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Resources to Celebrate Women’s History Month

Teacher Reboot Camp

This is especially important, because research shows low percentages of females and minorities pursuing STEM degrees and professions. Additionally, females worldwide have higher quit rates in STEM professions. ebook, Learning to Go , which has digital/mobile activities for any device and editable/printable handouts and rubrics.

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Is mobile the key to physics instruction?

eSchool News

$5 million NSF grant initiative leads to mobile physics instruction module. She and her team developed a hands-on physics course for ninth graders designed to give them a better chance at being successful in higher-level high school and college-level science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM courses.

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Ideas for Promoting Digital Diversity

Teacher Reboot Camp

For the next week, I will be participating in many events to support gender and cultural diversity in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) fields. Research points to low percentages of females and minorities pursuing STEM degrees and professions. Additionally, females worldwide have higher quit rates in STEM professions.

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Ideas for Promoting Digital Diversity

Teacher Reboot Camp

For the next week, I will be participating in many events to support gender and cultural diversity in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) fields. Research points to low percentages of females and minorities pursuing STEM degrees and professions. Additionally, females worldwide have higher quit rates in STEM professions.

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GlobalEdCon 2013 - Day Three Schedule

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Today is day three of the 2013 Global Education Conference. Swift, International Baccalaureate Coordinator ED4ALL - Learning English Grammar by Writing - Mr. Paul Hartman From the USA to Africa: A Unique Primary STEM Global Partnership Emerges - Your Name and Title: Maria D.

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Verizon Innovative App Challenge for Secondary Students

The Innovative Educator

Created to ignite interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), The Verizon Innovative App Challenge opens student''s eyes to exciting new possibilities for their futures, opening doors they may never have known were there. Cell phones in Education STEM Verizon' Registration is open.

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New Markets Venture Partners Adds $30 Million, Former Gates Foundation Executive to Edtech Fund

Edsurge

The four focus areas include career credentialing, digital and adaptive learning platforms, STEM and computer science instructional tools and data analytic services for schools. CB Insights projects 2016 funding totals to fall back to 2013 level , after three consecutive years of increase.

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