eSchool News

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Incorporate hands-on activities and experiments Hands-on activities let students engage directly with STEM concepts, making learning tangible and memorable. In a unit on electricity, students can create simple circuits with batteries, wires, and bulbs.

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eSchool News

MAY 18, 2020

Students don’t always need to jump right into a programming tutorial to develop an interest in coding. Their story, told in verse, features colorful illustrations and fun experiences which demonstrate problem solving, critical thinking, interdisciplinary learning, and more.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 28, 2024

The field trip was part of the Foundation’s annual enrichment trip centered on exposing students to burgeoning aerospace and technology careers. So, how did the Crockett Foundation’s students, most of whom attend Title I schools and live in historically under-resourced communities, achieve this sort of success?

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 19, 2024

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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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

On a quiet morning in Ottawas Rockcliffe Park, more than a century ago, a woman named Theodora Philpot opened her home to four young students. Following World War II, Elmwood broadened its academic horizons beyond the humanities, and by the early 2000s, its student body had grown from 130 to over 300. Its about who the students become.

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eSchool News

MARCH 19, 2021

Cross-curricular connections throughout different subject and content areas help to make lessons more meaningful and relevant for students. Thoughtfully-crafted STEM lessons that leverage technology-rich resources similar to what your students are using outside the classroom are great ways to engage students in interdisciplinary instruction.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Progress for the STEM education movement must continue to improve, especially for students in underrepresented communities hard hit by COVID-19. We know that STEM-related education holds opportunities for students, but STEM learning must become more evenly distributed. Educators, like their students, are constantly learning.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Solving them may require training young scholars to be “ wicked students ,” to use a phrase from Paul Hanstedt, director of the Washington & Lee University teaching and learning center. The first step in reconciling these tensions is to anchor some of these claims in data from the student side of the equation. They sure do!

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Igniting young students’ wonder through STEAM This grant wasn’t just about acquiring cool, new gadgets–it was about making computer science standards accessible to educators beyond the traditional science and engineering departments. The lesson merged creative storytelling and art with technology, robotics, and engineering.

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eSchool News

MAY 2, 2023

In this episode of Innovations in Education , hosted by Kevin Hogan: An interdisciplinary approach to STEM can help close equity gaps How teacher agency has improved post-pandemic The need for STEM starts early and sets students up for success

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

A few months into the 2021-22 school year, teachers, parents, and students are once again confronted with the devastating reality of pandemic-prompted learning loss. Furthermore, many students are struggling to reacclimate to in-person classes after extended periods of online learning, and attendance rates have dropped as a result.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Students don’t always need to jump right into a programming tutorial to develop an interest in coding. Their story, told in verse, features colorful illustrations and fun experiences which demonstrate problem solving, critical thinking, interdisciplinary learning, and more. Sometimes, all it takes is an engaging book.

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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. The career exposure gap identifies the mismatch between students’ abilities and interests, revealing overlooked career options.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 31, 2019

Grants of all sizes can support research to learn more about STEM instruction, or can help pique students’ interest in STEM. Check out the following 5 STEM grants–some are research-based, others are for teachers, and a couple are focused around student involvement.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Over the last several years, schools and universities have realized that esports allows students who felt excluded from other extracurricular activities to finally find their “place” doing something they are passionate about within their scholastic environment.

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eSchool News

JULY 16, 2021

Our educators have the freedom to move beyond the standards and build on those interests as they create unique curricula for their students. They learn how everything fits together, and it becomes a fun and memorable approach to interdisciplinary learning. Creative curriculum shaped by a unique campus.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Finding Time Through an Interdisciplinary Approach. In between, an hour is spent on math, on reading, on science, and on all the other things that are important and necessary to attend to students’ learning and other needs. It’s the first thing to roll off the tongues of educators when asked what they need to be successful.

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eSchool News

JUNE 26, 2024

But engineering and the engineering design process, when incorporated into classrooms correctly, can increase student engagement and subject matter understanding. While those aren’t tested on standardized tests, it’s a necessary and important piece of what students and learners need when they get out into the workforce.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 9, 2024

The AI Education Project on Wednesday released its AI Readiness Framework , a comprehensive way for students, teachers and school leaders to think about building AI Readiness in America’s schools and evaluating what being “AI Ready” means in a time of rapid technological change. aiEDU’s framework has three parts.

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eSchool News

JULY 11, 2018

More than half of today’s students will hold jobs that don’t yet exist today, which is why it is critically important for students to develop 21st-century skills such as creativity and problem solving.

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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. School leaders focus on closing the technology gender gap by teaching female students to code and build websites and apps.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Even if a student doesn’t select a career in STEM, the soft skills they will learn at a STEM-focused school (critical thinking, teamwork, problem-solving and more) will serve them well in whatever they choose to do in life. We are a STEM-based charter school network serving more than 3,900 students in grades K-12 at seven different campuses.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 17, 2020

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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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

STEM education would emphasize problem-solving, interdisciplinary approaches and the value of discovery and play, according to a new 10-year vision from the American Institutes for Research for the U.S. The ideal future of U.S. Department of Education’s STEM Initiatives Team.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

While widespread adoption remains to be seen at colleges and universities, virtual reality research and development is being driven by passionate students who are working in a kind of Wild West of intense experimentation. One place where students are literally immersed in VR is at Carnegie Mellon University’s Entertainment Technology Center.

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eSchool News

APRIL 20, 2018

How can schools and districts prepare students for college and careers in STEM? In Harmony Public Schools in Texas, we want students to become active learners, problem solvers, and STEM advocates. We want to increase their knowledge, skills, and interest in STEM, and balance student-centered teaching with state and national standards.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

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. Students ages 6-14 will be trained to use advanced STEAM technology in a modern interactive learning environment. About Intelitek.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

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.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

But it can be tough to sustain students’ interest in STEM concepts, particularly as students grow older and as STEM topics become more challenging. One way to engage students in STEM education is with hands-on, project-based learning.

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eSchool News

MARCH 21, 2025

By incorporating real-world experiences and addressing problems, I aim to engage students and encourage them to devise solutions to these challenges. As students investigate everyday items, I emphasize that most of these products originate from nature at some point, prompting a discussion on the true cost of these goods.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 18, 2023

When students reach high school, research shows that close to 66 percent of students are disengaged. When students reach high school, research shows that close to 66 percent of students are disengaged. Often team-taught and generally in-person, these courses are inspired by teachers’ and learners’ own passions.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Data Science for Everyone is a coalition advancing data science education so that every K-12 student has the data literacy skills needed to succeed in our modern world. Equitable access to data science education is an opportunity to open doors to higher education, high-paying careers, and an engaged community.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 3, 2016

These are important skills for students to master, not least because of the growing demand for science and STEM professionals. Here in California, like other states nationwide, the STEM job market is rapidly growing but students are still graduating without the skills and knowledge needed to fill these high-paying jobs.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Key points: More than half of surveyed students say they will opt out of the traditional four-year undergraduate path This decision to pursue alternative post-secondary options hints at an evolving postsecondary landscape. A breakdown in student-educator communication may be a factor behind the lack of CTE program awareness.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Our educators have the freedom to move beyond the standards and build on those interests as they create unique curricula for their students. They learn how everything fits together, and it becomes a fun and memorable approach to interdisciplinary learning. Creative curriculum shaped by a unique campus.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

An integrated STEAM education also puts students on the path to success with higher test scores, stronger attendance records, better disciplinary records, and increased engagement and graduation rates. Makerspaces are a great example of STEAM learning, letting students combine creativity and art elements into more traditional STEM topics.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 12, 2022

As members of the media have bemoaned the tragic results of students on the latest National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)—also known as the nation’s report card—many have been all too willing to jump into the game of who is responsible. Their time-based nature means that they were, in fact, built to embed failure for the majority.

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