialist for the NJSBA, discussed how the NJSBA creates opportunities for students to learn more about science, technology, engineering, the arts and math (STEAM).Last week’s Essex County School Boards Association meeting included a STEAM Tank Challenge presentation by students from Oak View Elementary School in Bloomfield. The STEAM Tank Challenge is a unique partnership between the NJSBA and the U.S. Army. Hundreds of student teams from across the state conceive of a product that fulfills a need or solves a problem, and they learn how to build and market the concept.
