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Major equity gaps persist in access to AP science learning

May 13, 2022 by Laura Ascione

Study finds finds Black and Latino students voice interest and college aspirations in STEM but are excluded from AP STEM learning and courses

Despite students saying that STEM courses are their favorite subject areas and that they aspire to go to college, Black and Latino students and students from low-income backgrounds…

Why girls need more STEM role models

April 25, 2022 by Terry Ann Laesser, Chalkbeat Detroit

My robotics team is about half girls and half boys--gender equity has meant leading with intention because girls need more STEM role models.

My Advanced Placement computer science course is half girls and half boys. I coach an award-winning robotics team, Retro5ive, that is equally balanced between girls and boys, nearly…

How we created a computer science curriculum in 5 steps

April 13, 2022 by Erin Naylor, Instructional Specialist, Metropolitan School District of Pike Township

From building on existing courses to finding funding sources, here’s how my district successfully build a K-5 computer science curriculum.

Even with a strict budget, limited teacher expertise in computer science, and the chaos of a pandemic, the Metropolitan School District of Pike Township (MSDPT) launched a comprehensive…

4 ways a STEAM-centered curriculum is critical to youth education

November 29, 2021 by Cyreena Boston-Ashby, CEO, Girls Inc. of the Pacific Northwest

Purposefully designing STEAM-centered curriculum can make fields like computing and space exploration interesting and approachable for youth.

A few months into the 2021-22 school year, teachers, parents, and students are once again confronted with the devastating reality of pandemic-prompted learning loss. The global health crisis…

3 activities that will turn classroom robots into SEL power tools

October 22, 2021 by Kimberly Fogarty, Science Educator and Innovator, Dexter-Southfield School

Classroom robots are great for STEAM lessons, but they also lend themselves naturally to SEL--a lead makerspace educator explains how she blends the two in some of her favorite activities

If I had one teaching tool at my disposal in a classroom besides pencils, papers, and books, it would be an educational robot. A robot is the single…

This virtual science course uses real-life conservation examples to inspire students

September 14, 2021 by Katherine Allen, Environmental Science Teacher, Florida Virtual School & Guy Harvey, Founder, Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation

A Florida Virtual School environmental science course is using real events to motivate students to take an active role in conservation efforts

According to a survey conducted by Amnesty International in 2019, Generation Z ranks climate change as the most vital issue facing the world today. With a generation that…

Using robots to help preschoolers love STEAM

August 18, 2021 by Carmelo Piazza, Executive Director/Educational Director, Brooklyn Preschool of Science, & Karen Piazza, Educational Director, Brooklyn Preschool of Science

It starts with robotics and a spirit of inquiry, and also involves turning a robot into a bird—discover how science and art merge together in engaging ways

The reason why we saturate the school with so many animals is that you can't get somebody to love, say, geckos if they're 11 or 12 if they…

5 must-haves for school makerspaces

July 21, 2021 by Laura Ascione

Makerspaces offer limitless possibilities and are true avenues for student creativity--make sure yours is well-stocked

School makerspaces have emerged as centers of creativity, problem solving, collaboration, and more. These skills--often referred to as soft skills, but also known as durable skills for their…

3 reasons virtual STEM is here to stay

May 6, 2021 by Alan Downward, Ph.D., Science Team, Flinn Scientific

Virtual STEM offers engaging learning opportunities for students—opportunities that have proved essential during COVID

The most important qualification for virtual STEM is an authentic learning experience for students with some kind of real science, engineering, math, or technology practice built into it.

How an online shift increased outdoor learning opportunities

April 22, 2021 by The Learning Experiences Team at The Ecology School

New online ecology programming aims to better connect students and teachers with the outdoors—just when everyone needs it most

One year ago, we at The Ecology School were confronted with the pandemic reality of cancelled in-person programs in exchange for remote, virtual learning. What we created in…

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Major equity gaps persist in access to AP science learning

Why girls need more STEM role models

How we created a computer science curriculum in 5 steps

4 ways a STEAM-centered curriculum is critical to youth education

3 activities that will turn classroom robots into SEL power tools

This virtual science course uses real-life conservation examples to inspire students

Using robots to help preschoolers love STEAM

5 must-haves for school makerspaces

3 reasons virtual STEM is here to stay

Minneapolis’ Aim Academy of Science and Technology Selects Discovery Education to Support Science and Social Studies

Iowa Department of Education Selects YouScience as a Pre-Approved Career Information System Provider

Good News Network and Rise Vision Partner to Help Schools Foster Positive Learning Environments

Digital Health Platform Parallel Learning Announces $20M in Series A Funding to Further Expand and Serve Students with Learning and Thinking Differences

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