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Excellent Free STEM Strategies from TGR Foundation and Discovery

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter STEM can level up and it must begin to include underrepresented communities of women and minorities. Every STEM educator should take a look at these resources and integrate them into their blended or online learning environment. All opinions are my own.

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Edtech Company Encourages Its Employees to Volunteer as Substitute Teachers

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And at least one edtech company is making a similar offer: Instructure, the learning management system provider that runs Canvas, is encouraging its employees to volunteer as substitute teachers for districts. Company officials say it became apparent during the pandemic that school administrators couldn’t get substitutes fast enough.

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2 Student STEM Challenges Open Now

The CoolCatTeacher

Judges will select a winning team based on their ability to demonstrate a fresh approach and clear STEAM and engineering skills to solve a real-world problem, weighing how well the solution aligns with the two key topic areas and meets engineering standards, including in product design. Parents share student access to submit their materials.

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

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But ASU has an explicit mission to help more people access higher education — including, Austin says, students from low-income families and students from underrepresented minority groups. They could succeed in STEM jobs that tend to pay well in industries that are facing pressure to increase the diversity of their workforces.

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Savvas Learning Company Acquires Outlier.org 

eSchool News

In addition to providing students a path toward their college degree, the Outlier offerings also give those looking for valuable career and workforce training the opportunity to earn credit-bearing professional certificates from leading technology companies like Google, Meta, and Salesforce. To learn more, visit Savvas Learning Company.

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Bluepoint Wind Awards $10,000 in Grants to New Jersey Teachers for Renewable Energy STEM Kits

eSchool News

Newark, NJ – Offshore wind company Bluepoint Wind is announcing today the winners of grants to further STEM education for 10 teachers from schools across New Jersey. Each educator chosen by the Company will receive $1,000 worth of interactive STEM kits from KidWind , an international leader in renewable energy education.

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Big Deals: Making AI Safe; New STEM Platforms; How To Fix Learning Loss

eSchool News

Numerade , the AI-powered online STEM learning platform, announced the company is offering a free year of access to its Numerade Plus subscription to all Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) K-12 students and teachers. ” It aims to make short STEM training effective, inclusive, and scalable.

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