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Category Archives: STEM
Announcing - Invent To Learn: Making, Tinkering, and Engineering in the Classroom
So some of you may have noticed that I’ve been pretty quiet here lately. All my writing energy has been going to a good cause though! I’m happy to announce a new book: Invent To Learn: Making, Tinkering, and Engineering … Continue reading
Bring your class on an amazing scientific expedition through the jungles of Nicaragua
From Exploration Nation - In April of 2013, join Team XN - a team of kids, Special Forces veterans and surgeons who will travel from around the world to San Jose, Costa Rica to begin a 14 day scientific expedition … Continue reading
Posted in fun/free stuff, STEM, student project samples, student voice
Tagged Exploration Nation, STEM, students
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Wanna Play?
CMU is looking for teachers to partner with for research on educational games. Read more about the ENGAGE project here and sign up. Try the games (I have to say I did not play these games because they require a … Continue reading
Research roundup: The 14 Key Indicators that Measure STEM Progress
The National Research Council has just published goals for U.S. STEM education. Monitoring Progress Toward Successful K-12 STEM Education gives 14 key indicators for measuring improvements to STEM education and suggests that tracking these indicators will require asking federal and state … Continue reading
Hurricane Sandy resources for the classroom
Students across the US have been listening to news about Hurricane Sandy, or perhaps even experiencing it live! There is no better way to introduce subjects than to start with students’ own experience. Here are some sites from Edutopia - Eight Classroom … Continue reading
STEM resources
New NASA iPad Magazine App “Space Place Prime” is a new NASA magazine only for the iPad. This brand new app gathers some of the best and most recent Web offerings from NASA. It taps engrossing articles from The Space Place website, … Continue reading
Posted in cool links, STEM
Tagged apps, classroom, lesson plans, reports, research, STEM
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Free webinar: The voices of girls & women and the future of STEM
Girl Scout Research Institute STEMinar: The voices of girls & women and the future of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math When: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 Time: 2PM EDT (time in your time zone) This “STEMinar” will bring together experts from diverse backgrounds … Continue reading
Posted in conferences, gender issues in tech, STEM, student voice
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Alliance Students Use Technology to Gain Leadership Skills
As I’ve mentioned before, Generation YES is a partner on a Federal Investing in Innovation (i3) grant called College YES. Working with the Alliance for College Ready Public Schools in Los Angeles, we’ve helped them implement Student Technology Leadership teams in 12 of their … Continue reading
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Tagged Alliance, Alliance for College Ready Public Schools, College YES, grant, i3, Los Angeles
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White girls can’t do math, teachers say
From NCWIT (National Council of Women in IT) - Did you know that a recent study using data on 15,000 students from the National Center of Education Statistics found that teachers consistently rate girls as less good at math than … Continue reading
Generation STEM: What Girls Say about Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math
The Girl Scout Research Institute has released Generation STEM: What Girls Say about Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (2012). Generation STEM is a national research report investigating girls’ perceptions, attitudes, and interests in the subjects and general field of science, … Continue reading