article thumbnail

NASA’s latest mission can fuel STEM engagement

eSchool News

STEM education is in crisis in the United States. million STEM jobs in the U.S. It’s an exciting time for space exploration and perhaps the launch pad American educators and employers need to renew students’ interest in STEM education–and in turn, create a pipeline of new technical talent in the U.S.

STEM 145
article thumbnail

Engineers Week Feb. 18-24

Ask a Tech Teacher

Job growth from 2010 to 2014 was in the double digits in several engineering occupations. Their tagline: “A week-long event, a year-long commitment” Do you wonder why anyone would be passionate about engineering? Forbes published three good reasons: The U.S. has approximately 1.6 million engineering jobs that pay $42 per hour in median.

STEM 308
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

The Importance of Developing Spatial Skills for STEM Success

MIND Research Institute

Having a deep conceptual understanding of math creates the problem-solving foundation that all areas of STEM are built on, and early math skills are powerful predictors of later learning. Having well-developed spatial skills is very important for advanced STEM coursework, and many STEM-related occupations.

STEM 136
article thumbnail

PROOF POINTS: It’s easier and easier to get an A in math

The Hechinger Report

This story also appeared in Mind/Shift The latest warning sign comes from college admissions test maker ACT, which compared students’ ACT test scores with their self-reported high school grades between 2010 and 2022. A’s on the rise Percentage of ACT test takers with a grade point average of A, B, or C from 2010 to 2022 by subject.

Analysis 139
article thumbnail

3 keys to filling the STEM pipeline

eSchool News

Many educators are familiar with the research suggesting the demand for employees in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. For instance, the nonpartisan New American Economy notes that for every unemployed STEM worker in the United States, there were 13 job openings in 2016.

STEM 102
article thumbnail

A Surprising Approach to Science Labs for Online Students Boosts Access to STEM Fields

Edsurge

They could succeed in STEM jobs that tend to pay well in industries that are facing pressure to increase the diversity of their workforces. She had enrolled at ASU right after high school, back in 2010. ASU couldn’t test this theory by delivering chemicals to students who study online.

article thumbnail

The First Days of the School Year: It’s About the Learners Not the Content

User Generated Education

2010; Cowan, 2012; Lohr & Haley, 2018; Sadera et al., 2009). ( Community Building in the Classroom ). and from ASCD: A growing body of research confirms the benefits of building a sense of community in school.