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Middle school educator Frank DiMaria uses robots as an interdisciplinary tool to help students learn problem-solving and gain skills they'll need in the future. MoreTeach without grades. Teach without tests. Teach without homework. That's the message from a growing number of educators who are not only advocating but actually making substantial changes in their classroom practices by eliminating grades and scores entirely. MoreA growing number of organizations are developing virtual field trips and supporting technology to make it easier for teachers to provide their students with these valuable learning experiences. More
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The Manor Independent School District has adopted a technology platform designed to bring industry into the classroom. MoreA Pennsylvania university is reaching out to local high schoolers to participate in a workshop that will introduce them to STEM-related careers and education. MoreOver the course of a weekend, 14 teams made up of college students and high schoolers identified problems, created working prototypes, pitched the audience on their ideas and did demos of their solutions as part of Cornell University's Make-a-Thon. MoreThe United States Department of Education is looking to re-up a $1.1 billion investment in career and technical education. MoreNearly 5,000 high school students on 789 teams are competing in the 14th annual Team America Rocketry Challenge. MoreThe United States Department of Education has announced a new competition called the Career Technical Education (CTE) Makeover Challenge. MoreCalifornia's North Coast Region School Districts are adopting digital courses focused on agricultural science at 16 area high schools and two community colleges in an effort to help students explore career interests and aspirations. MoreVirtual reality devices will grow by nearly 85 percent for the next five years, driven in large part by gaming and educational applications, according to a new report from ABI Research. MoreCommon Sense Graphite and KQED MindShift have partnered to launch the "Tech Tool Tourney," a bracket-style competition designed to select teachers' favorite learning games from among 64 entrants. MoreMiddle and high school students in four states now participate in the initiative to encourage them to use invention to solve real-life problems and incorporate STEM principles. MoreThe White House goal of training or retraining 100,000 teachers in STEM subjects by 2021 is gaining momentum. MoreConnected Science Learning, an online journal, will focus on effective programs, practices and partnerships in STEM education. MoreMore than 100 students from three San Francisco high schools spent March 15 visiting tech companies to learn more about potential careers. MoreShmoop, a provider of test prep and online courses, has launched two new computer science courses with more on the way. MoreThe University of Illinois is expanding a mentorship program, Tech Wizards, designed to teach local students aged 8-17 about STEM topics. MoreResearchers from the UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies have been awarded a $2.8 million grant from the National Science Foundation to develop and study a professional development program to help middle and high school science educators teach their students to argue scientifically. MoreStudents studying science, technology, engineering and math subjects now have a new resource to turn to for news of the latest discoveries in fields that interest them. MoreCombine creative teaching with STEM and energetic students, and you'll get guidance on how to design and build eco-friendly mini homeless shelters for homeless teens; apply signal processing in smartwatches to notify pedestrians when vehicles are approaching at unsafe speeds; and explore alternatives for melting ice on city roads without using salt. All of these solutions are finalists in this year's "Solve for Tomorrow" contest, put on by Samsung. More
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