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Survey Reveals How To Get Kids Interested in STEM

Fractus Learning

According to a survey of 1,100 high school students, humor, relevancy, technology, and busting myths may be the four ingredients necessary to get kids interested in STEM careers. SIAM (Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics in […].

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Researchers looked at how early STEM stereotypes begin for kids. They found them every step of the way.

The Hechinger Report

Early in elementary school, many children already believe that boys are more interested than girls in computer science and engineering. That stereotype can impact girls’ willingness to participate in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) classes and activities, and even affect career choices down the road. Subscribe today!

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A silver lining: Rural students thrive in virtual college prep

The Hechinger Report

She also had regular virtual meetings with her mentor, a student-athlete at Middlebury College in Vermont, to talk about college life, majors and career options, and how to prepare for college. The pandemic has only increased the urgency of CFES’s efforts to help kids get to college. Subscribe today!

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How Visiting Kids at Home Can Help Us Provide a Better Experience in School

Edsurge

Like many kids, part of my survival mechanism was to hide what was happening inside the walls of my house. That is my mother laying face down on the ground, grandpa’s cowboy boot frames the shot of me looking up at the camera with a weight in my soul. This was one of the days my mother went back to the hospital. All was not lost.

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Survey: Science education needs more support

eSchool News

Twenty-year benchmark survey reveals critical need to improve U.S. Eighty-five percent of teachers in a recent survey said they would devote more instructional time to hands-on science-based learning if they had the chance. It was conducted as part of a 20 year benchmark survey; a similar survey was conducted in 1995.

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Student Passion Projects Push for Connections with Local Community and Environment

Educator Innovator

Social Innovation Leadership Sabbaticals, a 2017 LRNG Innovators Challenge grantee in Antioch, TN, provides the space and resources for students to pursue their wild ideas, revealing a desire to do work that connects and contributes to the local community and local environment. I don’t know how they thought of that but it worked!

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Lovevery Play Kit & Review: How Does Lovevery Work?

Fractus Learning

Type Of Screens How To Measure The Correct Screen Size Entire Room Size Screen Height Screen Height By Ratio Screen Width Distance Between Screen And Projector Measuring The Screen Diagonal Size. Their goal was to produce simple, easily accessible, and relevant toys for kids that are fun and educational. .

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