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OET’s Culatta outlines three key ed-tech goals

September 30, 2013September 19, 2013 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

Personalized learning, broadband connectivity, and data access are not only hot conversation topics among school and district administrators--they've made their way to the U.S. Department of Education (ED).…

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New law is a win for improved STEM education

August 7, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

At a meeting of my peers, I often wonder why there are so few female business leaders, especially in the STEM -- science, technology, engineering, and mathematics --…

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‘We’ve got to open doors for everyone’

July 31, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

It has become crucial for the students of the United States to pursue education in a science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) field, NIU Today reports.

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Obama budget threatens popular STEM education initiatives

July 24, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

Ayah Idris, 14, spent two weeks of her summer isolating strawberry DNA at a Seattle cancer research center, watching heart cells pulse in a dish and learning about…

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Viewpoint: Moving beyond technology initiatives

November 6, 2013July 19, 2013 by By Bill Goodwyn

Walking the show floor in San Antonio at the recent International Society of Technology in Education (ISTE) conference, it was hard not to be impressed by the broad…

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Primary curriculum ‘abolishes childhood’

July 12, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

Children in England will be required to cover subjects up to two years earlier than their peers in top-performing nations, a study suggests, BBC News reports.

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New assistive technology is changing education for blind students

November 5, 2013July 10, 2013 by By Meris Stansbury, Associate Editor

Assistive technology has come a long way in the last decade, but there are still many obstacles students face in a society that’s currently saturated with science, technology,…

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Report: BYOD has the potential to expand greatly in five years

June 26, 2013 by From staff and wire reports

Results from a new survey presented during ISTE 2013 indicate that U.S. schools and universities still strive to expand their technology use, and postsecondary insitutions often lead the…

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ISTE keynote: Gaming has huge educational potential

December 3, 2013June 24, 2013 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor

Gaming--educational gaming in particular--has supporters and skeptics. During the ISTE 2013 opening keynote, speaker Jane McGonigal, , a gaming researcher and author of Reality is Broken: Why Games…

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Japan’s ‘Science Women’ seek an identity

June 21, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

When she meets people off campus, Junko Tsuchiyagaito, 23, does not usually let on that she studies chemistry at the graduate level, The New York Times reports.

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Google exec to girls: Tech needs you

June 17, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

Dear Girls of the World, The technology industry needs you, CNN reports.

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LEAD issues five digital learning recommendations

June 14, 2013June 14, 2013 by From staff and wire reports

On the heels of President Obama’s ConnectED Initiative launch, the bipartisan Leading Education by Advancing Digital (LEAD) Commission released a five-point blueprint outlining specific actions to accelerate the…

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Obama unveils ConnectED initiative to boost digital learning

June 7, 2013June 6, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

President Obama today unveiled ConnectED, a new initiative intended to connect 99 percent of America’s students to the internet through high-speed broadband and high-speed wireless within five years.…

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Discovery Education offers free STEM camp

June 5, 2013June 4, 2013 by From staff and wire reports

In an effort to bridge the equality gap, as well as give kids and teachers an opportunity for some summer excitement, Discovery Education recently announced that the company…

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Creating an app programming course for high schoolers

November 6, 2013May 30, 2013 by By Thomas White

iPad integration specialist Thomas White, who hadn’t written any software code for nearly two decades, was tasked with creating an app programming class for students at his private…

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The global search for education: Finnish math lessons

May 28, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

Research has sought to understand why more boys than girls excel in math and science in the U.S., the Huffington Post reports.

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Tech-savvy superintendents share keys to their success

November 5, 2013April 23, 2013 by From staff reports

Change is never easy—but when you start with a clear vision that focuses on learning outcomes, and you involve all stakeholders in the process, and you model the…

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Don’t plan for technology; plan for learning

October 21, 2013April 16, 2013 by By Alan November

You never know how someone will react when you suggest that they junk their title and replace it with a new one that leads to a different focus…

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Education, STEM receive boost in federal budget proposal

May 10, 2013April 12, 2013 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor

The U.S. Department of Education (ED) would see a 4.6 percent boost in discretionary funding, to $71.2 billion, under President Obama’s proposed 2014 budget, which focuses on STEM…

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Classroom robot boosts STEM, engages children with autism

November 5, 2013April 10, 2013 by By Meris Stansbury, Associate Editor

To help celebrate National Robotics Week, one little robot-that-can is making its home in U.S. classrooms, helping train children with special needs and advancing science, technology, engineering, and…

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Education Schools Innovate to Supply STEM Teachers

April 9, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

Biologist Kaleigh LaRiche spent most of her first two years after college working in wildlife education at the Akron, Ohio, zoo. Today, she's a first-year science teacher in…

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Guest: Turn STEM into STEAM with arts education

April 8, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

I tell people that I am a native of Seattle, but that I only knew it before it became cool. The creative economy hadn’t really happened yet —…

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Next-generation science standards open for comments

January 25, 2013January 23, 2013 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor

A second draft of the Next Generation Science Standards, which are being developed with input from 26 states, is open for public review and comment until Jan. 29.

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Google gives $23 million to boost science education for girls, minorities

December 7, 2012 by Staff and wire services reports

Google is announcing $23 million in grants to spur innovation among charities and increase education for girls and minority students in science and technology, the Associated Press reports.

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How proper ed-tech implementation can transform learning

January 4, 2013November 20, 2012 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor

A new report outlines four critical challenges facing public education and identifies steps that school and district leaders must take in the next two years to ensure that…

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Obama, Romney answer questions about science policy

October 9, 2012 by From staff and wire reports

This article is no longer available.

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Will.i.am to debut new song on Mars, promote science education

August 28, 2012 by Staff and wire services reports

From the files of what will they think of next, singer-songwriter-producer will.i.am will debut his next song on Mars. NASA announced the news itself via press release on…

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Opinion: Algebra isn’t necessary and STEM is overrated

August 27, 2012 by Staff and wire services reports

Whenever I meet anyone who wants to talk about education, I immediately ask them to tell me the quadratic equation. Almost no one ever can. (Even the former…

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How to fix our ‘mediocre to awful’ science standards

August 10, 2012 by Staff and wire services reports

Americans have grown accustomed to bad news about student performance in math and science. On a 2009 study administered by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, 15-year-olds…

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Three core values of science, engineering and how ed reform contradicts them

August 9, 2012 by Staff and wire services reports

President Obama and countless reports all say that improving science and engineering literacy and ensuring a next generation of U.S. scientists and engineers are vital to our future,…

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South Korea outpaces the U.S. in engineering degrees

July 18, 2012 by Staff and wire services reports

Any eighth grader who wonders if anyone actually uses algebra should ask Hyungtae Lee, an electrical engineer who writes algorithms to build computers with the power of human…

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Obama proposes $1B for science, math teachers

July 18, 2012 by Staff and wire services reports

The Obama administration unveiled plans Wednesday to create an elite corps of master teachers, a $1 billion effort to boost U.S. students' achievement in science, technology, engineering and…

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Math teachers feel they’re poorly prepared

July 13, 2012 by Staff and wire services reports

One thing that most of us remember best about school is our teachers. Thus, when solutions are proposed for reforming American schools in response to critical reports or…

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How to encourage young women to consider STEM majors

July 11, 2012 by Staff and wire services reports

For Alicia Abella, the path to becoming a leading female STEM professional started in a high school computer science class in the 1980s, reports U.S. News.

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Column: Why our kids hate math

July 10, 2012July 10, 2012 by By Patrick Welsh, USA Today

This article is no longer available.

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Kansas headed for another debate over evolution

June 7, 2012June 6, 2012 by From wire service reports

Kansas is headed toward another debate over how evolution is taught in its public schools, with a State Board of Education member saying June 1 that science standards…

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Why Khan Academy is so popular—and why teachers shouldn’t feel threatened

September 23, 2014April 23, 2012 by From staff reports

Sal Khan wants to reassure teachers that his free Khan Academy service isn’t out to take their jobs—nor is it a statement about a teacher’s ability to deliver…

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Report: STEM education needs more money, support

November 5, 2013April 18, 2012 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor

The latest in an annual series of surveys about science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education reveals that funding remains a barrier to better STEM integration in schools—and…

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Tennessee governor ‘probably’ will sign evolution bill

April 4, 2012 by From wire service reports

Tennessee, where the nation's first big legal battle over evolution was fought nearly 90 years ago, is close to enacting a law that critics deride as the "monkey…

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Obama requests funding to help math, science teacher preparation

February 9, 2012February 8, 2012 by From staff and wire reports

President Barack Obama on Feb. 7 called for millions of dollars in new funding to improve math and science education, an effort he said would be crucial to…

Personalized learning, broadband connectivity, and data access are not only hot conversation topics among school and district administrators--they've made their way to the U.S. Department of Education (ED).…

At a meeting of my peers, I often wonder why there are so few female business leaders, especially in the STEM -- science, technology, engineering, and mathematics --…

It has become crucial for the students of the United States to pursue education in a science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) field, NIU Today reports.

Ayah Idris, 14, spent two weeks of her summer isolating strawberry DNA at a Seattle cancer research center, watching heart cells pulse in a dish and learning about…

Walking the show floor in San Antonio at the recent International Society of Technology in Education (ISTE) conference, it was hard not to be impressed by the broad…

Children in England will be required to cover subjects up to two years earlier than their peers in top-performing nations, a study suggests, BBC News reports.

Assistive technology has come a long way in the last decade, but there are still many obstacles students face in a society that’s currently saturated with science, technology,…

Results from a new survey presented during ISTE 2013 indicate that U.S. schools and universities still strive to expand their technology use, and postsecondary insitutions often lead the…

Gaming--educational gaming in particular--has supporters and skeptics. During the ISTE 2013 opening keynote, speaker Jane McGonigal, , a gaming researcher and author of Reality is Broken: Why Games…

When she meets people off campus, Junko Tsuchiyagaito, 23, does not usually let on that she studies chemistry at the graduate level, The New York Times reports.

Dear Girls of the World, The technology industry needs you, CNN reports.

On the heels of President Obama’s ConnectED Initiative launch, the bipartisan Leading Education by Advancing Digital (LEAD) Commission released a five-point blueprint outlining specific actions to accelerate the…

President Obama today unveiled ConnectED, a new initiative intended to connect 99 percent of America’s students to the internet through high-speed broadband and high-speed wireless within five years.…

In an effort to bridge the equality gap, as well as give kids and teachers an opportunity for some summer excitement, Discovery Education recently announced that the company…

iPad integration specialist Thomas White, who hadn’t written any software code for nearly two decades, was tasked with creating an app programming class for students at his private…

Research has sought to understand why more boys than girls excel in math and science in the U.S., the Huffington Post reports.

Change is never easy—but when you start with a clear vision that focuses on learning outcomes, and you involve all stakeholders in the process, and you model the…

You never know how someone will react when you suggest that they junk their title and replace it with a new one that leads to a different focus…

The U.S. Department of Education (ED) would see a 4.6 percent boost in discretionary funding, to $71.2 billion, under President Obama’s proposed 2014 budget, which focuses on STEM…

To help celebrate National Robotics Week, one little robot-that-can is making its home in U.S. classrooms, helping train children with special needs and advancing science, technology, engineering, and…

Biologist Kaleigh LaRiche spent most of her first two years after college working in wildlife education at the Akron, Ohio, zoo. Today, she's a first-year science teacher in…

I tell people that I am a native of Seattle, but that I only knew it before it became cool. The creative economy hadn’t really happened yet —…

A second draft of the Next Generation Science Standards, which are being developed with input from 26 states, is open for public review and comment until Jan. 29.

Google is announcing $23 million in grants to spur innovation among charities and increase education for girls and minority students in science and technology, the Associated Press reports.

A new report outlines four critical challenges facing public education and identifies steps that school and district leaders must take in the next two years to ensure that…

This article is no longer available.

From the files of what will they think of next, singer-songwriter-producer will.i.am will debut his next song on Mars. NASA announced the news itself via press release on…

Whenever I meet anyone who wants to talk about education, I immediately ask them to tell me the quadratic equation. Almost no one ever can. (Even the former…

Americans have grown accustomed to bad news about student performance in math and science. On a 2009 study administered by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, 15-year-olds…

President Obama and countless reports all say that improving science and engineering literacy and ensuring a next generation of U.S. scientists and engineers are vital to our future,…

Any eighth grader who wonders if anyone actually uses algebra should ask Hyungtae Lee, an electrical engineer who writes algorithms to build computers with the power of human…

The Obama administration unveiled plans Wednesday to create an elite corps of master teachers, a $1 billion effort to boost U.S. students' achievement in science, technology, engineering and…

One thing that most of us remember best about school is our teachers. Thus, when solutions are proposed for reforming American schools in response to critical reports or…

For Alicia Abella, the path to becoming a leading female STEM professional started in a high school computer science class in the 1980s, reports U.S. News.

This article is no longer available.

Kansas is headed toward another debate over how evolution is taught in its public schools, with a State Board of Education member saying June 1 that science standards…

Sal Khan wants to reassure teachers that his free Khan Academy service isn’t out to take their jobs—nor is it a statement about a teacher’s ability to deliver…

The latest in an annual series of surveys about science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education reveals that funding remains a barrier to better STEM integration in schools—and…

Tennessee, where the nation's first big legal battle over evolution was fought nearly 90 years ago, is close to enacting a law that critics deride as the "monkey…

President Barack Obama on Feb. 7 called for millions of dollars in new funding to improve math and science education, an effort he said would be crucial to…

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