eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2025

The absence of computers can be an opportunity to focus on the logic and thinking that underpins programming, allowing students to engage in activities that foster critical thinking, collaboration, and creativity. This type of activity not only introduces programming logic but also encourages creativity and critical thinking.

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eSchool News

APRIL 17, 2023

STEM education is a critical part of a comprehensive K-12 education–it helps students build and improve critical thinking skills, problem solving skills, and it teaches students to be persistent when presented with a challenge. Representation is another obstacle to more ubiquitous STEM participation.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 19, 2024

This understanding has deepened through my collaboration with Kathy Renfrew, whose journey from a self-proclaimed science-phobic classroom teacher to renowned STEM educator and leader illustrates the transformation that happens when educators break down traditional subject-area barriers and create truly interdisciplinary units.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 17, 2024

STEM can help with English language development by allowing students to engage with language in a variety of ways. The hands-on nature of STEM learning also makes concepts and vocabulary easier to grasp, and makes learning fun. Part of “doing STEM” means learning to speak the language of STEM.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Each year, we share our 10 most-read stories. This year’s 7th most-read story focuses on a Hero Awards winner dedicated to STEM education. Conventional wisdom would say that economically disadvantaged schools across the country would need to think twice before making a major investment in technology.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Department of Labor , in 2021, there were nearly 10 million workers in STEM occupations–a total projected to grow by almost 11 percent by 2031. This figure represents a growth rate twice as fast as non-STEM occupations. The department also noted that STEM jobs often pay substantially more than jobs in other fields.

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eSchool News

MARCH 20, 2023

These numbers aren’t too surprising when you consider that reading and math are high priorities in early grades. At its heart, science is about tapping into a student’s innate curiosity and creativity while fostering their critical thinking skills. These can include STEM challenges like a marble run or a card tower challenge.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 6, 2025

On average, about 25 percent of children in the early grades struggle with reading. At the same time, the percentage of students who say they read for pleasure is declining : Fewer than half of all children ages 8-18 (43 percent) say they enjoy reading in their spare time, down from 58 percent in 2016.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 10, 2018

STEM Helps Students Launch into the Future. Cultural norms have long dictated the foundation they need to ­survive in ­society and the workforce — reading, writing, math and science. . Employable Skills and Real-World Solutions Grow from STEM. Public Schools showcases its students’ STEM successes at its annual Tinker Fair. .

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eSchool News

MAY 30, 2024

Key points: Probeware helps connect students to in-depth learning opportunities Black students need more STEM career exposure 5 helpful hacks for managing a STEM classroom For more news on science learning, visit eSN’s STEM & STEAM hub Are you looking for effective ways to integrate three-dimensional learning into your science classroom?

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eSchool News

JUNE 26, 2024

STEM learning essential, helping students develop skills such as critical thinking and problem solving–skills that will help them be successful in college and the workforce. Though many teachers tout the importance of STEM learning, many also shy away from the “E” in STEM. READ MORE.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 17, 2022

This new name reflects the company’s commitment to provide educators with the tools they need to engage all students with hands-on, socially relevant STEM education and build a STEM-literate society. However, many employers struggle to fill these high-paying jobs due, in part, to low rates of STEM understanding and proficiency.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 18, 2024

Adding monthly giving projects to STEM classes helps students learn important skills like problem-solving and teamwork while also teaching them to care about their communities. But what if we could also use STEM to inspire the next generation of philanthropists? However, STEM’s lack of diversity is still a major concern.

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eSchool News

MARCH 18, 2015

New handheld science learning device helps students think and act like scientists with optimized science learning applications, digital content, and data collection tools. Mobile and Handheld Technologies News STEM Top News' Next page: Tools and features on the new mobile device.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 2, 2018

School STEM Labs Inspire Students, Power Innovation. Thomas School near Seattle hopes to encourage students to develop a passion for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) by starting them young and engaging them with cool, new learning spaces featuring robots and 3D virtual reality computers. meghan.bogardu….

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eSchool News

MARCH 19, 2025

This program also provides the educator with the ability to assign the same science article to students to read, but at their reading level. Gizmo is an interactive STEM learning experience for grades 3-12. Once the teacher assigns the STEM activity to a class, students can access it immediately.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 16, 2025

This shift marks a departure from the traditional model of rote memorization and a movement toward inquiry-based learning, where students are encouraged to learn through hands-on experimentation, problem-solving, and critical thinking in the context of real-world scenarios, rather than passively absorbing information.

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eSchool News

JUNE 7, 2024

Even if they don’t become a scientist or some other kind of “science person,” I want them to understand how science works, how it affects their lives, and how it can help them build their critical thinking skills. Phenomena-based instruction provides an opportunity to practice all of that.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Beanstack , an edtech platform that helps schools encourage kids to read through gamification, demonstrated the importance of engaging readers. Beanstack helps educators and librarians encourage reading by making it easy to create and promote reading challenges for their communities. Samsung Electronics America, Inc.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2025

Student success is a critically important issue for school districts–and not simply because districts want students to perform well. Improving student learning and student success is necessary for students to compete in a rapidly changing world that requires critical thinking, creativity, and adaptability.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

At the same time, more STEM employers are hiring workers with humanities backgrounds, according to a new report by researchers at Strada Education Network and Emsi, a labor market analytics firm. According to the paper’s researchers, the number of workers in STEM fields with a liberal arts background is simultaneously increasing. “We

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eSchool News

JULY 27, 2022

It is so important for teachers to have high-quality content to help build students’ STEM literacy at an early age,” said John Wheeler, CEO of Vernier Software & Technology. This free e-book incorporates data-collection technology into the first lesson in OpenSciEd Unit 6.1, For more information, visit [link].

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Students can use these apps to visualize charge readings in real time and immediately analyze experimental data, which can also be exported to other applications. The company is committed to teachers and to developing creative ways to teach and learn science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) using hands-on science.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 23, 2025

Physical Science: Concepts in Action The curriculum uses relevant content, lively explorations, and a wealth of hands-on activities to help students make the important connection between the science they read and what they experience every day. ” ABOUT SAVVAS LEARNING COMPANY At Savvas, we believe learning should inspire. .

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eSchool News

APRIL 14, 2021

The Twig Create makerspace encourages students’ creative agency in a number of ways: Film allows students who struggle with paper/pen-based reading and writing to access information more readily and communicate ideas in a sequenced manner. Educators can access their invitation to trial Twig Create here.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

These modern spaces encourage creativity, innovation, problem-solving, and integration of STEM concepts, while giving students a “brain break” from traditional classroom learning. Valuable analytics provide insights into resource usage patterns, students’ reading habits, preferences, and overall engagement with library materials.

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eSchool News

APRIL 4, 2025

Key points: All students are math language learners, regardless of their home language Fostering metacognition and AI integration for ELLs How to support multilingual learners in STEM For more news on language learners, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub Math isnt just about numbers. Sentence stems (a.k.a. A square has sides.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2024

The workforce has undergone significant changes, and today’s jobs require advanced skills and specialized training, particularly in STEM fields. The COVID effect has impacted students’ communication, critical thinking, and motivation.

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eSchool News

APRIL 17, 2017

Click here to read Part 1 on Gen Z and parents , and click here to read Part 2 on Gen Z and librarians. Check back every Monday in April to read the next installment!]. [ Editor’s Note : This story is Part 3 of our month-long series on “What it means to teach Gen Z.” Go Cross-Curricular. Allow for Student Choice.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Kris Astle, Global Education Strategist, SMART Technologies Far too many students continue to struggle with reading, with post-pandemic recovery remaining slow—and in some cases, stagnant—among our young readers. At the same time, there’s a gap between how parents and caregivers think their children are doing and the reality.

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Edsurge

MARCH 26, 2024

When longtime educator Zachary Cote first read about the release of ChatGPT about 15 months ago, he says his first instinct was to be “concerned” about its impact in the classroom, worried that students might simply ask the AI tool to do work for them. He has long argued that U.S.

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eSchool News

MARCH 5, 2019

When educators use programmable robots for K-12 learning, they’re helping students develop important skills such as critical thinking and teamwork. Read more: 3 ways to tell stories with robots. Introducing a robot into the classroom is a surefire way to grab students’ attention–but robots do more than excite.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 25, 2017

Many of you are familiar with the four C’s of the 21 st -century learning framework : collaboration, communication, critical thinking, and creativity. Kankakee’s teachers use a web-based curriculum resource, Defined STEM , which provides hundreds of project-based lessons that are based on real-world problems in STEAM careers.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

First grade teacher Byron Gilliland has combined Rigamajig (the right tool) with Deeper Learning (the right pedagogy) to facilitate a learning environment that sees all students embrace their curiosity, creativity, critical thinking and collaborative abilities to own their learning at a higher level. Tools are powerful.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2023

As such, from the characters portrayed in online programs to reading excerpts included in curricular products, it is important for all education companies to provide, and educators to seek out, more culturally relevant, modifiable, and accessible resources to effectively meet the varying learning needs of all students.

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eSchool News

MARCH 20, 2018

Many of the surveyed parents said they believe it is important to encourage learning at home, and most said they feel comfortable helping their young children with reading and math. But a smaller number said they are comfortable with science learning. Next page: 5 takeaways for early science learning).

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Edsurge

JANUARY 24, 2024

If you’re reading this, you might have AI anxiety. Critical Skills in the Age of AI Which skills is the natural next question. Power Skills, which include creativity, collaboration, resilience, leadership and critical thinking , make all other skills more effective. We can’t overlook STEM.

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