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Hundreds of STEM Grants Have Been Terminated. K-12 Math Educators Will Lose Out

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For more than a decade, McLaren and colleagues have brought games like this to Pittsburgh area schools to test their technology and learning theories. According to Ross, NSF cuts to STEM education projects dwarfed all other award terminations. This signals to STEM education researchers the consequences of failing to intervene sooner.

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Bridging the Gap Between Classroom and Real Life: The Power of Applied Learning

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Another example is when students in AL Synthetic Biology partnered with Delta Ketones to build novel metabolic pathways to develop ketone esters for the health supplement industry using what they learned in other STEM related subjects. Traditional tests don’t always capture things like creativity, grit, or collaboration.

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Making Math Class Relevant to Real Life

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When students establish a career identity, the material they learn that relates to that identity becomes more personally meaningful than just passing a test or earning a graduation credit, Christine Rodriguez told EdSurge in an email interview. As for Hatch Valley High School, Goins reports, students there saw improvement in test scores.

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Many states picked diploma pathways over high school exit exams. Did students benefit?

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The senior at Washington state’s Toppenish High School first considered the career after he joined a STEM group in middle school. In a ninth grade class, he researched the earning potential for a STEM degree (“so much more money”) and the demand for mechanical engineers (“exploding”). Washington is not alone.

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Amid discouraging math scores, are states improving elementary math instruction?

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Adopt a strong elementary math licensure test, and require all elementary candidates to pass it. Licensure tests can provide a clear signal of aspiring teachers’ math content knowledge prior to entering the classroom while also highlighting prep program quality. Set specific, detailed math standards for teacher preparation programs.

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Bridging the Gap Between Classroom and Real Life: The Power of Applied Learning

k12 Digest

Another example is when students in AL Synthetic Biology partnered with Delta Ketones to build novel metabolic pathways to develop ketone esters for the health supplement industry using what they learned in other STEM related subjects. Traditional tests don’t always capture things like creativity, grit, or collaboration.

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Explore 8+ STEM Activities for Middle School to Get a Reaction

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STEM isnt just the latest teaching topic: Its an innovative, cross-curricular way to strengthen problem-solving and critical thinking skills across science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. And when you introduce STEM into your classroom, you get some of the coolest projects around! Launch STEM learning with bottle rockets 2.