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How robotic gamification helped my elementary students love STEM

eSchool News

Through the CoderZ Robotics curriculum, kids learn to create, manage, and communicate with cyber robots in a virtual setting by inputting code. Learning is more accessible because virtual robots do not require hardware, space, or other associated costs. Disco Blocks – Students had to get their robot to a target.

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The Steam Foundation Teams Up with MakerBot to Expand Access to 3D Printing for Students

eSchool News

January 14, 2022 — The Steam Foundation and MakerBot have teamed up to bring 3D printing to more students across the U.S. Founded by Aadhav Prabu and Akshar Raikanti, The Steam Foundation is a California-based nonprofit with a mission to make STEAM education equally accessible to all students in kindergarten through 12 th grade.

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2021 Reflections: Looking Back and Harnessing Powerful Possibilities

Digital Promise

While we’ve known about the challenges of equity and outcomes in U.S. So 2021 has only reinforced for me that we need to have a long view in education outcomes, we need more comprehensive approaches to the challenges, and we need to think harder about ways to leapfrog inequities. Lessons we’re bringing with us into 2022.

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Slooh Launches New Grant to Help One Million Students Explore Space Using Its Robotic Telescopes

eSchool News

Washington Depot, Connecticut, August 19, 2021 – Slooh, the only organization offering live online telescope feeds of amazing astronomical events to students, is launching The Slooh Space Exploration Grant for the 2021-2022 school year. To learn more about Slooh and to apply for The Slooh Exploration Grant, visit Slooh.org.

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eSchool Media Announces Winners of the 2022 eSchool News K-12 Hero Awards

eSchool News

Gaithersburg, MD (Monday, October 3, 2022) — eSchool Media is thrilled to announce the winners of the 2022 eSchool News K-12 Hero Awards , sponsored by JAR Systems and SAP Concur , and dedicated to recognizing the innovative contributions of K-12 education professionals. About eSchool News.

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STUDENT VOICES: We need more women in STEM fields, and we have ideas for making that happen

The Hechinger Report

The way we access information and interact with each other is new. And we have a few ideas about how to build a better, more inclusive future for women in STEM. So many of us find our spark in STEM during programs that happen outside of school, whether it’s an after-school robotics program or a summer course with Girls Who Code.

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New AI Coach Platform Expands Access to Coaching for All Teachers

Edthena

Wary of robots gone awry? AI Coach by Edthena also expands equitable access for every teacher by providing a coach, whether they already have one or not, anywhere there is an internet connection. Schools and districts will be able to share the platform with all of their teachers starting Fall 2022. Not to worry.