Edsurge

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

CompuGirls was founded in 2006 by Dr. Kim Scott and introduces adolescent girls to the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) through culturally responsive practices and social justice. Yeah, you need to know how to protect yourself,” replied the instructor. Wait, what?!” exclaimed a student.

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MiddleWeb

JULY 29, 2019

Bridging the gap between “real STEM study" and how school stakeholders may understand it is a doable task for teachers, says expert Anne Jolly. She offers some elevator-speech essentials to get you started (and perhaps avoid that virtual lab that could be in your future).

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MIND Research Institute

APRIL 1, 2021

Throughout the month, our organization was excited to find ways to highlight women - particularly women in STEM - who are making a difference in the world. Source: The STEM Gap: Women and Girls in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. The STEM Gap is one of those most challenging problems. I can see them coming, though.

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Waterford

MARCH 3, 2020

11] If you don’t currently teach your students specifically how to listen, it may be time to add activities to your curriculum that strengthen this skill. The Benefits of Teaching Students How to Listen. Learning how to listen can also teach students how to communicate their ideas.[14] Improved relationship skills.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Samantha’s parents are at a loss about how to help her. It must also include civics lessons about the role students can play, now and in the future, in influencing government policy related to climate adaptation and mitigation. It is because Samantha knows all of this that the mere mention of climate change triggers her anxiety.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

They say the more relevant content offers a highly engaging entry point to STEM, especially for students who have been turned off by traditional math courses. Others say that the courses are in fact detours away from STEM. Despite the enthusiasm from teachers, some university STEM professors in California objected.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

India has even introduced coding from class six, based on the country’s new education policy. The value of learning how to code isn’t only in the skill itself; it’s in the way of thinking, and that transfers to many other subjects. Introducing students to coding and robotics gives them early exposure to STEM in general.

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MIND Research Institute

DECEMBER 8, 2020

MIND Research Institute is a proud partner of the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) and the Education Commission of the States (ECS) – two of the most prominent and important venues for edtech policy discussion. Hundreds of state commissioners and edtech policy leaders joined the ECS Live! Remote Learning.

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Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2020

How are schools adjusting? To that last question, Sean Arnold, a STEM coach and special educator for the New York City Department of Education, has a suggestion. How do you vet resources for special education and make sure that they’re appropriate for your needs? What resources are they turning to?

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Edsurge

JUNE 21, 2022

That was the message at “Black Tech Policy Week 2022,” a recent online event hosted by the Black Tech Futures Research Institute. One session began with the speaker posing a question for the group of Black tech leaders: can you share a moment of joy you’ve seen in your work bringing equity to STEM and computer science.

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eSchool News

APRIL 20, 2023

Be it making tricky IT decisions, trying to engage underrepresented students in STEM learning, or how to perfect grading policies and practices, all educators can use some help from their colleagues. After all, who better to offer insight than others who have experienced the same challenges?

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

Working alongside teachers trained in early STEM learning, they can be exploring the fundamentals of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM)—and developing the skills they need to prepare for the future. Advocates for early STEM learning are working to change this, but they face significant communications barriers.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

In Nevada, just 4 percent of students who took a career-oriented science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) course in the 2019-20 school year — 88 students total — were Black, even though Black students make up more than 11 percent of the state’s public school enrollment.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 7, 2023

This funding will be dedicated to implementing the renowned Laying the Foundation training program for 6th- to 12th-grade teachers in the Newport News and Hampton Roads areas while playing a crucial role in STEM teacher recruitment efforts. The three-day event takes place at Norfolk State University (NSU).

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 18, 2023

That’s why many educators are contemplating how to manage and monitor student AI use. Administrators should respect teachers’ hesitation about adopting AI, but also create policies that allow tech-forward educators and students to experiment. Wait-and-See: Many schools are taking a wait-and-see approach to drafting policies.

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Edsurge

JUNE 22, 2023

Students who don’t know that colleges prioritize calculus find themselves at a disadvantage in college admissions, according to “ Integral Voices: Examining Math Experiences of Underrepresented Students ,” a recent report from Just Equations, a California-based policy institute focused on making math more equitable.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2017

In the past, student work has ranged from the cutting edge to the routine, from creating a measuring tool that uses lasers to estimate the length of great white sharks to teaching officials in Longmont, the district’s main city, how to better use smartphones in their jobs. It’s made me realize how a small group can do such big things.”.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 13, 2023

AI literacy enables educators to understand how AI works, how to evaluate it and how to best adapt it for their disciplines and learners. Just as AI is becoming pervasive in our everyday lives, it is pervasive throughout the school day and across subjects. Read The U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 17, 2023

At the camp in Benton, Illinois, students will learn about the plan and how to advocate for it, along with participating in typical camp activities like swimming and using the ropes course. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Despite some of the potential and promise of teacher leader programs, new programs often struggle with problems that stem from mismanagement that limits their effectiveness. The modules focus on increasing awareness and understanding of how to design, implement, and evaluate a teacher leader programin a school building or district.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

. — Math professor Martin Weissman is rethinking how his university teaches calculus. Over the summer, the professor from the University of California at Santa Cruz, spent a week at Harvard to learn how to redesign the mathematics for life sciences courses his institution offers. What’s your morning process?” the instructor asked.

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eSchool News

MAY 13, 2022

Students who are ready and eager to take advanced placement courses at their schools shouldn’t be shut out because seats are not available or they don’t feel welcomed in these courses,” said Dr. Allison Socol, assistant director of P-12 policy at The Education Trust.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 26, 2020

They weren’t exactly wrong: At the time, state policies required California community college students seeking to transfer to four-year universities to pass a college-level math course with an intermediate algebra (or Algebra 2) prerequisite. Some of that traditional content might follow the slide rule and the abacus into extinction.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

I teach at a K-8 school, and when I look at these seventh and eighth graders, they’re no different than the kindergarteners,” said Robert Lane, a STEM teacher at the Sierra Verde STEAM Academy in Glendale, Arizona. Middle school students in Robert Lane’s STEM class dig through a box of supplies for a class project. Lane the STEM Guy.”

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Spanning critical topics such as social-emotional learning (SEL), computational thinking, and STEM, this new professional learning content inspires educators to reimagine teaching and more deeply engage students. STEM Professional Learning Resources. Computational thinking is a critical skill set for solving problems.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 12, 2023

Whittenberg, a public elementary school in downtown Greenville, South Carolina, that focuses on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) in its curriculum. Whittenberg Elementary School of Engineering, a school focused on STEM curriculum in Greenville, South Carolina. Credit: Ariel Gilreath/The Hechinger Report.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

And in 2022, 36 states enacted policies promoting career training for high schoolers, college students, and adults, according to Advance CTE , a professional organization for state CTE leaders. Their inability to answer stems from disconnected data. In 2018, Congress increased annual funding for CTE, which now exceeds $1.4

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2024

Tens of thousands of teachers and parents flocked to her 2013 online course on how to teach math. Traditional math proponents worried that the document would water down math instruction in California, hinder advanced students and make it harder to pursue STEM careers. Boaler’s critics had arguably won their main policy battles.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Kamara, who is Black, was enrolled in an “audio engineering” course that taught her how to make music tracks and videos instead of a regular engineering course that she recalls was mostly filled with white students. I feel like the reason I’m not attracted to things like STEM and math is because of this deterrence,” said Kamara.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 7, 2024

Providing a safe dialogue space helps students learn how to communicate effectively, build empathy and establish trust with their peers and teachers. Skepticism and fear of change are formidable barriers, as are entrenched policies and funding allocations that prioritize punishment over rehabilitation.

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MindShift

JULY 13, 2021

Educators and school leaders are scrambling to figure out how to regain ground next year in a course that often makes or breaks students’ life chances. Math courses are “the most significant barrier to degree completion in both STEM and non-STEM fields,” the authors concluded. I think this is a lost school year for most kids.”.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

The group has issued nine state-level policy recommendations aimed at increasing computer science offerings in schools. Data shows those policies are working, Hendrickson says, and states that adopt more of them see computer science programs growing. Leaders] should make sure that they’re scaling to the most underresouced schools.”

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The Defense Department, in a separate study, calls for an initiative akin to the 1958 Eisenhower National Defense Act to support education in science, technology, education and math, or STEM. Among the students who decide to study STEM in college, more than a third end up changing their majors , according to the U.S.

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MiddleWeb

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

In the STEM education arena, teacher leaders are particularly crucial. How to provide leadership? Anne Jolly deeply believes that well-informed and skilled teacher leaders are the most valuable assets we have at all levels. She fills in the picture.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 25, 2022

That’s the argument made by scholar and author Freddie deBoer in his book, “The Cult of Smart: How Our Broken Education System Perpetuates Social Injustice.” These days he’s often weighing in on education policy issues in his personal newsletter. There's three times as many job openings for that today than there are for STEM jobs.

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Hapara

AUGUST 18, 2023

These issues may appear isolated but largely stem from systemic problems facing the nation’s schools. Research from the Brown Center for Education Policy at Brookings found that Black students are 5.8 These dialogues can provide a framework for understanding how existing systems and policies can cause inequitable outcomes.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 18, 2019

This site features actionable summaries and videos on key topics like STEM learning and family engagement, as well as an interactive visualization of education research. They are also looking to help teachers build stronger relationships with their students, and to implement discipline policies in a way that does not target students of color.

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