eSchool News

MAY 22, 2023

Not only is it important to see more women fill STEM jobs from an equity standpoint, but there is also a lack of professionals to fill the demand for future STEM roles, projected to grow by 11 percent over the next decade. In high school, that number rises to 40 percent.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2024

By introducing students to STEM careers and sparking interest in essential industries like manufacturing, programming, and engineering, state leaders and district administrators are inspiring students to explore and learn about critical industries while paving the way for the workforce of tomorrow.

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eSchool News

APRIL 14, 2021

Created to Address the “Middle School Gap” – Blackbird Teaches Real-world Computer Science Skills, Aligned to Educational Standards. Addresses the “Middle School Gap” in Computer Science education. ? Blackbird is a user-friendly system that enhances the autonomous learning experience – as well as group lessons.”.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 24, 2023

These numbers are reflective of the broader STEM community and related career fields, including scientists and mathematicians. Women, for instance, make up only 28 percent of the STEM workforce, whereas Black, Hispanic, and Asian adults combined make up only 30 percent. The number of U.S. The number of U.S.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Secondary students in particular need to be able to see and ask questions during remote STEM instruction, such as during laboratory experiments or when receiving feedback when developing their own solutions to math problems. Related content: How collaboration enables meaningful distance learning.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 9, 2024

STEM, by contrast, has a more clinical reputation. STEM and literacy frequently appear together in our daily lives. Best of all, it can serve as a launchpad for STEM learning simply by following five easy steps. By integrating literacy and STEM, educators can supply engaging learning experiences that complement both disciplines.

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eSchool News

MAY 24, 2023

Key points: ChatGPT isn’t a tool to be feared–it can contribute greatly to STEM learning AI tools aren’t going away, and harnessing their capabilities is important “If we teach today as we taught yesterday, we rob our children of tomorrow.” – John Dewey Back in 2007 when I was teaching Algebra I at the local middle school, the biggest (..)

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

This has led to the development of a rich variety of educational innovations–programs, practices, models, and technologies–to support teaching and learning within the STEM disciplines.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 31, 2016

For one week in October, students in Boston’s public middle schools—6,500 students in 36 schools–set aside their regular lessons and participated in Boston STEM Week , a hands-on, in-depth program connecting students with real-world examples of STEM in action. STEM is] where our world is going.

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eSchool News

JULY 27, 2022

to support engaging, hands-on science learning for middle school students. It is so important for teachers to have high-quality content to help build students’ STEM literacy at an early age,” said John Wheeler, CEO of Vernier Software & Technology.

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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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eSchool News

AUGUST 31, 2015

STEM program from the Center for Initiatives in Jewish Education aims to increase engagement. Thirty-five Jewish Day Schools nationwide are launching the CIJE-Tech MS Program, a new STEM engineering program designed specifically for middle school grades.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Meanwhile, the increase in STEM jobs shows no sign of slowing down, and only 33 percent of workers ages 25 and older have a degree in a STEM field. We need to find ways to immerse all students of all ages, races, genders, and types (not just the “talented and gifted” kids) in rich STEM learning. What does this all mean?

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eSchool News

JUNE 23, 2015

zSpace STEM Lab helps to eliminate obstacles for students with special needs. On a typical day at Lee Mathson Middle School in East San Jose, California, students can explore the inside of a volcano via a three-dimensional, holographic image.

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eSchool News

MAY 19, 2015

Fab School Labs contest gives schools funding to create a first-class STEM learning environment. Northrop Grumman Foundation is launching an online STEM contest to encourage today’s students to become tomorrow’s innovators by creating classrooms and science labs that inspire.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 7, 2016

High-quality instruction in STEM requires both teaching expertise and content knowledge. Yet, at the elementary school level, many teachers haven’t had any specialized education or training in science, leaving them at a loss for PD in STEM. We’ve also learned a few PD in STEM lessons along the way. Here are a few: 1.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Their assignment: Design a cart to carry today’s tools for STEM learning — the teaching of science, technology, engineering and math — in Hampton Township’s three elementary schools. “We 13 at the middle school. Each team also showed judges a miniature model of its proposed STEM cart.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 15, 2020

eSN : Tell us about your STEM setup. FP : We actually have our computer teacher at our elementary schools, who has morphed into a STEM teacher as well, which is great. Up at fifth through eighth grade at the middle school, every kid gets it. Related content: Dealing with data during COVID-19.

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eSchool News

APRIL 27, 2022

Students’ interests in various career fields had an overwhelming STEM and digital focus, according to a survey from the nonprofit American Student Assistance (ASA). We also have to reach them as early as middle school, before a world of career and postsecondary options begins to narrow,” said ASA President and CEO Jean Eddy. “So

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eSchool News

AUGUST 4, 2022

August 4, 2022) — Phenix City Schools (PCS) are now STEM certified, becoming the largest and fourth district in the nation. Every school in the PCS system earned Cognia’s STEM Certification in June. Cognia recognizes and certifies PCS’ STEM program: ? Phenix City, Ala.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 9, 2020

“Whether in person or remote, WhiteBox Learning allows students to experience the STEM engineering design process in a dynamic and engaging way,” said Michael Lavelle, CEO of Flinn Scientific. All TSA competi­tions are aligned with STEM standards, 21 st century leadership skills, and the U.S. About Flinn Scientific.

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eSchool News

MARCH 7, 2025

As we start breaking down barriers for girls in STEM, we cannot ignore the similar plight of boys in reading–a fundamental skill that builds upon itself in every subject. What research tells us about stereotypes in the classroom We know students have internalized opinions about performance in school subjects.

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JUNE 12, 2022

SILVER SPRING, MD (June 12, 2022) —New Jersey’s Middle Township Public Schools (MTPS) announced it has initiated a new partnership with Discovery Education that will enhance science instruction for middle school students districtwide. Available with the Science?Techbooks?

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eSchool News

APRIL 30, 2018

Science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) are not just important topics for school children—they are essential to our culture. is not producing enough STEM undergraduate degrees to match the forecasted demand, creating a national workforce crisis. Many factors contribute to this disinterest in STEM.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2020

eSN : Tell us about your STEM setup. FP : We actually have our computer teacher at our elementary schools, who has morphed into a STEM teacher as well, which is great. Up at fifth through eighth grade at the middle school, every kid gets it. Related content: Dealing with data during COVID-19.

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eSchool News

JUNE 1, 2022

The measurable success of recruiting students into STEM based pathways via a popular high school program known as FlexFactor has led the Department of Defense to recently invest $5 million via its Manufacturing Engineering Education Program (MEEP). Developed in San Jose, Calif.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2021

Flinn Scientific, a flagship provider of science lab materials and safety and STEM solutions for the K-16 education market, has partnered with the Virginia Technology Student Association (Virginia TSA) to support and expand participation in virtual, intra-curricular student STEM competitions.

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eSchool News

MARCH 2, 2023

Charlotte, NC — Discovery Education and its social impact partners are offering educators and students nationwide a variety of free, STEM-focused resources to support celebrations of Women’s History Month. Educators can supplement these career profiles with lesson plans, engaging activities, and career mapping resources.

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eSchool News

APRIL 19, 2023

As a senior at Indianapolis’ Ben Davis High School, Jacob Gregory enrolled in an Exploratory Teaching program. He thought of it as an easy way to leave school for a few hours, but it ended up sparking “an unknown interest in teaching,” he said. This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters.

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MAY 12, 2025

Its a question that high school and middle school math teachers have heard many times. In his own experience as a high school teacher, before he joined a publishing company, Shadel noticed that students were passionate about robotics and computer science but were indifferent toward traditional courses.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Charlotte, NC — Illinois’ Shiloh CUSD #1 today announced an expansion of its partnership with Discovery Education that adds a new, cutting-edge resource to the district’s middle school and high school science curriculum.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

“What if schools could offer a different approach to STEM education that provided students with truly immersive learning opportunities?” During this week, schools replace their usual curriculum with projects aimed at building lunar colonies, creating interactive monsters, designing digital games, and practicing surgical techniques.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Newark, NJ – Offshore wind company Bluepoint Wind is announcing today the winners of grants to further STEM education for 10 teachers from schools across New Jersey. Each educator chosen by the Company will receive $1,000 worth of interactive STEM kits from KidWind , an international leader in renewable energy education.

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eSchool News

JULY 7, 2015

Students as young as middle school can learn robotics programming with lessons powered by the CWIST platform. Its newest platform partner, Famulus Robots, offers step-by-step multimedia lessons using various robots to teach science and engineering concepts. Next page: How students use CWIST modules to program robots.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 9, 2018

Schools may be out for summer, but STEM education efforts and investments are going strong. STEM investments are critical for a number of reasons. First, many of the jobs today’s K-12 students will hold in the future don’t exist yet, and nearly all of them are predicted to require solid STEM skills.

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eSchool News

MAY 13, 2021

BEAVERTON, Oregon, May 13, 2021 — Vernier Software & Technology is offering new, robust investigations to help middle school teachers engage students in science as they learn in the classroom or they continue to learn from home. To learn more about these resources, visit www.vernier.com/middle-school.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Exposure gaps are particularly prevalent in STEM education and are more pronounced for underrepresented groups like girls and minorities. Women play a crucial role in filling high-paying, in-demand STEM careers, but they account for just 34 percent of the STEM workforce , according to 2024 Female Students and STEM Report.

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