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How a Stereotype-Smashing Teen Founded the First All-Girl Muslim Robotics Team

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Zaina Siyed answered that question by creating the FemSTEM Robotics Scholarship Program , a free STEM program for Muslim girls aged 10 to 14. Siyed was fed up with never seeing girls—especially Muslim girls like herself—competing in the robotics challenges she loved so much. How did you become interested in STEM learning and robotics?

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How Robotics Competitions Close the STEM Skills Gap and Build a Diverse Workforce

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For nearly 30 years, the global non-profit FIRST has been getting kids hooked on science and technology through hands-on robotics competitions for grades K-12—complete with cheering crowds, adrenaline rushes and teams snatching victory from the jaws of defeat. Robotics competitions have the same thrills and excitement every other sport has.

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This is What Powerful Learning Looks Like, Students Share Their Stories

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He interviews scientists about big ideas and gets them, through his questions, to show, tell, and explain in very accessible ways. Zaina: The Saturday Robotics Teacher. Zaina splits the teams in groups to tackle the robots, coding, and the research needed to present salient arguments. We all learn at the same time! .

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5 Ways to Prepare Every Student for the STEM Economy

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Early access to varied learning opportunities prepares them to take on challenges and opportunities throughout their lives and reach their full potential. However, many schools struggle to offer hands-on learning opportunities, such as robotics programs, because they lack funding, coaches and other forms of support.

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How Leveraging Curiosity May Keep Students Engaged From Afar

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League, a robotics program created through an alliance between FIRST ? This newfound passion led Bongiorno to transition to teaching general technology in the classroom and, eventually, robotics. Another challenge we deal with is internet access. Faith Bongiorno began her teaching career as an “art-on-the-cart” educator.

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A Humanoid Robot Inspires All Students to Explore STEM, Coding, and Programming

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(Dallas, TX) June 20, 2018 — RoboKind , the creators of robots4autism and Milo , today introduced Jett , the coding and programming robot, along with the robots4STEM curriculum designed to teach all students, including those with disabilities, the skills they need to ignite a lasting interest in STEM. Also, follow Jett on Twitter or Facebook.

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Communicating in the Information Age

A Principal's Reflections

This message is then delivered by a polite robotic voice basically telling me that I can sleep in if I wish or spend the day slaving over my snow shovel. We now live in the " Information Age " where access is 24/7. Here are a few tips and ideas that have worked well for NMHS over the years: Create a school Twitter and Facebook page.