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FEBRUARY 2, 2023

. — IXL , the personalized learning platform used by more than 14 million students, announced that it has been added to Utah’s K-12 Math Personalized Learning Software Grant list by the state’s STEM Action Center. About IXL Currently used by 14 million students and in 95 of the top 100 U.S.

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MAY 26, 2022

SILVER SPRING, MD (Thursday, May 26, 2022) —The Aim Academy of Science and Technology in Minneapolis, MN, today announced it has selected Discovery Education — the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place— to support science and social studies instruction in all grades.

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APRIL 22, 2021

(Thursday, April 22, 2021) — With the goal of providing five million girls with an engaging STEM education by 2025, Mastercard has partnered with Discovery Education to launch the latest phase of the award-winning Girls4Tech initiative. The study showed that women are less confident, receive less encouragement, and need more mentors in STEM.

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APRIL 19, 2024

Now the STEM curriculum is poised to enter high school classrooms in the rural South. Early results from previous studies showed some students were able to improve their science test scores, Schneider says. Other challenges seem to have set back STEM education, too. This barrier is top of mind for Schneider.

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AUGUST 12, 2016

Activities and tools such as this app, which can be used for amateur biologists but also for classroom purposes, might be key to engaging students in STEM subjects. Students on STEM: More Hands-on, Real-World Experiences,” from the Amgen Foundation and Change the Equation (CTEq), was conducted to better understand what motivates U.S.

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MAY 30, 2024

One study showed that high school student interest and motivation in physics were significantly boosted with the introduction of probeware to physics classes, and similar trends have been reported in vocational schools as well as elementary and middle school classes.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2016

These are skills students rarely learn straight out of a textbook. The full report includes quantitative and qualitative evaluations of students’ problem-solving abilities after implementation of a pre-built, project-based STEM curriculum in science class. If that sounds daunting, rest assured, it doesn’t always have to be.

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eSchool News

MARCH 18, 2024

Math should be an exciting space to be in, one that’s connected to experiences outside of the textbook or classroom. Excel in math and you can pursue a wealth of STEM and other rewarding careers. Teachers can help students see how math animates science, history, music, social studies, art, and sports. Math is joyful!

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OCTOBER 3, 2023

The need to strengthen the science, technology, math and engineering (STEM) careers pipeline has received renewed interest lately. So what would it take to make STEM truly open to would-be future scientists? So what would it take to make STEM truly open to would-be future scientists? That was geography.”

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AUGUST 30, 2022

Virtual and hands-on investigations, STEM activities, and a variety of instructional supports enhance the delivery of impactful, blended instruction, in person or at a distance. Social Studies?Techbooks. STEM Connect. STEM Connect ?blends STEM Connect? STEM Connect? Discovery Education’s?Social

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NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Key points: Interactive technologies can engage students in real-world problems Meet the maker: High school student develops robot guide dogs How to use PBL with makerspaces across your curriculum For more on makerspaces, visit eSN’s STEM & STEAM hub The era of COVID-19 brought about the largest boom in school makerspaces seen to date.

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JUNE 14, 2024

In just a few months, I transitioned from being a student at the University of Montana’s College of Education to leading the instruction of a room of rambunctious middle school students interested in STEM. Then, I moved into a new role as a K-8 STEM Director at my school. To say that the year has been a whirlwind is an understatement.

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eSchool News

MARCH 5, 2020

Laura Zangori, assistant professor in the MU College of Education, and Laura Cole, assistant professor of architectural studies, collaborated with the school district in Columbia, Missouri, to examine the impact of a certified green school building on 37 fifth-grade students. Related content: 4 ways to transform your school culture.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2016

He then went on to study school psychology and special education in graduate school. There are five magnet schools in the elementary levels—a school for arts, aerospace and engineering, medical science, international studies, and technology. At my first board meeting, I said that we have to take back all these textbooks.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Students who took multiple community college courses that used only free or low-cost OER materials earned more credits over time than their peers who took classes that used traditional course materials such as textbooks, according to a new study. Students saved an average of $65 per OER course at colleges participating in the study.

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JANUARY 7, 2019

And it’s this service that makes it possible for our system to turn a classroom lecture into a study guide. It’ll become foundational technology because of its ability to link the classroom to other resources and capabilities—search, note taking, study guides, and a lot of big data. How are you measuring success?

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eSchool News

APRIL 21, 2022

Going to the Moon with NASA Hear Erica Alvarez, NASA Systems Engineering & Integration Manager for Advanced Exploration Systems, share fun facts about the Artemis mission, explain why it’s important, and discuss how studying the moon helps us better understand and protect our Earth. Discovery Education currently serves approximately 4.5

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JUNE 10, 2016

Students on STEM: More Hands-on, Real-World Experiences “, from the Amgen Foundation and Change the Equation (CTEq), was conducted to better understand what motivates U.S. high school students to study STEM.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Key points: Interactive technologies can engage students in real-world problems Meet the maker: High school student develops robot guide dogs How to use PBL with makerspaces across your curriculum For more on makerspaces, visit eSN’s STEM & STEAM hub The era of COVID-19 brought about the largest boom in school makerspaces seen to date.

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eSchool News

MARCH 10, 2021

and abroad, while focusing on supporting disconnected and marginalized student populations and empowering girls in STEM. TCS envisioned the first-of-its-kind STEM/computer science education program with a mission to make computational thinking accessible to every student and educator. Beyond the U.S., currently teach computer science.

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eSchool News

MARCH 18, 2025

The system provides explanations and visualizations, helping students grasp abstract concepts more effectively than static textbook diagrams. AI also tracks progress and suggests the next topic to study, ensuring that students build a strong foundation before advancing.

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APRIL 12, 2023

EdSurge: Why did you decide to create a coloring book, of all things, about Black women in STEM? And then also thinking about role models and how a lot of these amazing women are written out of the textbooks, and we don't hear about them. What have your experiences with representation in STEM been like? You should switch.

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DECEMBER 8, 2017

What has repeatedly snagged her ability to study it, however, has been when homework assignments include charts and graphs that her screen-reading software can’t process. “If The equivalent for me is going to a class and not being able to study the textbook. Other facets are harder, and require a cultural shift of sorts.

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JANUARY 17, 2023

Unpopular with students, the class didn’t seem to be preparing them for a career in STEM. Chiefly, students seemed to appreciate the effort, and LS 30 has shown steady growth over the past five years, according to figures cited in a study published in February 2022. A Barrier to STEM?

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

It is difficult for the 1,200-student district to offer STEM, foreign language or Advanced Placement courses year-round. The type of learning and work environments students will experience after they graduate resemble the traditional “sage-on-the-stage,” textbook-driven model of teaching less and less. Provide real-world opportunities.

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MAY 8, 2023

Although it’s not as obviously contentious as say, social studies, educators and researchers (not to mention students and families) have strong feelings about math instruction (remember New Math ? Elementary math textbooks claim to be aligned with Common Core standards, but they’re sometimes not, Copur-Gencturk says. isn’t working.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

And it matters in learning materials as well, say six colleges and universities in Massachusetts that have teamed up to create a new catalog of culturally relevant textbooks in hopes of improving student outcomes. This is crucial in STEM fields, which are haunted by the ‘lone genius’ and ‘white men in lab coats’ stereotypes.”

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

“I had to study for it,” Durfey said of the science test. He said the STEM classes allow him to design the curriculum, and he plans to utilize his real-world knowledge. “I’m going to bring 20 years of experience in here from everything I’ve seen that you don’t see in the textbook,” he said.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 10, 2016

Supplementary STEM videos serve to engage students in science learning. These supplemental STEM resources can enhance science curriculum connecting science teaching and learning to career and college readiness. The South Carolina State Board of Education approved the adoption with Carolina Biological. I couldn’t be more thrilled.”.

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JANUARY 7, 2019

And it’s this service that makes it possible for our system to turn a classroom lecture into a study guide. It’ll become foundational technology because of its ability to link the classroom to other resources and capabilities—search, note taking, study guides, and a lot of big data. How are you measuring success?

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

This story also appeared in USA Today Falling off that path can lock students out of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) careers. And despite some “uneven” progress in recent years, STEM fields are just not as diverse as industry leaders would like. I can actually get jobs rather than just studying.

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OCTOBER 13, 2022

For example, a new study published in the journal PNAS Nexus found that, among students who perform poorly in intro STEM classes, those who are underrepresented minorities are even less likely to end up earning STEM degrees than their white, male counterparts. And the pandemic may be exacerbating this situation.

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OCTOBER 26, 2016

But Michael Miller, a UC Santa Barbara professor, began to study how the human brain retrieves memory and realized there was no single brain that looked like this mythical average. “We In education, this is particularly harmful to students because it affects pacing guides, textbooks and how states measure who achieves—and who fails.

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eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2021

Automatic object tracking simplifies the analysis of long videos, and a vector overlay connects motion to the textbook representation. The company is committed to teachers and to developing creative ways to teach and learn science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) using hands-on science.

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MARCH 20, 2019

From that list of results, he says, you might pick three videos and an infographic, and then add a case study focusing on a really moving human story. One of those partners is Fanuel Muindi, who leads the nonprofit Stem Advocacy Institute , which has created a library of educational materials called The Journal of Stories in Science.

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eSchool News

APRIL 19, 2021

Among the exciting no-cost events planned are: Diversity in STEM Discussion: Building a Sustainable Future Through Inclusion 4/20 at 2 p.m. It’s no surprise that diverse perspectives and broader representation can play a significant role in solving the world’s greatest sustainability challenges.

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AUGUST 19, 2016

.—$20,000 dollars of student debt, 14 months, one thesis, two internships, $1,500 dollars worth of textbooks, and countless sleepless nights later and I finally earned those two little letters following my name. case studies and articles I had purchased over the years). Open Textbooks. There is clearly a disconnect here.

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