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. One of the things I've seen is the way kids light up when you bring STEM to them.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 18, 2025

Summer STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics), is a week-long, overnight camp at USNA each year for students currently in the 7th-10th grades. Searching for Unobtanium Discover the story behind materials, failures, and practice materials characterization methods in the USNA EE labs.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 6, 2025

In a TEDx talk titled The Super Mario Effect–Tricking Your Brain into Learning More , Mark Rober highlighted how video games like Super Mario can motivate people to achieve their goals by viewing failures as learning opportunities. Theyre encouraged to embrace mistakes, stay motivated, and deepen their understanding of the material.

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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. They will have some amazing successes–and some failures–as they light the way forward and the rest of us endlessly discuss the potential uses and abuses of AI in our classrooms.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Here’s the kicker: if they aren’t able to create a working prototype in the allotted time, don’t see that as a failure. Give them a certain amount of time to come up with and create the invention. See it as an opportunity to discuss what they’d do differently if they had more time.

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eSchool News

JUNE 11, 2018

Most important, it teaches them humility and resilience in the face of failure, and the innovation and creativity they need to overcome these obstacles. True winning means we’ve inspired a real love of learning in our students, teaching them to solve problems, work collaboratively, and communicate with others.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Even with the Next Generation Science Standard’s emphasis on engineering, there’s still a feeling that in preschool and kindergarten, teachers shouldn’t place as much emphasis on the E in STEM. But younger children can learn and benefit from modified lessons.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Existing STEM programs A few years ago, we were looking for a robotics solution for our middle school students to use primarily to get them engaged with engineering before high school. At the time, we did not have a robotics course for middle grades at all, though we did have an after-school STEM club.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 25, 2024

I typically assign a hefty 20-page final project in my STEM course, but I decided to take a more playful and hands-on approach for this group of students. This inspired me to incorporate KIBO into my STEM course for pre-service teachers. If you free your pre-service teachers to play, they’re apt to do the same with their students.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

YES draws on more than three decades of research and development by the Museum’s PreK-12 education division, under the leadership of founding director Dr. Christine Cunningham, senior vice president of STEM Learning at the Museum of Science.

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Teacher Toms Blog

MAY 22, 2025

You can make nifty little flowers by sliding the thin disks of paper onto their bendy stems one at a time, giving each one a gentle "crush" as you go. She couldn't figure out how to get the tissue paper on the stem without tearing it." Not once had I seen a sign of frustration or failure. Sarah seemed to really like it."

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 28, 2025

Showcasing art and STEM with DIY projects not only enhances learning and creativity but makes these subjects more accessible to a broader audience. These activities encourage hands-on learning and spark curiosity, making art a natural gateway into the exciting world of STEM. What is STEAM and Why Does Art Matter in STEM?

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eSchool News

MAY 9, 2022

You feel like a failure, and you are starting to hate school. Imagine you are a struggling reader. You dread reading…in any class. One day, your science teacher brings in a Microsoft HoloLens headset. You put on the mixed reality glasses and pick up the science article that the teacher wants you to read. You begrudgingly begin reading.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

EPPIC was also recently adopted by Gameplan , which provides comprehensive STEM and CTE curricula, as well as resources for extracurricular esports programs. What I love seeing most of all if students lose a competition is when they reframe failure as an opportunity for improvement and look for how they could have performed better.

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eSchool News

APRIL 2, 2025

The issue is not just that K-12 education lacks challenging work; its that the system actively discourages failure. In undergraduate courses, particularly in STEM fields, weekly homework assignments often required upwards of 12 hours of effort. This wasnt a sign of failure; it was an essential part of learning.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 10, 2017

STEM is the acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. Every corner of every life includes STEM, which explains the increasing interest in STEM-educated students to fill the nation’s jobs. Department of Commerce, STEM occupations are growing at 17%, while other occupations are growing at 9.8%.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Critical vulnerabilities within unprepared systems often stem from two main factors: a lack of effective threat detection and the improper storage of documents on school-provided cloud drives. This holistic approach to risk and compliance is the foundation for an ecosystem that better defends itself against daily cyber threats.

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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.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

The future has swooped in early: We’re already seeing drones being added to the mix of teaching tools that educators are using to help bring STEM to life in their classrooms. Drone Competition Creates Fun STEM Opportunity. Drones Prepare Students for a STEM Future. Schools Adjust Curriculums to Include Drones.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Other similar programs can be found in New York City’s P-TECH schools, said Rosen, the researcher, which are six-year schools that partnered with companies to allow students to graduate with STEM skills, a high school diploma, and an associate’s degree.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 22, 2020

The tragic irony at the crux of this debate is that much of the actual waste in education stems from districts being afraid to spend money or limited by misplaced accusations of malfeasance. Public schools cannot rely on martyrdom and self-sacrifice to keep staff and students.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 14, 2018

By acknowledging this, the North America Scholastic Esports Federation built high-school-level STEM curricula. Strategic thinking, teamwork, collaboration, goal setting, preparation and managing success and failure are a few of the skills associated with traditional sports that esport athletes can pick up, according to ViewSonic. .

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eSchool News

AUGUST 12, 2024

Its enhanced accuracy in math and vast knowledge base make it the ideal option for teachers teaching advanced-level courses in STEM subjects. The ability to create and personalize feedback at an individual level was, to put it mildly, unrealistic; one that had way too many blocking variables, not the least of which was its failure to scale.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 12, 2016

The next generation of STEM leaders is invited to solve tomorrow’s challenges and compete for $25,000 in the annual Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge. Discovery Education and 3M have opened the annual Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge, a national science competition for students in grades 5-8.

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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. Thus, preparing the next generation of STEM-literate citizens has never been more critical. The excitement comes from the possibility of both success and failure.

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eSchool News

APRIL 6, 2021

Vrbas received $1,000 in cash, $3,000 in Vernier products, and $1,500 toward expenses to attend an upcoming National Science Teachers’ Association (NSTA) STEM conference or an American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) conference. Vernier creates easy-to-use and affordable science interfaces, sensors, and graphing/analysis software.

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Edsurge

MARCH 5, 2018

The Good Our strongest partnerships with the greatest teacher engagement to drive student mastery all stemmed from leaders who fit a combination of these three profiles: The Empathizer These leaders understand their staff strengths and growth areas, and leverage strong relationships.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 4, 2015

His knowledge of and interest in both the EdTech world and the importance of a STEM education highlight the importance of inquiry-based education, DIY cultures and technology for enhanced learning as crucial 21st century activities. Common Core: A Lesson Plan for STEM (on Bridges). High Tech In The Classroom.

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Edsurge

MARCH 31, 2023

I saw the push for STEM education force students to choose either arts or technology for the slots that remained. And when that led to low enrollment for arts courses, I witnessed my colleagues become demoralized as their courses were cut and they were given sections of STEM courses to teach, unprepared.

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eSchool News

MAY 4, 2018

In an algorithm, the steps or processes we follow determine whether we achieve success or failure. Repeating a real-life routine can be a great way to teach children of all ages the concept of algorithms, which are a set of rules that define a sequence of operations.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 13, 2016

The MakerBot Innovation Center will help us teach these skills as it offers a very different, more hands-on learning environment that gives students more freedom to experiment, learn from failure and progress their thinking.”. Combining the arts with more traditional STEM learning is really where the magic happens.”

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Edsurge

JULY 14, 2016

Computer Science (CS) and Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) are popping up all over. The media tells us there are STEM career opportunities for students in abundance. Industry debates about the STEM jobs pipeline. Encouraging diverse participation in STEM in middle school is crucial.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 13, 2018

Zaina Siyed answered that question by creating the FemSTEM Robotics Scholarship Program , a free STEM program for Muslim girls aged 10 to 14. She hung flyers, started a Facebook page and approached mothers in her community—explaining the benefits of STEM education. How did you become interested in STEM learning and robotics?

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Edsurge

MAY 31, 2022

There have been stunning valuation declines, with brand name failures like Robolex, once acclaimed as the “future of education”—seeing half its stock value vanish in the past year and with investors predicting more tough times ahead for the company’s shareholders. A lot of edtech spending today stems from parents’ fear of learning loss.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 10, 2021

Some standards are so foundational that failure to master them sets a student up for significant struggle later on—hence the term “gatekeeper standards.” While acceleration strategy encourages exposure to grade-level standards, it also acknowledges that not all standards are created equal.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Or one of its biggest, underreported failures? But AFE is about STEM and computer science; it’s education about the most pervasive and critical of modern technologies. Is Amazon a sleeping giant of edtech? Those are questions to which my answers have varied, especially this year. But now I can definitively answer yes.

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Edsurge

MAY 21, 2018

Was Reconstruction a success or a failure?” Luis looks at his paper and reads what he wrote, “I think that Reconstruction was a failure because of the Black Codes.” Our interest in academic discourse, and by extension Socratic seminars, stems from our work as Hollyhock fellows at Stanford’s Center to Support Excellence in Teaching.

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