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5 approaches that engage middle school students in STEM learning

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As students progress through middle school, STEM learning should focus on building curiosity, confidence, and foundational skills that students will carry with them through high school and beyond.

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Report finds persistent STEM career exposure gaps for women

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The 2024 Female Students and STEM Report reveals that beginning in middle school, female students experience significant STEM exposure gaps that continue through high school. This analysis is based on anonymized data from 233,000 female middle and high school students in the United States collected in 2023.

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5 ways online coding programs prep students for success

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I’d used a gamified coding platform in my previous district and figured it would be a good fit for my new school. This will help set them up for success as they enter high school. That’s why we opted to use our online provider’s Cyber Robotics 101 and 102 first, with a plan to add more coursework in the future.

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Career Education Is Having a Moment. Here’s How It’s Adapting for Future Jobs

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It introduces career-ready practices as a core element and embraces interdisciplinary learning that mirrors todays job landscape. Many grants also support school-based enterprises, such as student-run cafs, retail shops or food trucks, that help students apply their learning in real-world contexts.

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New Data Science Standards Are Needed for a Data-Filled World. Here’s What We Propose.

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Although data science is interdisciplinary, one possible home for data science standards is in mathematics standards, as there are important mathematical tools and methods that support data science. high-achieving students engage in what is known as a “race to calculus,” missing courses in middle school to get to the calculus pinnacle.

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6 educator predictions about teaching and learning in 2025

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. –James Hood, Principal, Rodburn Elementary School , Rowan County Schools The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) are transforming the educational landscape, ushering in a more integrated and dynamic approach to teaching and learning.

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Bluepoint Wind Awards $10,000 in Grants to New Jersey Teachers for Renewable Energy STEM Kits

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The next generation of renewable energy workers who will power New Jersey are sitting in middle school classrooms right now,” said John Dempsey, CEO of Bluepoint Wind, a partnership between Ocean Winds (OW), an international offshore wind energy company and joint-venture between EDPR and ENGIE, and New York-based Global Infrastructure Partners.

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