The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2017

A robot built by students to research endangered frogs in Lake Titicaca, in Peru, being tested in June, 2016, by Lindsey Hamblin (left), then a Skyline High School senior, and Callie Meyers, then a Skyline junior. The project that has caused the biggest splash came from the Innovation Center’s aquatic robotics team. LONGMONT, Colo. —

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Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2019

And it’s good news: Students tested in 2018 showed improvements over those in 2014, the year the first NAEP Technology and Engineering Literacy (TEL) assessment was administered. Out of a possible 300 points, students in 2018 scored an overall average of 152, compared with 150 in 2014. Eight points higher (156 to 148), to be exact.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

As a result, I was able to find some excellent research on not only programming (Ricketts) but the use of robotics (Elkin). After conversations, my administrator scheduled a tour of a local STEM Academy that has robotics in place. “Implementing a robotics curriculum in an early childhood Montessori classroom.”

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 19, 2018

Whether students have an affinity for the arts or not, incorporating elements of creativity into STEM education has undeniable benefits , including making STEM more approachable and understandable,” writes Ricky Ye, the CEO of DFRobot, a robotics and open source hardware provider, on eSchool News.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2019

Today, the robotic toymaker is following through by adding a big building block to its educational offerings. His company’s flagship offerings are robots that come pre-built with LED lights, sensors and motors that respond to light and gestures, and which kids can control via an app on a computer, smartphone or tablet.

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Edsurge

MAY 11, 2021

Since SpaceX broke ground on the Brownsville site in 2014, Musk’s plans have evolved from a site to launch commercial satellites to a hub for manned space travel. School districts in Cameron County have reported receiving a combined total of about $5 million so far for STEM and career and technical education programs.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

A new STEM academy for those with learning difficulties focuses on hard and soft skills. In that light, the scramble to provide students with hard skills, like robotics and coding, coupled with related soft skills, such as critical thinking and collaboration, seems only natural. million by 2018. million by 2018. It was very successful.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 11, 2017

Related: Pathways to jobs of the future opening via summer STEM programs. Yet for years, students like McGee had limited exposure to the world of STEM, or science, technology, engineering and math. Like a good STEM student, Mann started by doing his own research project. It showed me the potential I could have academically.”.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Kids played with Legos, pranced around with stuffed animals and Salesforce mascots, munched on treats, painted using Sphero robots, tinkered with portable gaming devices, made race cars and dueled with robots. 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 $2.7M $5M $6M $6M $7M. Painting with Sphero robots at today's event. . Of the $12.2

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MIND Research Institute

DECEMBER 20, 2022

For this reason, MIND is proud to have partnered with John Deere since 2014 to reach more than 37,000 students in over 90 schools, ensuring the next generation of the Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math (STEAM) workforce continues to carry the innovation and leadership torch. The Future is STEM/STEAM.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 24, 2018

These programs include the KIBO robot, a developmentally appropriate robotics construction set; and ScratchJr , a visual, block-based programming language for tablets. She describes how coding is seen as a “new language,” and how it can be presented in a playful context, merging STEM/STEAM and coding with social-emotional learning.

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eSchool News

MARCH 14, 2016

Maker spaces, science labs, and touch screens help students conduct real-world STEM. Background: In August 2014, Phillips 66 gave a $1.7 million contribution to the Bartlesville Public School District to build Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) labs at Bartlesville’s three secondary schools.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

In 2014, Shipley was starting an engineering course from scratch, and having spent several years in the industry as an engineer and several more as a math and science teacher in Philadelphia-area schools, I jumped at the opportunity to pioneer a new program as an Upper School (grades 9-12) teacher.

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Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

We’re excited to announce our first #STEMchallenge, a call to innovative science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) educators everywhere to create and share their most inspiring and tech-rich STEM lessons. The second prize winner will receive a year-long Gold membership from Nearpod plus 10 STEM lessons on Nearpod.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Her voice cracking with emotion, first-grade teacher Candy Mobley recalls the day in 2014 when her school district's one-to-one program launched. Picture-Perfect STEM Lessons, K-2. I'm getting Blue-Bot robots this year, so we can do coding in first grade! Their faces were so happy—it was like Christmas. I could have cried.

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MindShift

JUNE 7, 2018

This story on STEM education was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Other students in their engineering class were constructing a robot for the Dell-sponsored Silicon Valley Tech Challenge and designing a “tiny house” to shelter a homeless person.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 21, 2014

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update October 21st, 2014 In a gentle way, you can shake the world. Updates Partner Spotlight Partner Announcements Calendar of Events Deadlines Highlighted Recordings NMC Navigator Top Stories Conversations Updates GlobalEdCon 2014 - Call for Proposals Open Until November 1st. More information.

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The Daring Librarian

APRIL 13, 2019

But what if we spend thousands of dollars on 3D printers, robotics, and other ephemera and it just ends up collecting dust? Cardboard Tube STEM Activities and more! This is a Mommy blog that has lots of great STEM ideas! We’ve created cardboard arcades, robots, buildings, etc." -- Read the article for more!

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2017

380 million tally in 2014. million (Seed) 2014 WI Harper Group GotIt! $9 million (A) 2014 SoftBank Ventures Korea, KTB Ventures Listenwise $600K (Seed) 2016 EduLab Minerva Project $70 million (B). 2014 TAL Education, Yongjin Group, ZhenFund One Month $1.9 billion in 2016, according to Goldman Sachs. edtech startups.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 7, 2018

Other students in their engineering class were constructing a robot for the Dell-sponsored Silicon Valley Tech Challenge and designing a “tiny house” to shelter a homeless person. For example, the Silicon Valley Education Foundation’s summer program, Elevate Math, is raising algebra readiness, a critical first step on the STEM success track.

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eSchool News

MAY 25, 2015

Increasingly, makerspaces are helping students sustain interest in STEM fields. By the end of this week, five out of seven of the district’s public schools will have spaces filled with 3D printers, Legos, laptops, robots and more for hands-on learning. The spaces in the district focus on robotics, coding and creating.

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Educator Innovator

JUNE 19, 2014

GlassLab is looking for ELA and STEM educators and summer program leaders to pilot and provide feedback on a brand new iPad game to teach argumentation and reasoned thinking. Can robots really understand human emotion and meaning? Pilot Period: June – July 2014. Subject matter: ELA and STEM. Grade level: Grades 6-8.

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Educator Innovator

AUGUST 14, 2015

Nonprofits abound which focus in getting girls, low-income youth or people of color into coding, robotics and various STEM fields. As Sonia Livingstone, professor at the London School of Economics, said in a 2014 report, ‘Coding is a great idea but it’s not enough.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 29, 2018

Twitch, the leading game streaming platform, was purchased by Amazon in 2014 for $970 million dollars. Esports could be just as much a valuable gateway into technology related jobs as teaching programming, robotics, graphic design and web design. million) and the final game of the NBA Finals (18 million).

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 17, 2015

Engage kids of all ages with these STEM and coding learning toys. One of Time Magazine’s “ 2014 Best Inventions of the Year ,” more than 7,500 schools are already teaching with Osmo. There is something for every type of thinker with this tiny tinker robot. Ozobot Bit. Dash and Dot. Gizmos and Gadgets Kit.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

Learn more or connect with Amanda on Twitter @ AmandaFoxSTEM Brad Weinstein Brad Weinstein founded TeacherGoals in 2014 as a way to inspire educators that do such important work with students. But I think expect that as a teacher, if all you're asking students to do is work that an AI robot can do.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

A 5-foot-tall functioning robot leads a phalanx of smaller, award-winning robots—all built by students—stacked high on wire shelves behind it. In addition to project-based learning, SR1 kids travel statewide and compete in robotics tournaments and visit college campuses. 16 press release, MDE announced it would give only $5.6

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Q&A: Justina Nixon-Saintil on How Investment Can Improve Equity in STEM Education. By 2019, Verizon expects to have 150 schools participating in the Verizon Innovative Learning program , the company’s initiative to improve STEM education, according to a recent announcement. . eli.zimmerman_9856. Wed, 12/05/2018 - 10:27.

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edWeb.net

JULY 22, 2019

She is co-author of the book Digital Solidary in Education (2014). Her artificial intelligence (AI), robotics and assistive technology research has resulted in over 250 peer-reviewed publications and a number of commercialized products, including STEM Storiez , a set of AI-powered gamified e-books for early STEM education.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update September 17th, 2014 One of the reasons people stop learning is that they become less and less willing to risk failure. Get an overview of the wide range of tools and technologies that can revolutionize learning, from 3D printers and robots to coding, wearable computers and conductive paint.

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NeverEndingSearch

OCTOBER 3, 2017

In my 2014 post Making Inside the Space and Outside the box , I wrote about a growing convergence that points to libraries as the most promising site for making. The action in our huge open technology wing engaged kids in robotics and coding and CAD and now, 3D printing. We did not need dedicated space for STEM in the library.

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The Daring Librarian

AUGUST 25, 2018

You an start with just one Sphero Mini : The App-Controlled Robot Ball Photo by: Jenny of The Brick Castle "Little robot. Sphero Mini fits a huge experience into a tiny robot the size of a ping pong ball. Sure, you can can add lots more to a Robotics area in a Makerspace. I'm a big advocate of STEAM rather than STEM.

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Marketplace K-12

APRIL 27, 2016

It began exploding about a decade ago, thanks in large part to the enthusiastic audience of Make magazine and the popularity of public events such as Maker Faires (the most well-known of which was hosted by President Barack Obama at the White House in 2014.) Sheridan, George Mason University, in the Harvard Educational Review, Winter 2014.).

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Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2023

Code Next is a free after-school program designed to make tech more accessible to students of color, many of whom lack opportunities to explore STEM fields in middle and high school. Some students have started businesses, while others have designed apps or built robots. And that in turn affects people’s career choices.

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Educator Innovator

DECEMBER 11, 2014

8-14, 2014. Hive Pittsburgh: The Remake Learning Digital Corps will be running afterschool programs all week featuring MakeyMakey, Hummingbird Robotics, Scratch, App Inventor and Webmaker. Check out their teaching kits here !

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Coding and robotics go hand-in-hand, and they’re becoming a more integral part of classrooms across the country. Aside from the excitement students muster when they see a robotics kit morph into a controllable arm or a tiny programmable vehicle, coding and robotics offer a little bit more than a fun classroom experience.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

million 12- to 17-year-olds still met the criteria for a substance use disorder in 2014, and studies find that 9 in 10 adults with addiction problems began their chemical dependency before age 18. “My The US will need more than just health teachers, though, to stem the crisis. My friends are all proud of me. Limited course offerings.

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