STEM

Education news, analysis, and opinion about classroom learning and curricula that focus on science, technology, engineering, and math
Science Opinion Spatial Skills: A Neglected Dimension of Early STEM Education
Guest bloggers Tamara Spiewak Toub, Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, & Roberta Golinkoff encourage families, educators, and policymakers to make spatial skills a key part of all discussions of early STEM development.
Jill Berkowicz & Ann Myers, February 16, 2017
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11 min read
Science Opinion Supporting English-Language Learners in Science (Video)
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Teaching Channel, February 15, 2017
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1 min read
Teaching Profession When Ms. Frizzle Returns, What Will She Say About Modern-Day Education?
Actress and comedian Kate McKinnon will voice Ms. Frizzle in the reboot of "The Magic School Bus." But what would the new Ms. Frizzle have to say about Betsy DeVos and contemporary education issues?
Kristine Kim, February 14, 2017
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6 min read
Curriculum Opinion Why Schools Must Engender Moral and Ethical Behavior
The job of teaching ethics now belongs to everyone who comes in contact with children.
Jill Berkowicz & Ann Myers, February 12, 2017
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5 min read
Science Idaho Legislators Strip Climate Change Language in New Science Standards
The Republican-led state House Education Committee would only approve the standards after references to the impact of human on global warming were removed.
Marva Hinton, February 10, 2017
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1 min read
Assessment Report Roundup Computer Science Draws Undergrads With Disabilities
Students with disabilities are as likely as typically developing students to enter science and engineering fields in college, according to new data from the National Science Foundation.
Sarah D. Sparks, February 7, 2017
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1 min read
Science Video Invites Teachers to Turn 'Deflategate' Into STEM Lesson
A professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has put together a lesson that teachers can use to show their students how science, technology, engineering, and math relate to real life.
Marva Hinton, February 3, 2017
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3 min read
Science Students With Disabilities as Likely to Enter Science Fields, New Fed Data Show
They were slightly more likely than students without a disability to attend two-year rather than four-year colleges.
Sarah D. Sparks, February 1, 2017
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1 min read
Science Opinion Learning About Sustainability Through Art (Video)
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Teaching Channel, January 25, 2017
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1 min read
Science 100Kin10 Announces New Grantees in Early-Childhood STEM
A new set of grantees will explore professional development, training, and curricular materials in STEM subjects for early-childhood teachers.
Jaclyn Zubrzycki, January 24, 2017
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3 min read
Teaching Opinion Defining 21st-Century Learning
A 21st century shift is the manner in which teaching and learning takes place, the emphasis on science, technology, engineering, and math, and the relationship subjects have with each other.
Jill Berkowicz & Ann Myers, January 24, 2017
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7 min read
Federal Opinion Common Ground With Betsy DeVos
Charters or vouchers won't matter when students are receiving a quality education where their needs are being met and their limitations are merely gaps that are being closed.
Jill Berkowicz & Ann Myers, January 19, 2017
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5 min read
Science Looking for Coherence and Equity in Science Teaching
Researchers argue that a barrage of messages about how and what to teach in science class can be tough on teachers and students, especially in the neediest schools.
Jaclyn Zubrzycki, January 11, 2017
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3 min read
School & District Management Report Roundup Computer Science
A new report by the Southern Regional Education Board, or SREB, provides states with a road map to improve computer science education.
Marva Hinton, January 10, 2017
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1 min read
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