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Cultivating STEM excellence in an all-girls Catholic high school

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In fact, Mercy was the first all-girls school in the country to earn a STEM certification. The interest in our program has been intense; the school’s 500+ students come from 95 grade schools across several counties and even the neighboring state of Indiana. As of this writing, Mercy Academy has amassed 32 partners.

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10 SEL activities for high school students

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Between balancing core instruction, administering assessments, grading homework, and ensuring students are prepared for college and career, high school teachers have a lot on their plates. Additionally, SEL activities can improve high school students’ college and career readiness and help them set goals for life after high school.

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Elementary-level STEM education fosters our future innovators

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Key points: Early exposure to STEM education is critical for students See article: Building a STEM pipeline needs to start in kindergarten See article: Here’s why STEM Career Days are a great idea For more on STEM education, visit eSN’s STEM & STEAM page In today’s fast-paced world, STEM education has become imperative for global progress.

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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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Global Impact Teacher Receives 2021 Kishor M. Kulkarni Distinguished High School Teacher Award

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20, 2021) – Scott Spohler, a science teacher at Global Impact STEM Academy, received the 2021 Kishor M. Kulkarni Distinguished High School Teacher Award Friday morning. SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (Sept. This award was presented by Dr. Glenn Daehn, president of the ASM Materials Education Foundation.

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Meet the maker: High school student develops robot guide dogs

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High school student Selin Alara Ornek is looking ahead–using machine learning and the NVIDIA Jetson platform for edge AI and robotics to create robot guide dogs for the visually impaired. This story originally appeared on NVIDIA’s blog and is reposted here with permission.

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How hands-on learning deepens STEM engagement

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Key points: Probeware is key in helping students make sense of scientific concepts 5 powerful ways to link STEM lessons to real-world applications Rural areas are poised for unique STEM education, but need more resources For more news on STEM learning, visit eSN’s STEM & STEAM hub STEM careers are on the rise.

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