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Deepening Engagement with Students and Teachers of Color During COVID-19

Digital Promise

In addition, we have also had the privilege of being able to host large distribution events in which we have given away laptops, nutrition boxes, and supplies for persons experiencing homelessness. Greater Baltimore Urban League laptop distribution event. Nakeyshia Kendall Williams, Founder and CEO, MindCatcher.

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To attract more students to STEM fields in college, advocates urge starting in sixth grade

The Hechinger Report

At no cost to him or his family, the program even provided him with his own laptop to use for his coursework. The various programs take different approaches to include students in STEM education and make it more accessible, but they seem to agree on one thing: starting with students early.

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How to make hands-on physics approachable during remote learning

eSchool News

Related content: STEM education and hands-on learning. I knew I would not be able to engage students in scientific discovery and hands-on physics with just my laptop. One of the first things I prioritized was getting the right tools to set up my remote classroom.

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Balancing Act: Cybersecurity in the Connected Classroom

EdTech Magazine

The State of STEM Classrooms. Science, technology, engineering and math initiatives are helping students nationwide prepare for STEM-track careers, but they’re also gaining traction as fundamental aspects of the K–12 curriculum. How is use tracked, cataloged and stored for potential cybersecurity audits? For what purpose?

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Top 8 Advantages of an Interactive STEM Curriculum

Kitaboo on EdTech

What is STEM? The acronym STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. More recently, arts were added to this educational model, as educators believed that art and creativity play an important role in the understanding of the former subjects in the STEM Curriculum , thus changing the acronym from STEM to STEAM.

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Companies Invest in Preparing K–12 Students as Older Sectors Become Tech Integrated

EdTech Magazine

Increased STEM funding from private companies comes as Americans raise concerns over the attention science, technology, engineering and math classes get in the U.S. Many science and engineering ideas come to life through the devices we hold in our hands, but cutting-edge technologies aren’t easily available to every young person.”.

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Moving a Summer Program to the Virtual World — While Closing the Digital Divide

Edsurge

For those working in education, the COVID-19 pandemic has forced us to rethink how we engage with young people. As the pandemic unfolded, our team at SMASH, a nationwide summer residential program for STEM education serving students of color, had to move an established, 17-year program into a virtual learning environment.