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Vernier Software & Technology to Host 38 Free Professional Development Workshops this Fall

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BEAVERTON, Oregon, August 13, 2018 — This fall, Vernier Software & Technology will host 38 free, hands-on workshops around the country to help science educators learn how to best incorporate probeware and data-collection technology into their curriculum. Educators can register for a workshop at www.vernier.com/workshops.

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Why This College Student Created a Coloring Book to Celebrate Black Women in STEM

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EdSurge: Why did you decide to create a coloring book, of all things, about Black women in STEM? What have your experiences with representation in STEM been like? What would also happen is that say, for example, the workshop was on a Saturday. The interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.

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How to Help Students Land the STEM Jobs of the Future

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It all happens thanks to a network of corporate partnerships that let students peer into the real world of STEM careers while giving companies a chance to engage with ambitious and energetic students. Many have never worked on a team where it’s hardware, software, mechanical engineers and marketing all working together.

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The Resurgence of 3D Printers in Modern Learning Environments

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eighth grader Braelynn Wood took up her STEM class challenge to “make the world a better place” by designing and 3D-printing a new holder for the school’s badminton net. Robo , which designs 3D printers for classrooms, teamed up with MyStemKits.com to offer K–12 educators printers with more than 240 built-in 3D STEM lessons. .

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What's In Your Elementary STEM Lab?

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Often when people come to visit our lower school STEM lab they ask "how did you know what to put it in?" The first thing I would suggest to a school system wanting to create a STEM lab is not to try to buy everything in the beginning. Wonder Workshop Cue Robots. Curriculum, software and STEM, discovery-based project kits.

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What it Takes to Integrate Robotics and Coding into the Classroom

EdTech Magazine

The report reflects the activity already taking place in many schools — the building of robotics programs and development of curriculum that will prepare students for a future that is increasingly focused on science, technology, math and engineering (STEM). Wonder Workshop, Sphero, Ozobots — they all have lesson ideas on their web pages.

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PASCO Motion Sensor–A Must for Science Classes

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Data collection and analysis are cornerstones for many STEM and STEAM programs but they’re not just about math. Their products are wireless, Bluetooth- and/or USB-connectable, and their SPARKvue software runs on Mac and Windows platforms, Chromebooks, iPads, iPhones, and Android. STEM modules. Training and Workshops.

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