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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. in 2018 to 0.8% in 2018 to 0.8%

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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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ISTE 2018: Cisco Uses Animation to Inspire Students to Enact Global Change

EdTech Magazine

ISTE 2018: Cisco Uses Animation to Inspire Students to Enact Global Change. Thu, 06/28/2018 - 14:56. Students in Ochoa’s seventh- and eighth-grade history classes beta tested Cisco’s free STEM program, which officially launched this week at ISTE’s 2018 Conference & Expo in Chicago. eli.zimmerman_9856. by Jena Passut.

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QS World University Rankings 2018: The Global Trends

EdNews Daily

The 2018 QS World University Rankings are the largest guide to global higher education performance that QS, a London-based higher education think-tank, has produced since its inaugural edition of 2004. In the uppermost echelon of this year’s rankings, the US higher education system appears in rude health. The Rise of STEM Institutions.

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The 2018 Honor Roll: EdTech’s Must-Read K-12 IT Blogs

EdTech Magazine

The 2018 Honor Roll: EdTech’s Must-Read K-12 IT Blogs. Sun, 04/29/2018 - 20:12. Virginia educator Tim Stahmer talks all things STEM (science, technology, education and math) on his blog. Elementary teacher Amy Pietrowski adds a dash of STEM into all of her classes. juliet.vanwage…. CDW VV2 Strategy. CDW Segment.

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

Edsurge

Yet how we devised the traditional education system, they can’t be accepted the way they are. They could succeed in STEM jobs that tend to pay well in industries that are facing pressure to increase the diversity of their workforces. In 2018, back when Austin had just earned her Ph.D. They are courageous to return to school.

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2018 Education Innovation Clusters Convening: Looking to the Future

Digital Promise

Roberts (@DoctorDRoberts) July 17, 2018. — Frank Bonsal III (@FrankBonsal) July 17, 2018. — The ExCITe Center (@excitecenter) July 17, 2018. What will it take to produce a more equitable and reflective system? — Carly Croman (@carly_croman) July 17, 2018. — Demetrius C.

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