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Empowering girls with STEM education to build tomorrow’s tech industry

April 29, 2024 by Elaine Marion, ePlus

STEM education programs must prioritize creating inclusive environments where girls feel encouraged to explore, take risks, and dream big.

All too often, female students are underrepresented in STEM classes. As a result, girls and young women have a hard time exploring the subjects and picturing themselves in…

STEM & STEAM Trends

First-ever National STEM Festival welcomes student innovators

January 29, 2024 by Laura Ascione

National STEM Festival will recognize outstanding student science and engineering solutions to pressing global issues.

EXPLR and the U.S. Department of Education have announced a public-private partnership in co-hosting the first-ever National STEM Festival in April 2024.

STEM & STEAM Trends

5 fun STEM videos for hard-to-engage students

May 31, 2023 by Laura Ascione

These TED-Ed Lessons and STEM videos can help educators encourage students to explore different STEM education topics.

STEM education is a critical topic for all students, but it's also notoriously difficult to engage students in STEM topics--particularly as the content becomes more challenging. But with…

STEM & STEAM Trends

Why STEM is more important for students than ever

May 4, 2023May 2, 2023 by Kevin Hogan

STEM education doesn't have to be intimidating--here's how to work it into everyday teaching and learning

STEM education might seem a bit overwhelming, but if teachers can move past their initial hesitation, they're likely to find more than a couple ways to highlight STEM…

Why STEM literacy is critical for our students

September 28, 2021 by John Wheeler

Developing students’ STEM literacy provides students with the critical skills they will use later in life

Providing an engaging and equitable STEM education is an important step in helping to develop more scientists and engineers while increasing race and gender diversity in the field--both…

5 simple ways to integrate STEAM education into elementary classrooms

October 22, 2020October 22, 2020 by Amy Erb

STEAM education is an excellent way to expose students--especially young learners--to a all subjects in an engaging way

As educators, our goal is to shape our students’ lives by teaching them in ways that produce well rounded individuals. Whether STEAM education is new to you or…

Stem based PE for students at home

April 7, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

$Two students jumping up and down on a blackboard with math problems$

STEM Sports, a Phoenix-based supplemental curriculum company, is offering free lessons for parents and caregivers to use at home to ... Read more

District Management

10 trends and predictions for STEM education in 2020

February 4, 2020February 4, 2020 by Laura Ascione

These engineering students work with wind turbines, demonstrating the importance of STEM education.

It's clear to anyone listening that the United States needs more highly-skilled STEM workers to remain globally competitive. And STEM education--including trained STEM teachers--is critical to that goal.…

Coding and Robotics

How this school designed a robotics program from the ground up

December 7, 2022October 15, 2019 by Mike Causey

These students and educators illustrate the importance of building a K-12 robotics program to help students learn valuable skills.

As a former computer engineer with a background in applied math, I’m a firm proponent of STEM education. As a math teacher with 14 years of experience facilitating…

The 2 stages of successful early STEM education revisited

September 3, 2018 by Kristen Fudale

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I have been in education for 18 years and my strongest belief is that all children deserve a fresh start when they begin each school year. My classroom…

What motivates girls to pursue STEM?

July 23, 2018March 23, 2018 by Laura Ascione

It’s a persistent and troubling problem: Why are girls so underrepresented in STEM clubs and subjects in K-12 through college, ... Read more

The 2 stages of successful early STEM education

September 6, 2017September 6, 2017 by Kristen Fudale

STEM learning coding

I have been in education for 18 years and my strongest belief is that all children deserve a fresh start when they begin each school year. My classroom…

Marketplace trend update: 5 new ed-tech developments

January 25, 2023August 10, 2016 by Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

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Remaining a tech-savvy educator means keeping on top of the myriad changes and trends in education, how technology can support those trends, and how teaching and learning can…

6 ways to support computer science education

June 2, 2016 by Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

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U.S. schools should make every effort to expand computer science education to keep up with workforce demands, according to a new report from the Information Technology and Innovation…

New Va. high school to focus big on coding

December 16, 2015December 16, 2015 by Louis Llovio, Richmond Times-Dispatch

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That's the consensus of a growing number of educators who say how and what students are taught must change in order to better prepare them for a rapidly…

Buoyed by Congress, STEM and coding are on the rise

December 15, 2015October 22, 2015 by By Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

STEM education, while always a national focus, is receiving more attention in recent days, as surveys and legislation reveal awareness of its importance to the nation's success. Three…

12 STEM resources for all grades

July 17, 2014July 17, 2014 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

In classrooms across the nation, STEM education is hailed as one of the most important concepts for today's students. After all, STEM know-how, coupled with skills such as…

5 ways to remember STEM’s forgotten ‘E’

May 23, 2014 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

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STEM education--a focus on science, technology, engineering, and math--has cemented its place of importance in U.S. schools and in the global economy. And while science and math skills…

3 ways to boost students’ STEM interest

May 6, 2014 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

Educators hear it all the time: STEM education is one of the keys to a competitive and successful U.S. workforce. But for all the emphasis on science, technology,…

How our 1,000-year-old math curriculum cheats America’s kids

June 12, 2014April 29, 2014 by By Edward Frenkel

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5 easy steps to increase female engagement in STEM

April 25, 2014 by By Sydney Mineer, Editorial Intern, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_sydney' target='_blank'>@eSN_Sydney</a>

Women today make up a large percentage of the work force, employed in almost half of the jobs in the United States. Yet, according to Tata Consultancy Services…

Here’s a quick way to connect students and STEM experts

March 7, 2014 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

A new online platform helps connect students and teachers to real-world STEM professionals in an effort to help students link classroom STEM lessons to careers and how they…

State-by-state STEM education resources

March 6, 2014 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

In states across the country, STEM education takes top priority. Each state has different resources and advocacy efforts, and we've outlined them here for you. Many resources are…

South Portland ‘university’ promotes high school STEM education

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

The transparent gelatinous alginate strands South Portland High School junior Jackeline Zarate and Portland High School junior Bailey Ruesch pulled from a test tube last week at Fairchild…

District Management

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…

District Management

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…

Launching the future of STEM education

May 9, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

Flying cars may just be the future of science, technology, engineer and mathematics (STEM) education, MorningSun.net reports.

District Management

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…

‘STEAM’ education gains momentum in schools

January 22, 2013January 21, 2013 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor

For years, educators have been told about the importance of STEM education in ensuring the nation’s competitiveness in a global economy. Now, a new movement seeks to amend…

The future of STEM education may be at risk

October 25, 2012 by Staff and wire services reports

It’s not every day that high school students get the chance to meet a renowned physicist. But Arkansas high school students spent Tuesday listening to Dr. James Gates,…

Students’ science proficiency all over the map

September 13, 2012September 13, 2012 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor

A series of reports found that K-12 students in many states spend less time learning science and don't have access to rigorous science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)…

Intel, schools hoping to lure more students into science and engineering

July 25, 2012 by From wire service reports

Would you buy a deodorizing shoe rack? How about one that suggests outfits to go with your footwear?

District Management

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…

District Management

How corporations can really support U.S. public education

April 17, 2012 by By Dennis Pierce, Editor

Common-sense recommendations are fine, but if U.S. corporations really want to support public education, there's a better way.

District Management

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…

$3M gaming project could help spark STEM education

October 10, 2013January 31, 2012 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor

A $3 million Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation grant will help the MIT Education Arcade build a massively multiplayer online game to help high school students learn math…

Inquiry-based approach to science a hit with students

November 6, 2013January 27, 2012 by From wire service reports

John Scali’s class at Concord High School in Wilmington, Del., doesn’t look like your typical honors chemistry class.

Twenty states involved in changing science instruction

September 22, 2011 by From staff and wire reports

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How to make STEM education a success

July 15, 2011July 14, 2011 by By Raishay Lin, Contributing Editor

What makes science programs at specialized science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) schools better than ordinary programs? A new report identifies key factors that contribute to effective STEM…

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