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The Impact of Inclusive STEM Education

Edsurge

STEM identity can last a lifetime and help students thrive in school, future careers and life. Inclusive STEM programs widen job opportunities for the growing technology sector, support students in building digital literacy skills and empower young people to become creators — not just consumers — of technology.

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Diversity in College Classrooms Improves Grades for All Students, Study Finds

Edsurge

A study published in the journal AERA Open found that students earn better marks in college STEM courses when those classrooms have higher percentages of students who are underrepresented racial minorities or the first in their families to participate in higher education. So why did diversity affect student grades?

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How to Encourage Girls in Your Classroom to Get Involved in STEM

Waterford

Did you know that despite similar interests and abilities in STEM subjects (defined here as science, technology, engineering, and math), women are considerably less likely to end up in STEM careers? The good news: educating and empowering girls in STEM from a young age can overcome some of these barriers.

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How STEM is preparing students for future careers

Neo LMS

There are few areas of our lives in which science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) don’t play a key role. As this continues, it is important to introduce children to STEM concepts from an early age. Let’s take a closer look at how STEM in schools sets children up for their future careers.

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Bringing Better STEM Education to the Rural South

Edsurge

Now the STEM curriculum is poised to enter high school classrooms in the rural South. They observed classrooms. Early results from previous studies showed some students were able to improve their science test scores, Schneider says. Other challenges seem to have set back STEM education, too.

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

eSchool News

Key points: Inspiring young women in STEM programs requires cultivating a culture of community Black students need more STEM career exposure Launching a districtwide computer science program for all grades For more news on STEM education, visit eSN’s STEM & STEAM hub All too often, female students are underrepresented in STEM classes.

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Stem Education in 2020

Ask a Tech Teacher

A growing focus of schools is STEM. Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, Brianna, has some general observations about STEM education in 2020: Stem Education in 2020. But, the importance of sciences and technologies has grown; that’s why professionals in certain fields have become headhunters’ “targets.”

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