eSchool News

JULY 27, 2022

. – July 27, 2022 – FEV Tutor , the most comprehensive virtual tutoring solution in K-12, was selected as a 2022 Educators Pick Best of STEM Award winner in the “Bridging the Gap: Tutoring Programs for STEM” category. About Educators Pick Best of STEM. Winners are chosen solely at the discretion of science and STEM educators.

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eSchool News

MAY 8, 2025

This surge stems partially from COVID-19’s lingering effects. Rather than hiring full-time staff and bearing the financial burden of benefits like retirement and health insurance, schools can engage professionals on an as-needed basis, whether for a few days a week or during specific evaluation periods.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

. — IXL , the personalized learning platform used by more than 14 million students, announced that it has been added to Utah’s K-12 Math Personalized Learning Software Grant list by the state’s STEM Action Center.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Chicago — Avantis Education, the leader in virtual reality technology for K-12 schools, was named a winner in the Educators Pick Best of STEM® 2024 Awards. This award is judged by STEM educators which makes this win even more meaningful.” It is judged by a panel of expert STEM educators in a two-part evaluation process.

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eSchool News

JULY 19, 2016

In an effort to address the national need to guide more students to careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) researchers are developing curriculum which introduces STEM principles during the formative preschool years. Supported by a $1.5 million grant from the U.S.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 11, 2023

(Portland, OR) – The Teich Group and Catapult X announce the finalists for the Educators Pick Best of STEM® 2023 Awards, the only awards program judged by STEM educators. Educators Pick Best of STEM® 2023 Awards Finalists Organization Product Accelerate Learning Inc.

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eSchool News

APRIL 25, 2025

The Gems evaluate the uploaded information and offer a review of the district’s current curriculum. With Gemini, my planning is so fast and easy, said STEM teacher Natali Barretto. Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is using NotebookLM and Gemini for curriculum review and district guidance.

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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. But neither will happen unless we address the fundamental gatekeeper to all STEM fields: undergraduate calculus.

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eSchool News

JULY 20, 2017

In academic writing, this leads back to the text, where writers rethink, re-evaluate, and understand a detail or main idea more deeply. Next page: How writing improves STEM learning; closing the writing gap). Because it is a critical thinking process, writing isn’t merely an act of jotting down what you have in your head.

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eSchool News

JULY 30, 2024

Putting the ‘E’ in integrative STEM instruction For more news on STEAM, visit eSN’s STEM & STEAM hub According to the National Math and Science Initiative , STEM education helps students develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills, fosters communication, and bolsters teamwork.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 15, 2024

Key points: Building science literacy skills takes creativity and grit 3 free STEAM education resources to nurture student curiosity 4 essential resources for building research skills in high school For more news on STEM learning, visit eSN’s STEM & STEAM hub Science literacy is a crucial skill for modern students.

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Edsurge

APRIL 19, 2024

Now the STEM curriculum is poised to enter high school classrooms in the rural South. Other challenges seem to have set back STEM education, too. Many rural students have also struggled to access high-quality STEM education because of a lack of resources.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 30, 2023

Leading K-12 science supplier Carolina Biological Supply Company won four prestigious national Educators Pick Best of STEM® 2023 Awards and earned Finalist in two more categories. The awards are the only competition in which products are reviewed and judged only by STEM educators.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

The STEM Careers Coalition – the first-of-its-kind national STEM initiative powered by corporate leaders and anchored in schools by Discovery Education – marks its first anniversary by welcoming new members to the growing coalition and by offering educators, students, and families nationwide access to a host of new, no-cost digital resources.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

As the nation faces a STEM worker crisis, renewed focus is paid to the shortage of young women who pursue engineering career paths in higher ed and who go on to remain in the engineering field. Related Content: eSchool News STEM, STEAM, & Makerspaces Guide. The eSchool News STEM, STEAM, & Makerspaces Guide is here!

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

.— Discovery Education and select social impact partners are offering engaging, high-quality digital learning resources to students and teachers to support observances of National STEM Day. Discovery Education offers educators, students, and families hundreds of no-cost resources tailored to STEM teaching and learning wherever it takes place.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology (Office of Edtech, for short) issued a Request for Proposal for a better way to help schools evaluate edtech tools before making a purchase and. “[We Mary Jo Madda ( @MJMadda ) is Senior Editor at EdSurge, as well as a former STEM middle school teacher and administrator.

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eSchool News

JULY 1, 2020

As esports grows in popularity, many schools are evaluating whether and how to implement esports programs. In fact, researchers found that students improved in nearly every outcome variable measured, including STEM career interest, school engagement, critical thinking, and many others.

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eSchool News

APRIL 1, 2024

Here’s what today’s educators have to say about AI, STEM, SEL, and more: In 2024, education will move to adopt AI–but slowly. Elementary-level STEM education fosters our future innovators. Dive into Dr. Verma’s argument for elementary-level STEM. Find more PBL insight from Stallings here.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

As demand for professionals in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields continues to surge , a significant population of potential workers is being left out of these career opportunities: English learners. Rather, it stems from a lack of access to rigorous, age-appropriate instruction in the field.

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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

MAY 4, 2017

The Science and Engineering Practices of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) require students to ‘obtain, evaluate, and communicate information’ (NGSS Lead States, 2013). Visme offers presentation, infographic, and banner tools to help teachers and students communicate information.

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eSchool News

JULY 8, 2022

Inspired by the desire to impact change in communities far and near, they are using the power of STEM to help drive the change they want to see. A diverse group of judges, including 3M scientists and leaders in education from across the country, evaluated entries based on creativity, scientific knowledge, and communication effectiveness.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

The full report includes quantitative and qualitative evaluations of students’ problem-solving abilities after implementation of a pre-built, project-based STEM curriculum in science class. Educators participating in the research used Defined STEM as the core resource to implement PBL in their classrooms.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Evaluating the impact of games across various demographics empowers teachers to minimize students’ unproductive struggle and maximize their engagement by focusing on the games with the highest “learning density.” Math games are particularly well-suited to data-driven education.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 10, 2024

Depth in learning comes from focusing on critical thinking, evaluation of information, and tapping into students’ intrinsic curiosity. Elevating Equity: Unveiling Startling Insights for Inclusive CS Classrooms : Did you know the “nerd” stereotype can dissuade girls from pursuing STEM education?

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eSchool News

JUNE 7, 2024

After completing some additional research, they were not only able to see the relevancy, but to evaluate the limitations to the method.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

In partnership with STEM Fuse and Tidebreak, Samsung Electronics America, Inc. has announced two new education solutions to enhance science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) curriculum, and create more collaborative learning spaces. “As Closing the STEM Gap. STEM Fuse is a provider of STEM curriculum in the U.S.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

and sharing best practices, evaluating programs and offering national data around invention and entrepreneurship efforts. The STEMIE Coalition aims to impact youth invention and entrepreneurship by acting as an umbrella organization for 600 K-12 youth groups across the U.S.

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Edsurge

JULY 28, 2023

For decades, our country has invested in creating a more diverse STEM workforce by launching efforts that increase the representation of women and people of color in the field. Out-of-school time programs have played a large role, funneling more girls and youth of color into K-12 STEM education programs that introduce them to the field.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Related content: How our school transitioned from STEM to STEAM. ” The presenters emphasized that the global skill most vital to students is learnability: the desire, passion, and capacity to learn, the ability to synthesize and evaluate information, and the willingness to take on new challenges.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The lack of computer science technology educators in middle schools continues to be a genuine crisis, especially considering the critical role of STEM education in preparing students for future careers. 00:04:43 Speaker 1 There’s uh, automatic or passive evaluations. 00:05:02 Speaker 1 Well, we can evaluate that automatically.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 8, 2025

The classroom evaluation of Smithsonian Science for the Classroom curriculum with accompanying professional learning concluded that the sample of 1,600 students showed statistically significant gains in science on the Stanford Achievement Test (SAT10) relative to their peers, scoring 7 percentage points higher. Department of Education.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Photos were evaluated based on three criteria: Impact and Storytelling (50%), Creativity and Composition (25%), and Technical Proficiency (25%). This framework allowed judges to evaluate each photo’s emotional appeal and storytelling impact, as well as its creative composition and technical quality.

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eSchool News

JULY 18, 2022

To determine their efficacy, the Connected Learning Lab at the University of California, Irvine, has conducted unbiased evaluation of our programs and curriculum, helping NASEF’s team to zero in on aspects of esports clubs and classes that are most beneficial. Those are lofty objectives for programs centered around video games!

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eSchool News

JULY 1, 2024

This approach stems from concerns about academic integrity, originality, and the potential for AI to undermine the development of critical thinking and problem-solving skills. While this flexibility can be advantageous, it may also create inconsistencies in how AI tools are utilized and evaluated across different courses.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Despite some of the potential and promise of teacher leader programs, new programs often struggle with problems that stem from mismanagement that limits their effectiveness. The modules focus on increasing awareness and understanding of how to design, implement, and evaluate a teacher leader programin a school building or district.

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