Edsurge

APRIL 21, 2025

Families involved in the program see lower rates of child protection intervention, higher graduation rates from K-12 and higher education institutions, and lower rates of criminal justice system involvement. Calls to eliminate it stem from two different interpretations of the American Dream, she says.

Disabilities

eSchool News

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Overcoming the pronounced academic setbacks characterizing the COVID slide will challenge STEM educators for years to come. High impact learning losses are predicted for foundational skills in math and reading as early as third grade, placing future success in STEM areas on shaky ground. Providing the right education support.

STEM

eSchool News

MARCH 31, 2017

Engaging young children in STEM is critical for creating a lifelong love of learning and for developing critical thinking skills which will serve them well across all academic disciplines and prepare them for the 21st Century workforce. Next page: What does the future look like for STEM education?).

STEM

Edsurge

DECEMBER 22, 2023

A study published in the journal AERA Open found that students earn better marks in college STEM courses when those classrooms have higher percentages of students who are underrepresented racial minorities or the first in their families to participate in higher education. So why did diversity affect student grades?

Study

Edsurge

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.

STEM

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

With science and technology jobs expected to grow twice as fast as other occupations over the next decade amid rapidly shifting demographics , creating a robust and diverse pipeline into STEM fields is essential to ensuring U.S. Our technologically advanced society promises experiences that are user-friendly and intuitive.

STEM

Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2024

While women are not just outpacing men in degrees — girls are doing better academically and completing high school on time more frequently than boys — the push for parity has been moving at a glacial pace in STEM. Though on the rise, women are still underrepresented in both degrees and employment in the sciences and technology.

STEM

Edsurge

APRIL 19, 2024

Now the STEM curriculum is poised to enter high school classrooms in the rural South. Early results from previous studies showed some students were able to improve their science test scores, Schneider says. Other challenges seem to have set back STEM education, too.

STEM

Edsurge

JANUARY 21, 2020

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.

STEM

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

college-educated workforce today but hold only a quarter of the science and engineering jobs. With careers of the future heavily concentrated in STEM fields, it’s unacceptable for women to be left out of the space. In fact, a recent study found that investors may even prefer companies with more women in the workforce.

STEM

Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Just one in 10 tech workers are Latino, and while Latino college students are choosing STEM fields in college more frequently , they earn only about 12 percent of undergraduate degrees awarded in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Why Is Increasing Latinos in STEM Important? Read the top takeaways below.

STEM

eSchool News

MAY 16, 2023

WASHINGTON (PRWEB) — In celebration of the 38th annual SIIA CODiE Awards, the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) announced Education Technology finalists. Their innovations stand to improve the teaching and learning experience for teachers and students here in the U.S. and globally.

Educational Technologies

Edsurge

APRIL 20, 2020

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. We'll let them experiment and build their own. They ask, “Who is this kid?"

STEM

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

PLTW has heard from students regarding how valuable their courses are because they help expose them to and engage them in STEM subjects and prepare them for life beyond K-12. There comes a point very early in a child’s educational experience where they self-select themselves in or out of subjects like math and science.

STEM

eSchool News

JUNE 26, 2023

WASHINGTON (PRWEB) — In celebration of the 38th annual SIIA CODiE Awards, the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) today announces the 50 winners of the 2023 CODiE Awards in Education Technology. The SIIA CODiE Awards are the industry’s only peer-reviewed awards program. “We Founder of BrainPOP.

Educational Technologies

Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2019

And it’s this service that makes it possible for our system to turn a classroom lecture into a study guide. Of course, this is also essential assistive technology. What do you mean when you say ASR is on its way to becoming “foundational educational technology”? Source: Echo360.

Study

Edsurge

JULY 24, 2019

Moak’s goal is to ignite a similar passion in her students so that they can see the magic of STEM in their everyday lives—and thereby be motivated to pursue a job in a STEM field. Moak navigate the challenge of time so that they can engage and inspire their students to pursue STEM opportunities. Why Care About STEM?

STEM

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Merge, the leader in mixed reality for K-12 education, announced today their new hand-held digital teaching aids are now available for teachers and students worldwide. STEM Project Plans that work for both in-school and remote learning. schools as well as over a billion students worldwide. In-depth AR Human Anatomy Science Simulations.

Teaching

Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The need to strengthen the science, technology, math and engineering (STEM) careers pipeline has received renewed interest lately. So what would it take to make STEM truly open to would-be future scientists? So what would it take to make STEM truly open to would-be future scientists? That was it. That was geography.”

STEM

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

Art

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Her career journey, which led her to Coursera, a startup that develops online courses and educational programs, highlights a trend that has become more pronounced in the last few years. Liberal Arts Can Be the Key to Scaling In fact, at many STEM companies, employees with liberal arts backgrounds are now also considered keys to growth.

Art

Edsurge

MAY 4, 2023

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. I ended up learning really good study habits,” she says. “My No one has done it before.” ‘A

Science

eSchool News

JULY 17, 2017

If you have been to an educational technology conference in the last 5 years, you have seen more and more emphasis placed on coding and robotics with robots making an appearance in conference sessions, at after hour gatherings, and certainly in the vendor hall. This is simply a reflection of what is happening in the private sector.

Schools

Edsurge

APRIL 12, 2023

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? I remember my advisers questioned my choices to study [computer science] so many times. The interview has been edited and condensed for clarity. You should switch.

STEM

eSchool News

JUNE 29, 2023

Part of a Blog Series from the Emerging Technologies Committee Leveraging Technology for Improving School Wellness and Safety The renewed focus on the whole student, specifically on social and emotional needs and growth (social emotional learning – SEL), is certainly a positive direction in K-12 education.

Intelligence

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Calculus is a critical on-ramp to careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). While there’s been progress of late, it’s been “uneven” and Black, Hispanic and women workers are still underrepresented in some STEM fields. But getting to those careers means surviving the academic journey.

Instructors

eSchool News

JUNE 16, 2022

Silver Spring, MD (Thursday, June 16, 2022) – The Discovery Education K-12 learning platform won the Best Education Platform award for PK-20 and the Mystery Science service earned the Best Science Instructional Solution award for Grades PK – 8 as part of the recent 2022 SIIA CODiE Awards.

Education

Edsurge

OCTOBER 20, 2017

So now he’s studying epilepsy and antiepileptic drugs, using the model yeast.” There are other highly personalized STEM programs similar to the Paulding County High School program in Georgia. According to the Georgia Department of Education website , there are about 11 STEM/STEAM certified schools in Georgia.

STEM

Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Keywords: Active Learning, Think-Pair-Share, STEM Background Introductory undergraduate STEM classes are notoriously painful experiences, both for the students and for the teacher. 2023; Hsu & Goldsmith, 2021; Venus & Sharma, 2024). Image courtesy of This Is Engineering, Unsplash. Why Start With Think-Pair-Share?

Lecturing

Edsurge

AUGUST 5, 2021

Jeremy Roschelle and his colleagues at the grantee AI Institute for Engaged Learning will have five years to develop an artificial intelligence program that can guide students through narrative-based STEM lessons. Online education is boring. When you go to a physical classroom, you meet people, you’re part of study groups.

Intelligence

Edsurge

JANUARY 17, 2023

Unpopular with students, the class didn’t seem to be preparing them for a career in STEM. Chiefly, students seemed to appreciate the effort, and LS 30 has shown steady growth over the past five years, according to figures cited in a study published in February 2022. A Barrier to STEM?

Math

Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2019

And it’s this service that makes it possible for our system to turn a classroom lecture into a study guide. Of course, this is also essential assistive technology. What do you mean when you say ASR is on its way to becoming “foundational educational technology”? Source: Echo360.

Study

eSchool News

APRIL 10, 2025

Mike has been a tireless volunteer and an invaluable leader in Ohios educational technology community. One of his most impactful contributions has been the creation and leadership of a highly successful CETL study group. Im deeply honored to accept this award on behalf of our incredible team.

Beliefs

eSchool News

JANUARY 28, 2022

ALBANY – The Dougherty County School System is launching a new technology initiative for its students, teachers, and staff as part of a collaboration with Apple and educational non-profit Ed Farm. The initiative will allow DCSS to expand and enhance its educational technology ecosystem districtwide.

Teachers

Edsurge

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Megan was one of seven high school students we worked with in a multi-year project called My STEM Story , a transdisciplinary collaboration led by scholars of media, education and psychology at the University of Oregon, University of Kentucky and an education research nonprofit called Inflexion.

STEM

eSchool News

DECEMBER 10, 2017

The Education Technology Industry Network (ETIN) and Empirical Education Inc. Districts are more frequently asking for their own student and teacher product usage data to perform their own studies. Then, look at a correlational study, run a comparison study, and run a randomized experiment. K-12 Schools.

Confidentiality

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. Thus, preparing the next generation of STEM-literate citizens has never been more critical. Vrain Valley School District Career-connected learning will become more important than ever.

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