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The school that connects STEM, badging, and life beyond the classroom

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These are important skills for students to master, not least because of the growing demand for science and STEM professionals. Here in California, like other states nationwide, the STEM job market is rapidly growing but students are still graduating without the skills and knowledge needed to fill these high-paying jobs.

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One Year Later: 2nd Cohort of New Innovators Finish Their Yearlong Cohort

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Things like kindness, empathy, tenacity and creativity can now be acknowledged, celebrated and captured using a digital badge! Innovator: Brooke Whitlow Shattered Glass An initiative designed to provide opportunities to expose and empower young girls in STEM related fields and inspire them with positive, female STEM mentors.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

She is a recent recipient of ISTE’s first place SIGOL Online Learning Award (2013) and a Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert. CEET Meet: Disrupting Assessment with Digital Badges. Glean: STEM Video Streaming for Your Classroom or Library. Join here and follow #liveclass20. Learn more about it here.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. In 2013, 3D printer manufacturer MakerBot launched its MakerBot Academy with a goal “to put a MakerBot Desktop 3D Printer in every school in America.” Wedge Tailed Green Pigeon. The Teacher Influencer Hustle. Altius Education.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Salesforce has filed a patent for “ Digital badging for facilitating virtual recognition of an achievement.” ” Via Rutgers Today : “Is There a STEM Worker Shortage ? ” Google announces it is “Funding 75,000 Udacity scholarships to bridge the digital skills gap.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

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“ President Trump Earmarks $200 Million in Federal Grants for STEM , Computer Science Programs ,” says Edsurge , later swooning that “ Google , Facebook , Amazon Among Tech Titans Committing $300 Million to K–12 Computer Science.” (National) Education Politics. ” Accreditation and Certification.