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Bringing Better STEM Education to the Rural South

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Now the STEM curriculum is poised to enter high school classrooms in the rural South. Department of Education and will last five years. 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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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. ” The world’s workforce lacked a lot of science specialists, that is why STEM education became more popular.

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

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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 STEM is preparing students for future careers

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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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Guidance counselors could help female high schoolers erase the STEM gender gap

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As a result, the gender gap in completing the STEM endorsement in HISD almost completely disappeared, declining from 6.2% Both male and female students were switching to STEM in the second cohort. The researchers said they hope this work will shed light on the impact of support for students, especially females, pursuing STEM education.

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Why diversity and STEM education are critical to our future workforce

eSchool News

We also have STEM to thank for how we live, from asking our smartphone’s voice assistant to play our favorite music to connecting with our parents on a video call. Each year, we dedicate November 8, National STEM Day to encouraging students to explore and pursue their interests in STEM fields of study that propel our world forward.

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A STEM-Driven Marble Run Using Instructables and Tinkercad

User Generated Education

STEM lessons are a strong focus in my 4th-6th grade gifted classes. Our district works to identify students often underrepresented in gifted education programs. I believe that STEM lessons are perfect for doing so. I teach at two Title 1 schools with primarily Hispanic students. Standards Addressed.

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