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FETC 2021: Rebuilding Learning Beyond the Classroom

EdTech Magazine

This is a particular challenge for STEM-based educators, who often rely on hands-on learning approaches. In a Tuesday session at the 2021 Future of Education Technology Conference, educators highlighted ways that they have been keeping their students on track despite all the changes. Despite this, many have found a way.

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ISTELive 23: Men of Color Lead the Way for STEM in Their Communities

EdTech Magazine

A 2021 Code.org report notes that only 51 percent of high schools offer computer science coursework, and a 2021 Pew Research Center report shows that Black students earned only 7 percent of STEM bachelor’s degrees in 2018. DIG DEEPER: Learn how schools are working to reduce the STEM divide for Black students.

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Announcing the 2021 Cohort of HP Teaching Fellows

Digital Promise

We’re excited to announce the 2021 cohort of HP Teaching Fellows! Introducing the 2021 Cohort of HP Teaching Fellows. Here is the full list of the 2021 cohort of the HP Teaching Fellows: Attiya Batool, Grade 4 Gifted Teacher (Florida). James Ewing, Grade K-5 STEM/Science and Grade 4 Special Education (New York).

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Boxlight Releases New Big STEM Guide Volume 3 (free)

Educational Technology Guy

Boxlight Releases New Big STEM Guide Volume 3 Lawrenceville, GA, July 28, 2021 – Boxlight Corporation (Nasdaq: BOXL), a leading provider of interactive technology, digital signage, and software solutions, today announced the release of The Big STEM Guide Volume 3. This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy.

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Black students need more STEM career exposure

eSchool News

The information comes from the 2024 Black Students and STEM Report from YouScience , a technology provider dedicated to solving the skills gap crisis for students and employers, and Black Girls Do STEM , a nonprofit organization empowering Black girls to achieve equitable STEM representation.

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From inspiration to impact: Attracting women to STEM

eSchool News

college-educated workforce, they only represented 34 percent of the science and engineering roles in 2021, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. By the time they’re in college, 58 percent of young women disqualify themselves from STEM jobs. Although women make up half of the total U.S.

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3 best practices to create a STEM-focused school

eSchool News

Department of Labor , in 2021, there were nearly 10 million workers in STEM occupations–a total projected to grow by almost 11 percent by 2031. Department of Labor , in 2021, there were nearly 10 million workers in STEM occupations–a total projected to grow by almost 11 percent by 2031. According to the U.S.

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