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5 approaches that engage middle school students in STEM learning

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This process reinforces scientific inquiry and builds critical thinking skills as students see, touch, and analyze real results from their experiments. For math, measurement and geometry activities like building models or plotting data can turn abstract numbers into something students can visualize and manipulate.

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Helping students learn new tech skills–and exceed expectations

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The answer can be found in a small but mighty after-school and summer program that sets high expectations to inspire young people to explore technology career pathways and become leaders committed to improving their communities. We use an interdisciplinary approach to the STEAM education we provide in our Digital Explorers program.

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All-New Science Techbook for Middle School and STEM Connect

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The all-new Discovery Education Science Techbook for middle school offers a phenomena-driven curriculum that puts middle school students at the center of three-dimensional storylines to investigate the mysteries of the universe. Science Techbook for middle school can be used in either Spanish or English.

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A virtual reality, AI-boosted system helps students with autism improve social skills

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For more than a decade, University of Kansas researchers have been developing a virtual reality system to help students with disabilities, especially those with autism spectrum disorder, to learn, practice and improve social skills they need in a typical school day. Right now, the closest we can come to that is training peers.

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Teton Science Schools Launches Online Courses

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Teton Science Schools opened enrollment for 2020-21 Place Network Online courses for middle school students this week. Designed to be part of a student’s learning experience, these interdisciplinary courses engage students in rich content, applicable skills, and center around a Community Impact Project.

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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. They allow students to align their education with career aspirations. “The solutions outlined in this report must be applied promptly.

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Helping science-averse teachers integrate STEM and literacy

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This understanding has deepened through my collaboration with Kathy Renfrew, whose journey from a self-proclaimed science-phobic classroom teacher to renowned STEM educator and leader illustrates the transformation that happens when educators break down traditional subject-area barriers and create truly interdisciplinary units.

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