Educational Development and STEM

When International Hiring Isn’t an Option: What the J-1 Visa Freeze Means for Schools

Elevate k12

JUNE 26, 2025

Smaller systems, particularly those in rural areas or with multilingual learner populations, are often the most dependent on J-1 educators to staff subjects like special education, bilingual education, and STEM. For many district leaders, the J-1 freeze is not just a visa issue.

Special Education

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Trump moved fast and broke things in education–but what he’s creating isn’t clear

eSchool News

JUNE 24, 2025

He’s cancelled hundreds of millions of dollars for teacher training , pandemic recovery , and STEM education. El-Mekki, of the Center for Black Educator Development, worries that anti-diversity rhetoric may deter Black young people from entering teaching and that in the long run, that will be worse for all students.

Education

Education Disabilities Questions Counselling

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.

STEM

STEM Education Math Ethics

Research shows significant learning via scholastic esports

eSchool News

JULY 1, 2020

From its inception two years ago, NASEF has focused on developing a program that taps into students’ excitement around esports, with an emphasis on personal and educational development. Related content: 4 ways to futureproof school networks for an esports takeover.

Learning

Learning Critical Thinking STEM Learning Outcomes

5 tips to bring engineering into the classroom

eSchool News

MARCH 4, 2022

Exposing students to the importance of engineering and giving them the skills required to be the problem solvers of tomorrow is crucial, but educators often don’t know how to integrate engineering concepts into their instruction.

STEM

STEM Culture Skills Educational Development

Stronger Than Hate Challenge Provides SEL Opportunity with Chance to Counter Hate and Win $10,000!

eSchool News

JANUARY 28, 2021

Learn more about the Challenge and the partnership at TeachingwithTestimony.com/challenge and within the Teaching Tolerance channel on Discovery Education’s flexible K-12 learning platform. Discovery Education currently serves approximately 4.5 About USC Shoah Foundation.

History

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Would You Rather: Transfer and Apply

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 16, 2024

Can you suggest STEM-related projects for grade students to apply their knowledge of ? What are some activities to help my grade students develop their skills while learning about ? How can I integrate technology to enhance my grade students’ learning about ?

History

History Physical Education Art Essay

Powerful Learning With Artificial Intelligence For Educators

Edsurge

DECEMBER 13, 2023

It builds on years of work in Digital and Media Literacy and Computational Thinking , including elements of computer science, ethics and additional areas beyond science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The skills and practices necessary to engage with AI are relevant to all disciplines.

Intelligence

Intelligence Education Learning Ethics

What Does It Take To Successfully Implement Personalized Learning at Scale?

Edsurge

DECEMBER 4, 2024

By creating more flexible, student-centered classrooms, personalized learning empowers students to take ownership of their education, developing the skills they need to thrive both academically and personally. From their responses, we began developing a plan to set a new vision for the district.

Beliefs

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Why Music Education is Important for Children To Learn

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 2, 2021

Ask a Tech Teacher contributor Nicole McCray, has some thoughts on music and education. Yet, many benefits stem from a musical education. Musical training enriches students, and music plays an integral role in culture and overall development, spilling into other areas within our lives.

Education

Education Learning Culture Achievement

5 ways to buoy early science learning at home

eSchool News

MARCH 20, 2018

The survey from Education Development Center (EDC) and SRI International includes data from more than 1,400 parents of young children ages 3 to 6—many of whom (63 percent) are from low-income households.

Science

Science Learning Critical Thinking Math

7 questions after Governor Branstad’s school funding veto

Dangerously Irrelevant

JULY 9, 2015

State department educational policy advocacy: “Evidence-based” or puffery? 5 big questions for the Iowa Council on Educator Development. School districts estimate that this fall they will have over 1,000 teaching positions unfilled or terminated across the state as they struggle to pay the bills.

Questions

Questions Schools Fairness Failure

Challenging Implicit Linguistic Biases in Teaching and Learning Across Disciplines Through Student-Faculty Partnerships

Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development , 42 (2), 7. Chapa, L., & Cavazos-Vela, J. 2023) Exploring the impact of student-faculty partnership program at a Hispanic Serving Institution. link] Cook-Sather, A.

Teaching

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District Tinker-Fests and Hackathons Rev Up Student Interest in STEM Education

EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 5, 2018

District Tinker-Fests and Hackathons Rev Up Student Interest in STEM Education. science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education is put into action. MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out how to create a successful STEM program! K–12 District STEM Fairs Energize Students to Learn. eli.zimmerman_9856.

STEM

STEM Fairness Education Science

Why We Need to Talk About Teacher Trauma

Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2022

“We need to talk about the trauma of teaching through a pandemic,” urges Christopher Bowen, a STEM curriculum specialist for Johnson City Schools in Tennessee.

Teachers

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When International Hiring Isn’t an Option: What the J-1 Visa Freeze Means for Schools

Trump moved fast and broke things in education–but what he’s creating isn’t clear

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

Research shows significant learning via scholastic esports

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Stronger Than Hate Challenge Provides SEL Opportunity with Chance to Counter Hate and Win $10,000!

Would You Rather: Transfer and Apply

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What Does It Take To Successfully Implement Personalized Learning at Scale?

Why Music Education is Important for Children To Learn

5 ways to buoy early science learning at home

7 questions after Governor Branstad’s school funding veto

Challenging Implicit Linguistic Biases in Teaching and Learning Across Disciplines Through Student-Faculty Partnerships

District Tinker-Fests and Hackathons Rev Up Student Interest in STEM Education

Why We Need to Talk About Teacher Trauma

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