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Empowering girls with STEM education to build tomorrow’s tech industry

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ePlus and Cisco are leading the way with Girls Re-Imagining Tomorrow (GRIT) ® , a hands-on, STEM-based program focused on introducing diverse groups of middle and high school girls to technology-focused career possibilities.

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KinderLab Robotics Announces New KIBO Guidebook to Enhance STEAM Education

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(Waltham, MA) August 28, 2018 – KinderLab Robotics today expanded its KIBO™ curriculum suite by introducing KIBO Activity Center Guidebook : Activities and Setup Recommendations for a KIBO Activity Center. Each lesson includes facilitation suggestions, materials lists, center setup, and academic standards alignment.

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What an Admissions Fight at America’s ‘Best’ High School Says About Educational Equity

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Every year, around the country, high school students get their hands dirty with science projects—chemistry labs, robotics, that model of a volcano. While about 27 percent of the district is Hispanic and 10 percent is Black, each group makes up just 2 percent of the student body at TJ. But one school just outside of Washington, D.C.,

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Sphero Makes a Big Acquisition in littleBits to Bring Hands-On STEAM Learning to Life

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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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What Do Today’s Kids Need for Tomorrow’s World? More Than Tech and Academics

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And today she’s a senior advisor to Jobs for the Future and a staff consultant for the Youth Transition Funders Group. Her book doesn’t dive into what academic curriculum is better, or whether or not kids need to learn to code. Louis, and was president of an educational foundation working for disengaged nontraditional students.

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This STEM-focused district hands out paychecks along with report cards

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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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How to Teach the Human Body and 16 Sites to Help

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use an avatar that has basically human parts (like a robot). Note: These are for mixed age groups so preview them first and select those that work for your students: BrainPOP Human Body video. There are also lots of teacher resources to help in using this unit such as lesson plans, training, and academic standards met.

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