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Empowering Teachers and Inspiring Students for a STEM-Driven Future

Edsurge

The positive impact of teachers has been extensively substantiated through years of research highlighting that teacher effectiveness is the most important school-based factor related to student achievement and outcomes. We need to ensure students have experiences that change their STEM identities and help them build a social network.

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5 Ways to Prepare Every Student for the STEM Economy

Edsurge

High quality STEM learning and engagement opportunities can be life changing for young people in disenfranchised communities who otherwise might not have a direct pathway to the fast-growing STEM economy. Students engaged in STEM programs are prepared for success in the classroom and the workforce.

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How to Create STEM Courses for Best Learning Outcomes

Kitaboo on EdTech

There’s a growing need for scientific and technical talent in STEM -related jobs. However, it seems that not many students are keen on pursuing STEM courses post their school level. A common reason given by students was that they found the STEM courses difficult. Here are some tips to create STEM courses for K-12 students: 1.Design

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Grit, Tenacity, Inclusion — Robotics Programs Teach Much More Than STEM Concepts

Edsurge

We had a chat with Kate about her views on STEM education, supporting underrepresented and underserved students, and how learning to fail helps all kids succeed. Kate Sample EdSurge: Not everyone has an engineer dad to support their passion for STEM. One of the things I've seen is the way kids light up when you bring STEM to them.

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Bridging the Trust Gap in AI: Ethical Design and Product Innovation to Revolutionize Classroom Experiences

Waterford

According to a recent 2023 UCLA study, by 2050, non-Hispanic White children are projected to compose just 42% of the school-aged population (ages 5-17), Hispanics will represent 29%, Blacks will represent 17%, Asians and Pacific Islanders will represent 7%, and children with multiracial or other identities will represent 4%.

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Focusing on upstream prevention can stem school violence

eSchool News

According to a 2019 CDC study involving 13,667 students, 1 in 5 report of being bullied on school property within the last year and roughly 8 percent of high school students surveyed indicated they had been in a physical fight on school property at least one or more times within the last year.

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A Surprising Approach to Science Labs for Online Students Boosts Access to STEM Fields

Edsurge

They could succeed in STEM jobs that tend to pay well in industries that are facing pressure to increase the diversity of their workforces. ASU couldn’t test this theory by delivering chemicals to students who study online. If experiences are robust and rich, they should result in similar or better outcomes,” Austin says.