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Guidance counselors could help female high schoolers erase the STEM gender gap

eSchool News

In the Houston Independent School District, the first students to graduate under the new endorsement system in 2018 did not receive formal guidance about their endorsement tracks after their initial choice in ninth grade. As a result, the gender gap in completing the STEM endorsement in HISD almost completely disappeared, declining from 6.2%

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Connecting Cross-Curricular Content through STEM Projects

Discovery Education

A 2018 study by the International Journal of STEM Education found that when students had the opportunity to participate in STEM activities, they were engrossed in the learning and inspired to think about potential real-world applications for the concepts they explored.

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School STEM Labs Inspire Students, Power Innovation

EdTech Magazine

School STEM Labs Inspire Students, Power Innovation. Mon, 04/02/2018 - 10:38. Thomas School near Seattle hopes to encourage students to develop a passion for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) by starting them young and engaging them with cool, new learning spaces featuring robots and 3D virtual reality computers.

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District Tinker-Fests and Hackathons Rev Up Student Interest in STEM Education

EdTech Magazine

District Tinker-Fests and Hackathons Rev Up Student Interest in STEM Education. Fri, 10/05/2018 - 08:55. science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education is put into action. MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out how to create a successful STEM program! K–12 District STEM Fairs Energize Students to Learn.

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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. ASU couldn’t test this theory by delivering chemicals to students who study online. In 2018, back when Austin had just earned her Ph.D. No one has done it before.” ‘A

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Evolving Instruction in a Rapidly Changing World

A Principal's Reflections

Another stems from the fact that it is near impossible to meet the diverse needs using a one-size-fits-all format. In his meta-analysis of over 300 research studies, John Hattie found that direct instruction has above-average gains when it comes to student results, specifically an effect size of 0.59. Stockard, Jean & W.

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5 Free Tech Tools to Try in Your Social Studies Lessons [ENCORE]

The CoolCatTeacher

The top Edtech Tool Tuesday of 2018 (so far) with Richard Byrne From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. In today’s show, he talks about top free tech tools to try in social studies lessons. Sponsor: The STLinATL Conference will be at Woodward Academy in Atlanta July 26-27, 2018.

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