Achievement, High School and STEM

Cultivating STEM excellence in an all-girls Catholic high school

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

In fact, Mercy was the first all-girls school in the country to earn a STEM certification. The interest in our program has been intense; the school’s 500+ students come from 95 grade schools across several counties and even the neighboring state of Indiana. As of this writing, Mercy Academy has amassed 32 partners.

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Bringing equity to STEM learning

eSchool News

OCTOBER 14, 2020

As an unprecedented school year begins this fall, how do we make sure that high school students can develop relevant and applicable knowledge in STEM learning and effectively prepare our workforce for the jobs of the future? Related content: How to employ a differentiated mindset during STEM learning.

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Gen Z students want STEM careers

eSchool News

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Many high school and college students chose STEM as their No. 1 preferred career path, according to a survey of 11,495 Gen Z students conducted by the National Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS). Related : The ups and downs of girls in STEM Powerful strategies to motivate girls in STEM.

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Empowering girls with STEM education to build tomorrow’s tech industry

eSchool News

APRIL 29, 2024

Key points: Inspiring young women in STEM programs requires cultivating a culture of community Black students need more STEM career exposure Launching a districtwide computer science program for all grades For more news on STEM education, visit eSN’s STEM & STEAM hub All too often, female students are underrepresented in STEM classes.

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Gen Z students are aiming for STEM careers

eSchool News

AUGUST 9, 2022

A majority of high school and college students chose STEM as their No. 1 preferred career path, according to a survey of 11,495 Gen Z students conducted by the National Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS). Top findings include: Gen Zs are adventurers, but not crazy about the world we live in.

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The ups and downs of girls in STEM

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Are girls really underrepresented in STEM? In the US, the workforce is pretty evenly split between men and women, but in STEM fields men make up 73 percent of the workforce to women’s 27 percent. Still, the imbalanced statistics for the genders in STEM are damning. Let students lead.

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Want to improve STEM education? Here’s how

eSchool News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

This has led to the development of a rich variety of educational innovations–programs, practices, models, and technologies–to support teaching and learning within the STEM disciplines. More robust, systemic change across the education system will likely be needed to achieve that.

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Labster’s STEM Excellence Awards Winners Revealed

eSchool News

DECEMBER 8, 2021

10 teachers hand-picked as part of Labster’s Teacher STEM Excellence Awards supporting the changemakers across the globe The Labster awards recognizes global changemakers in the education sector Winners have developed student-centered learning programs and applied creativity and innovation to teaching during a difficult year.

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Global Impact STEM Academy Senior Receives Inaugural Waklatsi Service Scholarship

eSchool News

JUNE 6, 2023

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – Cooper Johnson, a graduate of the Global Impact STEM Academy class of 2023, has been awarded the first-ever Waklatsi Service Scholarship. Waklatsi is the first alumnus to give back to the STEM school in such a substantial way. “I after graduation. Learn more at globalimpactacademy.org.

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Phenix City Schools Awarded Cognia STEM Certification

eSchool News

AUGUST 4, 2022

August 4, 2022) — Phenix City Schools (PCS) are now STEM certified, becoming the largest and fourth district in the nation. Every school in the PCS system earned Cognia’s STEM Certification in June. Cognia recognizes and certifies PCS’ STEM program: ? Phenix City, Ala.

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What’s the state of STEM?

eSchool News

MARCH 12, 2025

Samsung Solve for Tomorrows second The State of STEM Education survey, conducted in partnership with DonorsChoose , polled1,039 U.S. public middle and high school teachers. The findings uncovered educators optimism about the value of AI in classrooms and the urgent need to modernize STEM education.

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Are high schools teaching science backward?

eSchool News

JULY 26, 2016

high schools are teaching science in a backward sequence of courses that is a remnant of 19th century thinking, says former Harman executive and New Jersey Teacher of the Year Robert Goodman—and changing the order in which science courses are taken and the way they’re delivered can lead to profound differences in both STEM interest and achievement.

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Meeting the rising demand for school-based speech and behavioral support

eSchool News

MAY 8, 2025

This surge stems partially from COVID-19’s lingering effects. This is especially important for adolescents and teenagers entering high school–they may have missed critical social development opportunities during the pandemic and now need additional support to navigate both academic and social challenges.

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Where will STEM education be in 5 years?

eSchool News

OCTOBER 24, 2017

million STEM jobs in the United States, and that number is growing every year. In fact, STEM job growth in the past 10 years is three times that of any other field , but by 2018, it is projected that 2.4 million STEM jobs will go unfilled. Next page: 2 more STEM predictions for the future). In 2015, there were nearly 8.6

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Stanley Black & Decker and Discovery Education Invite High School Students to Win $30,000 in Prizes from the Trade Champions Challenge

eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Monday, December 13, 2021) – Supporting students on their pathway to STEM success, Stanley Black & Decker and Discovery Education invite students to join the new Trade Champions Challenge. Through real-world explorations in STEM, Innovation Generation cultivates students’ collaboration, problem solving, and creative thinking.

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GEAR UP South Carolina Partners with National Math and Science Initiative to Expand High-Quality STEM Professional Development Across Seven School Districts

eSchool News

MAY 20, 2025

The National Math and Science Initiative (NMSI) is proud to announce a new partnership with the South Carolina Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs ( SC GEAR UP ) to deliver high-quality STEM professional development to educators across seven school districts in the state.

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Black students need more STEM career exposure

eSchool News

APRIL 4, 2024

The information comes from the 2024 Black Students and STEM Report from YouScience , a technology provider dedicated to solving the skills gap crisis for students and employers, and Black Girls Do STEM , a nonprofit organization empowering Black girls to achieve equitable STEM representation.

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The Impact of Inclusive STEM Education

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MAY 15, 2024

STEM identity can last a lifetime and help students thrive in school, future careers and life. Inclusive STEM programs widen job opportunities for the growing technology sector, support students in building digital literacy skills and empower young people to become creators — not just consumers — of technology.

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Pandemic-related science losses hit underrepresented groups harder

eSchool News

OCTOBER 3, 2024

A new research report from NWEA , a K-12 assessment and research organization, explores trends in science achievement since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Similar to earlier research into math and reading, science achievement dropped early in the pandemic. This report analyzed data from 621 U.S. months lost in math.

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Discovery Education and Social Impact Partners Offering Free STEM-Focused Resources to Educators and Students Celebrating Women’s History Month

eSchool News

MARCH 2, 2023

Charlotte, NC — Discovery Education and its social impact partners are offering educators and students nationwide a variety of free, STEM-focused resources to support celebrations of Women’s History Month. Educators can supplement these career profiles with lesson plans, engaging activities, and career mapping resources.

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6 tips to begin an elementary esports program in your school

eSchool News

JULY 4, 2022

A significant body of research has found that students who participate in scholastic esports programs benefit from increased emotional regulation, academic achievement, and graduation rates. I teach an elementary STEM class called iCreate in South Haven Public Schools. The benefits of esports are well documented.

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Discovery Education and Boeing Present a New Virtual Field Trip for Students Exploring STEM and Robotics in Aviation Manufacturing

eSchool News

JANUARY 31, 2023

Charlotte, NC — Discovery Education and Boeing present a new virtual experience – Manufacturing the Future of Aviation Virtual Field Trip – to show students how STEM makes aviation manufacturing more efficient and safer. STEM is such a wide and interesting world full of diverse leaders and thinkers.

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Dual Enrollment Numbers Are Rising. Colleges Want Them to Keep Growing.

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MAY 9, 2025

When done correctly, experts say, dual enrollment can be a critical pathway from high school to college, especially as todays high school seniors are less prepared to move to higher education. We have to look at all of this: What do the high schools need? What do the community colleges need?

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Friday 5: STEAM education in action

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Makerspaces are a great example of STEAM learning, letting students combine creativity and art elements into more traditional STEM topics. School makerspaces have emerged as centers of creativity, problem solving, collaboration, and more. What is STEAM and STEM activity? Much STEM and STEAM activity happens in labs.

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Illinois’ Shiloh CUSD #1 Adds New, Cutting-Edge Edtech Tool to Middle School and High School Curriculum to More Deeply Engage Students in Science

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Charlotte, NC — Illinois’ Shiloh CUSD #1 today announced an expansion of its partnership with Discovery Education that adds a new, cutting-edge resource to the district’s middle school and high school science curriculum. Discovery Education serves approximately 4.5

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Bringing Better STEM Education to the Rural South

Edsurge

APRIL 19, 2024

The goal is to improve science literacy among high school students by making lessons meaningful and relevant to their lives through a teaching method called project-based learning. Now the STEM curriculum is poised to enter high school classrooms in the rural South.

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Mastercard and Discovery Education Partner to Empower Girls with STEM Learning Through the Signature Girls4Tech™ Program

eSchool News

APRIL 22, 2021

(Thursday, April 22, 2021) — With the goal of providing five million girls with an engaging STEM education by 2025, Mastercard has partnered with Discovery Education to launch the latest phase of the award-winning Girls4Tech initiative. The study showed that women are less confident, receive less encouragement, and need more mentors in STEM.

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The STEM Careers Coalition Celebrates Manufacturing Day with Resources to Inspire the Creators, Doers, Makers, and Makers of Tomorrow in the Classrooms of Today

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

SILVER SPRING, MD (Wednesday, September 29, 2021) – Members of the STEM Careers Coalition – the first-of-its-kind national STEM initiative powered by corporate leaders and anchored in schools by Discovery Education – are helping students and educators explore modern manufacturing with no-cost resources designed to celebrate Manufacturing (MFG) Day.

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Science achievement gaps begin as early as kindergarten

eSchool News

MARCH 6, 2016

Research indicates math, reading achievement in early grades also influences later science achievement. Their science achievement gaps remained fairly stable from third grade through eighth grade. Waiting to address science achievement gaps by middle or high school may be waiting too long.

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The link between arts-based learning and STEM

eSchool News

AUGUST 9, 2016

The treatment curriculum replaced 9 hours of the traditional innovation pedagogy used in the control curriculum with 9 hours of arts-based activities designed to achieve the same learning objectives. “The implications for 21st Century learning and workforce development are profound.” The study lasted five weeks.

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Beyond ‘feeling good’: A deeper approach to student mental health

eSchool News

JUNE 5, 2025

According to the CDC , 40 percent of high school students report persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness, and 20 percent have seriously considered suicide. At the same time, schools are working to reverse learning losses stemming from the pandemic. What is your priority for the 2025-2026 school year?

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How technology helps us turn dreams into reality for students

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

That’s something I wondered when I was a high school student, because in my town, I wasn’t able to compete in a FIRST Robotics competition until I was in ninth grade. Related content: 3 ways to drive student achievement.

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Empowering Teachers and Inspiring Students for a STEM-Driven Future

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

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. Schools can’t do this work alone. PLTW Launch curriculum for preK-5 students was created to address this.

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16 educators share their digital learning strategies

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

In fact, when used appropriately, digital and mobile learning resources engage students–and they can even help boost achievement. Online literacy platforms, virtual field trips, STEM simulations and modeling–these are just some of the tools that help elevate instruction in classrooms across the country.

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One district’s journey to esports success

eSchool News

JULY 17, 2020

Part of this revitalization was to discover and build unique programs of interest that would gain the attention of students throughout the school district. Lucie Public Schools began exploring the possibility of building an esports program at Fort Pierce Westwood Academy, its new magnet high school, in the spring of 2019.

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4 ways we designed collaborative learning spaces

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

When we built a new 3-story high school building on our former baseball field, we knew that we wanted to incorporate spaces where students could learn and teachers could teach in a very collaborative manner. Here are four other steps we took to achieve our vision: 1. Match the space with the learning content.

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Dynamic New Virtual Field Trips from Discovery Education and Social Impact Partners Help Students Explore STEM in the World Around Them

eSchool News

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Along the way, students will meet a variety of real-world co-op professionals who reveal the STEM innovations that today’s farms are using to stay productive. Silver Spring, Md. This virtual field trip is appropriate for students in grades 9-12. Discovery Education serves approximately 4.5

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How to identify student anxiety in the classroom

eSchool News

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Issues stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic continue to pop up as educators devote more time to student anxiety issues in the classroom. Frustrations mount as they attempt to manage both instructional requirements and a decrease in achievement from at-risk students.

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A new teacher’s perspective: Today’s best edtech resources

eSchool News

JUNE 14, 2024

In just a few months, I transitioned from being a student at the University of Montana’s College of Education to leading the instruction of a room of rambunctious middle school students interested in STEM. Then, I moved into a new role as a K-8 STEM Director at my school. Esports is one such extracurricular activity.

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5 ways kids will learn about careers in 2025

eSchool News

JANUARY 13, 2025

In doing so, they will be equipped to make informed, confident decisions to achieve their postsecondary education and career goals. Young people need to start exploring career possibilities, based on their strengths and interests, starting in middle school–and theyre beginning to. Starting early. Durable skills are here to stay.

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Discovery Ed and Leading Corporate and Community Partners Offering Access to Digital Resources Supporting STEM

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Discovery Education and leading corporate and community partners are partnering to offer engaging, no-cost digital learning resources to students, teachers, and families to support National STEM Day observances. The STEM Careers Coalition is a leading contributor to the vast array of new STEM-focused resources now available.

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21 priorities for student success and learning in 2025

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2025

We asked education experts to share their thoughts regarding student success priorities in 2025 (find 50 edtech predictions for 2025 here )–discover what they had to say: Across the country, there is growing consensus and demand for high school transformation. Students often learn best by doing.

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Newark Board of Ed, Prudential Financial, and Discovery Education Launch Partnership Supporting Academic Achievement

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

The Newark Board of Education (NBOE) has joined forces with Prudential Financial , Schools That Can , and Discovery Education to create an innovative public-private partnership that supports student academic achievement and builds confidence in math skills through a unique suite of dynamic digital resources.

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How to support student agency

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Agency is a key element in personalizing education, and research has found that students who have agency in their learning are happier in school and more likely to achieve success. Whether they go on to college or begin a career immediately after high school, they will no longer have somebody telling them what to do and when to do it.

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Cultivating STEM excellence in an all-girls Catholic high school

Bringing equity to STEM learning

Trending Sources

Gen Z students want STEM careers

Empowering girls with STEM education to build tomorrow’s tech industry

Gen Z students are aiming for STEM careers

The ups and downs of girls in STEM

Want to improve STEM education? Here’s how

Labster’s STEM Excellence Awards Winners Revealed

Global Impact STEM Academy Senior Receives Inaugural Waklatsi Service Scholarship

Phenix City Schools Awarded Cognia STEM Certification

What’s the state of STEM?

Are high schools teaching science backward?

Meeting the rising demand for school-based speech and behavioral support

Where will STEM education be in 5 years?

Stanley Black & Decker and Discovery Education Invite High School Students to Win $30,000 in Prizes from the Trade Champions Challenge

GEAR UP South Carolina Partners with National Math and Science Initiative to Expand High-Quality STEM Professional Development Across Seven School Districts

Black students need more STEM career exposure

The Impact of Inclusive STEM Education

Pandemic-related science losses hit underrepresented groups harder

Discovery Education and Social Impact Partners Offering Free STEM-Focused Resources to Educators and Students Celebrating Women’s History Month

6 tips to begin an elementary esports program in your school

Discovery Education and Boeing Present a New Virtual Field Trip for Students Exploring STEM and Robotics in Aviation Manufacturing

Dual Enrollment Numbers Are Rising. Colleges Want Them to Keep Growing.

Friday 5: STEAM education in action

Illinois’ Shiloh CUSD #1 Adds New, Cutting-Edge Edtech Tool to Middle School and High School Curriculum to More Deeply Engage Students in Science

Bringing Better STEM Education to the Rural South

Mastercard and Discovery Education Partner to Empower Girls with STEM Learning Through the Signature Girls4Tech™ Program

The STEM Careers Coalition Celebrates Manufacturing Day with Resources to Inspire the Creators, Doers, Makers, and Makers of Tomorrow in the Classrooms of Today

Science achievement gaps begin as early as kindergarten

The link between arts-based learning and STEM

Beyond ‘feeling good’: A deeper approach to student mental health

How technology helps us turn dreams into reality for students

Empowering Teachers and Inspiring Students for a STEM-Driven Future

16 educators share their digital learning strategies

One district’s journey to esports success

4 ways we designed collaborative learning spaces

Dynamic New Virtual Field Trips from Discovery Education and Social Impact Partners Help Students Explore STEM in the World Around Them

How to identify student anxiety in the classroom

A new teacher’s perspective: Today’s best edtech resources

5 ways kids will learn about careers in 2025

Discovery Ed and Leading Corporate and Community Partners Offering Access to Digital Resources Supporting STEM

21 priorities for student success and learning in 2025

Newark Board of Ed, Prudential Financial, and Discovery Education Launch Partnership Supporting Academic Achievement

How to support student agency

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