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Does your school include engineering lessons in the science curriculum? Many schools do, and more plan to – with states competing for funds from incentives such as President Obama’s Race to the Top funding program that is slated to grant over $4 billion to those who do include STEM in elementary classrooms. See how hands-on [...]
Fortune Magazine’s David Kaplan asks the question: “Why do so few students pursue degrees in science, technology, engineering, and math? His article highlights some interesting facts – for example, “Out of 4 million students who entered high school in 2001, fewer than 200,000 will graduate with a STEM degree” – and thoughts about what might [...]
Good news – if you’re looking for funding to help integrate STEM programs into the classroom, HP has allocated $1 million of grant money to help. The grant initiative, called Catalyst, was designated to support professional development for educators and back STEM learning.
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HP will provide $1 million in cash, technology, and professional services to [...]
President Obama’s monumental Race to the Top education reform grant program with funds totaling over $4 billion is nearing its June application deadline. Although Delaware and Tennessee won early awards of grant money totaling $600 million in the first phase of the awards process, $3.4 billion dollars in education reform grant money is available to [...]
Students and educators are gearing up for hands-on learning and fun this summer at Robotics camps across the nation. One Florida-based program is offering a girls-only camp for tweens that is hoped to create excitement about manufacturing jobs – a hot local job market in the area.
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BRANDON – A robotics camp specifically designed to excite [...]
By Bob Kirby - Snowshoes, GPS receivers and a geocaching treasure hunt. We sure didn’t do anything like that during P.E. on snowy days when I was in elementary school. But that’s exactly what happens these days at East Kingston Elementary in New Hampshire.
While I found this instructional approach intriguing (see “From the Get-Go”), it prompted [...]
BOSTON, May 5 /PRNewswire/ — Students need to begin training in the sciences and math as early as pre-kindergarten for success in today’s global economy, according to a report released today by Wheelock College’s Aspire Institute. The report, commissioned by the John Adams Innovation Institute of the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, recommends the establishment of a [...]
When it comes to learning math, English language learners (ELLs) have a unique challenge. Unlike most English-speaking students, ELLs have the task of learning a second language and learning content simultaneously. Contrary to popular assumption, language plays a critical role not just in reading and writing, but in learning mathematics as well. As a teacher, [...]
By David Rapp : In Massachusetts, a group of gifted middle school students are studying robotics with MIT undergrads. In Idaho, government researchers are helping teachers find new ways to make science “real-world.” And junior high schools in California are using engineering principles to transform the way they teach. Ask anyone: STEM-science, technology, engineering, and mathematics [...]
