National Science Foundation Archives

IRIS Debuts Powerful New Application Where Students Use Seismic Waves Data to Learn about the Layers of the Earth

May 3, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 3, 2022) — The Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) has created an online version of its ... Read more

Newsline

Independent Study Finds that Amplify Science Has Significant Positive Impact on Student Learning

January 28, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

BROOKLYN, NY (January 26, 2022) — Amplify, a publisher of next-generation curriculum and assessment programs, announced today that a gold-standard ... Read more

STEM & STEAM

New Trump laws will support women in STEM fields

March 27, 2017 by Laura Ascione

President Donald Trump has signed two bills aimed at increasing the number of women who pursue entrepreneurial endeavors and space-related STEM careers. "Currently, only 1 in every 4…

Teaching Trends

The link between arts-based learning and STEM

August 9, 2016 by Laura Ascione

The Art of Science Learning (AoSL), a National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded initiative, spearheaded by its Principal Investigator, Harvey Seifter, has ... Read more

STEM & STEAM

WWU researchers to study math, science teaching methods in area schools

May 6, 2019November 5, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

Starting this fall, researchers from Western Washington University will study local elementary school math and science teaching methods in an attempt to figure out if specialists - those…

STEM & STEAM

NBC launches new educational video series about the Summer Olympics

July 26, 2012July 25, 2012 by Staff and wire services reports

With the 2012 Summer Olympic games just days away, NBC Learn—the educational arm of NBC News—has launched a new video series called “Science of the Summer Olympics: Engineering…

Blended Learning

Study: Online learning might be less effective for some

September 16, 2010September 15, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Higher education’s embrace of online courses could hurt the performance of some groups of students, according to a study that contradicts the findings of a 2009 report from…

District Management

House GOP stops major science, technology bill

November 5, 2013May 20, 2010 by From staff and wire reports

It was strike two for a major science funding bill on May 19 as House Republicans again united to derail legislation they said was too expensive.

Teaching Trends

Microsoft opens its cloud to researchers

February 5, 2010February 5, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Researchers have until March 15 to submit proposals to the National Science Foundation that would grant access to Microsoft’s massive cloud-computing power for three years.

District Management

Girls might learn math anxiety from female teachers

January 26, 2010January 26, 2010 by From staff and wire reports

Young girls might learn to fear math from the women who are their earliest teachers, new research suggests.

Curriculum

Free videos explore the science behind the Olympics

January 27, 2010January 24, 2010 by From staff and wire reports

Teachers looking for ways to incorporate the Olympic Winter Games into their instruction have a new resource they can use: NBC Learn, the educational arm of NBC News,…

IRIS Debuts Powerful New Application Where Students Use Seismic Waves Data to Learn about the Layers of the Earth

Independent Study Finds that Amplify Science Has Significant Positive Impact on Student Learning

New Trump laws will support women in STEM fields

The link between arts-based learning and STEM

WWU researchers to study math, science teaching methods in area schools

NBC launches new educational video series about the Summer Olympics

Study: Online learning might be less effective for some

House GOP stops major science, technology bill

Girls might learn math anxiety from female teachers

Free videos explore the science behind the Olympics

North Carolina District Wins ISTE 2025 Distinguished Award for AI Leadership and Parent Engagement Innovation

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ISTE Takeaways—What It Takes To Win the Impact Award

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First AI-Powered Special Education Management Platform Helps Districts Reach 100% IEP Compliance

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Otus Awarded Practitioner-Informed Design Product Certification from Digital Promise

Counslr Launches in Texas to Increase Access to Mental Health Support for Staff and Students

Ignite Reading Again Approved as 1:1 High-Dosage Early Literacy Tutoring Provider in Massachusetts

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