Edsurge

JULY 10, 2024

Ethan, a high school junior studying to become a secondary history teacher in our Academy for Teaching and Learning, was presenting findings from his extensive research to the staff at our school. To close the skills gap, there are a number of practices, strategies and ideas that any high school can draw from the CTE model.

High School

eSchool News

AUGUST 20, 2024

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.

STEM

Edsurge

OCTOBER 11, 2021

On the other hand, the emerging field of data science, defined as a synthesis of statistics, mathematics and computer science, promises to provide students with powerful problem-solving strategies they will use in the workplace and their daily lives. But there has long been a missing piece: a lack of standards for data science.

Science

eSchool News

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Even though it was a hard year to do anything in person, the computer science and coding platform helped keep our students interested in robotics. We’re just getting our feet wet with robotics instruction and planning to make wider use of the computer science and coding platform in the near future.

Interdisciplinary

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Integrating STEM into K-12 curricula helps prepare students for a world that increasingly depends on interdisciplinary knowledge. Exploratoriums Learning Toolbox : Hands-on science and engineering activities, experiments, and videos that align with K-12 curriculums.

STEM

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

have opened the first of 20 planned STEAM (Science, Technology, Arts, Engineering and Mathematics) centers in the Republic of Ghana. Located at the Accra High Senior High School, the new center is part of the ministry’s initiative to increase student interest and instructional quality around STEAM.

Interdisciplinary

eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2023

One of our schools provides advanced math and computer courses for various IT certifications, while another has a dual enrollment program that allows high school students to graduate with an associate degree and a high school diploma. We invite people who work in STEM fields to volunteer at our schools.

STEM

eSchool News

OCTOBER 18, 2023

When students reach high school, research shows that close to 66 percent of students are disengaged. But even students who do successfully navigate their schooling emerge with only a specific (and often narrow) skillset that may or may not match their strengths or interests.

Interdisciplinary

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

SILVER SPRING, MD (Thursday, February 24, 2022) —Kentucky’s Hardin County Schools (HCS) is taking a leadership role within the state through an innovative new partnership supporting science instruction with dynamic digital resources. Discovery Education Science Techbooks. . interdisciplinary K-8 resource,?STEM

Science

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

In these STEM laboratories, students can develop their science, engineering, and mathematics skills by using technology to create, collaborate, and complete projects–learning and applying knowledge to find new solutions. These educational spaces encourage active learning and problem solving. What is the value of STEAM education?

STEM

eSchool News

JULY 11, 2018

Makerspaces, as outlined in a whitepaper from littleBits , can help expose students to STEAM as they develop essential skills for success after high school and college.

Interdisciplinary

eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Across the country, more and more schools are implementing project-based learning and forging partnerships with businesses to help students build real-world skills to succeed in college and the workforce. Take Chicago’s Chicago Tech Academy High School for example. We try to guide students through interdisciplinary work.”

STEM

eSchool News

DECEMBER 2, 2024

For instance, in a life sciences class, rather than assigning a specific topic, allow students to research and present findings on a plant or animal of their choice. Teachers can then incorporate these topics into the curriculum or design small projects based on students’ inquiries.

Middle School

eSchool News

JANUARY 16, 2025

. –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.

Teaching

eSchool News

OCTOBER 3, 2016

As educators, we know that science is not just a body of knowledge, but it is a process that enables people to answer questions through scientific inquiry. These are important skills for students to master, not least because of the growing demand for science and STEM professionals. So, how do we do it? Collaborating with partners.

STEM

Edsurge

MAY 15, 2024

As the demand for digital skills grows, schools must develop inclusive programs to engage diverse learners. STEM education is not just about science and math; it develops skills such as creativity, communication, empathy and critical thinking that complement technologies like generative AI and coding.

STEM

eSchool News

DECEMBER 21, 2023

As a proud partner of Bluepoint Wind and KidWind on the advancement of wind energy education in the state, we congratulate the recipients of these grants,” said Dan Barnett, Chief Development Officer for Students 2 Science, Inc. As the first U.S. As the first U.S.

STEM

eSchool News

JULY 15, 2022

In latest phase of this long-term partnership, eight K-8 schools hosting the district’s summer learning initiative are integrating a suite of award-winning, flexible, digital resources into instruction to create enriching, real-world learning experiences that connect students to the world around them while preparing them for future success. .

STEM

Edsurge

APRIL 29, 2021

That legislation prompted a major shift in our instructional focus that ushered more students toward careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). To facilitate more authentic learning, many states have aligned their own standards, and developed frameworks that foster interdisciplinary teaching and learning.

Interdisciplinary

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Having on hand easy-to-use and fun resources focused on STEM careers, like those in manufacturing, helps students feel empowered by their potential,” said Mark Case, a science teacher at Southern Guilford High School of Guilford County Schools in North Carolina.

STEM

Edsurge

JANUARY 30, 2023

At Indian Prairie School District (IPSD), located just west of Chicago, one of the crucial alignment points—a “north star,” if you will—for the district’s 35 schools is its Portrait of a Graduate profile. One result of this exclusion is children having inequitable access to consistent, high-quality computing opportunities.

Interdisciplinary

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Additionally, La’Toya is the Assistant Boys and Girls Powerlifting Coach for THEE Meridian High School. Dr. Kristina Pollard was appointed as the Assistant Superintendent for Leake County School District in February 2024. Outside of education, La’Toya is a four-time World Powerlifting Champion.

Special Education

k12 Digest

APRIL 26, 2025

Mark Ott, Head of School Exceptional Teaching and Learning Kiski offers a dynamic academic experience shaped by curiosity, mentorship, and hands-on experience its a program that blends classic academics with cutting edge innovation. Students can attend professional sporting events, cheering on the Pittsburgh Steelers, Pirates, and Penguins.

Schools

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Charlotte, NC — Minnesota’s South Washington County (SoWashCo) Schools today announced a new partnership with Discovery Education supporting science education in K-8 classrooms across the district. Paul and serves students across 16 elementary schools, 4 middle schools and three traditional high schools.

Science

Edsurge

MARCH 31, 2021

On a memorable morning in my high school civics class, the students—seniors, full of energy—learned about the formation and function of our legislative branch. With an increased emphasis on improving test scores in reading, writing, math and science, social studies fell to the wayside. But they weren’t reading from a textbook.

History

Edsurge

JULY 14, 2016

Computer Science (CS) and Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) are popping up all over. Many of them would enjoy the creative problem-solving of engineering—and they won’t know unless they choose, enjoy, and stay involved in engineering coursework during middle and high school.

Science

Edsurge

JUNE 1, 2022

Her mother was a middle school science teacher whose parenting “really incorporated a lot of that curiosity and wonder and awe, kind of like we saw at the Smithsonian here today,” she says. Rivera grew up to become a middle school science teacher, too. Department of Education and celebrated at a gala in their honor.

Teachers

eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2024

However, many high school classrooms still use outdated college and career preparation models, which can leave high school graduates feeling unprepared for their future. This highlights the increasing need for high schools to incorporate career-connected learning.

Schools

Edsurge

JUNE 5, 2020

Try high school students. These aren’t concepts found in most high-school math textbooks. It’s wildly outside what most students get exposed to in school,” says von Oy. Mashing the arts and math is core to Desmo’s belief that education is interdisciplinary by nature, and subjects should be taught as such.

Art

Edsurge

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Design Academy —free software, classes and more for high school students and educators. Tinkering: Kids Learn by Making Stuff —a book of hands-on science projects and more. Instructables for Educators —thousands of free STEAM projects. How to Build Your Makerspace —an EdSurge guide.

Interdisciplinary

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Held annually on November 8 th , National STEM Day unites communities around the importance of teaching science, technology, engineering, and math to students in grades K-12. The new versatile classroom activities investigate relatable issues through a powerful DNA science lens.

STEM

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Shortly after graduation, Sheliya received a full-time job offer based on her efforts in this service-learning project — not a bad outcome for a high school service-learning project. Let’s empower our teachers to lead the way by embracing an interdisciplinary approach that integrates SEL with service-learning in K-12 education.

Learning

Edsurge

OCTOBER 25, 2016

In New Tech Network schools, grades are weighted according to five categories. At my New Tech high school in Columbus, Indiana , content accounts for 60% of a grade and the other categories (written and oral communication, collaboration, and agency) each garner 10%.

Grades

eSchool News

APRIL 25, 2024

Utilizing interdisciplinary teaching systems to make core concepts, including English, biology, and mathematics, relevant for real-world applications and future career pathways. By integrating YouScience into their curriculum, they have helped students explore their aptitudes and envision future career pathways.

Education

Edsurge

OCTOBER 13, 2020

“Making Young Voters” was written by Sunshine Hillygus, a professor of political science at Duke University, and John Holbein, assistant professor of public policy and education at the University of Virginia. To learn more, I spoke with Hillygus, who recently gave a speech about young voters for the National Academy of Sciences.

Motivation

Edsurge

JULY 16, 2016

In 2012 I, along with a group of like-minded colleagues, signed up to take on an audacious goal: we helped open New York City’s first public high school focused on computing. From the outset we knew we wanted to bridge mathematics and computer science.

Science

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

This year, there were three prizes: for work in pre-K-12 education, higher education and a newly created prize, for learning science research. an educational game that teaches scientific inquiry skills to high school and college students, is powered by a form of AutoTutor. Op eration ARIES!, It’s a different world.

Intelligence