STEM/STEAM: Science, Technology, Engineering, Math and the Arts
Here you'll find articles and resources for STEM+Arts education, also known as STEAM. Topics include science, technology, engineering, math and arts education and range from research reports to feature articles to profiles of makerspaces to news about new STEAM and STEAM initiatives in schools.
Rural school districts in Missouri are gaining more STEM access through a $250,000 state-grant being administered by Missouri University of Science and Technology.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 10/22/19
Boxlight, a company known for its audiovisual gear for the classroom, has issued a free guide to help teachers know where to find apps, activities, ideas and funding to support STEM learning.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 10/21/19
A new ED report identifies nine dimensions of effective STEM learning practices that are used in classrooms today.
As more colleges and universities add esports to their formal athletics programs, they'll eventually need to grapple with Title IX implications.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 10/21/19
The LEGO MINDSTORMS Voice Challenge connects LEGO robots to the Amazon Alexa Gadgets Toolkit and tasks contest participants to create voice-powered experiences.
Microsoft and Dell Technologies are working together to encourage girls to become interested in STEM through an after-school pilot program.
An upcoming children's show co-created by a University of California, Irvine physics professor will serve as a testbed to see how interactive videos could boost children's understanding of science.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 10/11/19
The musical instrument provider is gifting more than 10 keyboards and digital pianos to the latest Notes for Notes recording studio.
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos showed up at a middle school in Nashville to kick off the area's "Amazon Future Engineer" program. This partnership will bring computer science courses and robotics to schools in Metro Nashville Public Schools, as well as other Tennessee districts.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 10/10/19
The hybrid children’s museum and science center is getting support from Microsoft and Amazon to fund exhibitions targeted at children ages 12 and under.