STEM Initiatives
The engineering deans of Duke University and North Carolina State University have jointly announced the National Academy of Engineering's (NAE) establishment of the Grand Challenge K-12 Partners Program, aimed at inspiring interest in science and technology among primary and secondary school students nationwide.
- By Scott Aronowitz
- 03/15/10
Science & Engineering Focus
Texas grants are being used to help universities get more high school students interested in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
- By Bridget McCrea
- 03/11/10
STEM Preparation
The National Education Association's NEA Academy has announced it has partnered with I CAN Learn to help both K-12 and college mathematics educators improve content knowledge and learn new classroom strategies.
- By Scott Aronowitz
- 03/11/10
K-12 Ed Tech News
The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), the principal trade association for the software and digital content industry, will celebrate its 25th anniversary at the 7th Ed Tech Industry Summit (ETIS), being held May 23 to 25 at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco.
- By Scott Aronowitz
- 03/03/10
Educational Gaming
Educational video game maker Tabula Digita will begin holding its 2010 Megabowl tournaments March 12 in New York City. The three statewide tournaments, to be held this spring in New York, Texas, and Florida, will bring together elementary and middle school students from throughout each state in video game competitions that will challenge, above all else, their skills in a variety of mathematical topics.
- By Scott Aronowitz
- 03/02/10
Closing the Achievement Gap
Univision Communications has launched a national campaign to promote academic achievement and college readiness among Hispanic K-12 students in the United States. "Es El Momento" ("The Moment Is Now") is a Spanish-language initiative that will focus on high school graduation, college readiness and completion, and parental and community involvement in reaching these goals.
- By Scott Aronowitz
- 02/26/10
Teaching STEM
The National Science Teachers Association has announced a joint effort with netTrekker to deploy professional development resources in science and engineering.
STEM Initiatives
The University of Texas at El Paso has received funding to support its efforts to connect STEM-oriented graduate students with kids in K-12. The five-year, $2.9 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) will pay for development of a new program at the university called NSF Graduate STEM Fellows in K-12 Education.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 02/22/10
STEM Education
Woodrow Wilson School's Angela Kadian takes a project-based approach to science education to help students grasp the connection between what they're learning in the classroom and their lives outside of the classroom. Integrating technology into the learning process is a major component of that approach.
- By Bridget McCrea
- 02/18/10
STEM Focus
The Vail School District of Vail, AZ has announced it has broken ground on a K-12 facility located inside the University of Arizona Science and Technology Park in Tucson. The district said Vail Academy and High School (VAHS) will be the first in the nation to be housed at a university research park.
- By Scott Aronowitz
- 02/18/10