Spotlight on STEM in Schools

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Education Week's 2009 Spotlight on STEM in Schools brings together a collection of articles hand-picked by our editors for their insights on:

A School Where STEM is King

For the past two decades, Baltimore Polytechnic Institute has remolded its curriculum around blending disciplines known as STEM—science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. June 13, 2008

'Green' Classes Flourish in Schools

Courses focused on renewable and alternative energy are taking hold across the country as educators seek to channel students’ concerns about the environment and conservation into classroom lessons. February 3, 2009

Informal Experiences Can Go a Long Way in Teaching Science

A new study finds solid evidence that educational television and games can boost students’ scientific knowledge. January 27, 2009

Playing Games in Classroom Helping Pupils Grasp Math

A growing body of research is revealing the potential benefits of using board games in the classroom to strengthen the mathematics skills of children, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds. April 29, 2008

In Perspective

Catching Up on Algebra

The push to ensure that all students, not just the academically gifted, take introductory algebra and do so earlier has gained widespread acceptance in U.S. schools over the quarter-century since A Nation at Risk advocated strengthening graduation requirements in math. April 22, 2008

Essential Qualities of Math Teaching Remain Unknown

The uncertainty about math-teaching skills emerges at a time when policymakers at all levels see a need to boost students’ math and science achievement as a key to sustaining the nation’s future economic health. March 28, 2008

Commentary

STEM as a Curriculum

"We must first recognize STEM as a unitary idea, not simply a grouping of the four disciplines in a convenient, pronounceable acronym," write Jan Morrison & Raymond V. "Buzz" Bartlett. March 2, 2009

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