STEM
Education news, analysis, and opinion about classroom learning and curricula that focus on science, technology, engineering, and math
School Climate & Safety
Opinion
Ethics and Academics in 21st-Century Schools
As 21st century changes arrive in curricula, manner of teaching and assessing, it is time to pull ethics out of the shadows and make it part of the content, practice and actions of adults and of our teaching.
Science
California Adopts Framework for Teaching Science
The new framework aligns with the Next Generation Science Standards, which encourage more hands-on learning.
Science
New Survey Focuses on Best Practices in STEM Teacher Training, Retention
Teacher training programs that focused on content like common-core math were deemed to be the most successful, according to the survey by 100Kin10.
Mathematics
Teachers Underestimate Girls' Math Abilities, Report Suggests
A new study suggests that teachers' perceptions of girls' math abilities may contribute to the gender gap in that subject.
Science
Keeping it Real: Learning STEM in the Middle of a Lake
A nonprofit in Vermont uses sailing to help schools teach students about STEM.
Curriculum
How Can Schools Get Quality STEM Teachers in All Classrooms? Essays Offer Advice
An Education Week Commentary package shares tips, advice, and insights on improving science instruction and making sure there is parity across all school districts.
Teaching
Opinion
Are Students Getting the Education They Need?
Elementary and middle schools can narrow the gap so that more students who arrive at STEM shifted high schools can already have developed skills in problem solving, collaborating with other students and professionals, critical thinking, and communicating.
Assessment
Science Scores Rise for 4th and 8th Grades
Rising test scores and shrinking achievement gaps are among the bright spots in the latest science results from the 2015 National Assessment of Educational Progress.
Recruitment & Retention
Opinion
Advice From the Science Classroom
Better support and professional development for science teachers could eventually attract more students to science, writes educator Justin Louie.
Science
Opinion
Focusing In on Science Learning
The numbers don't lie: Highly qualified science teachers are in short supply in the United States.
Federal
Opinion
A Bigger, Better STEM Field Begins With Teachers
As we develop a clearer blueprint for good science education, more teacher professional development is needed, writes educator Jen Gutierrez.
Professional Development
Opinion
The Key to Good Science Teaching
Good continuous learning for science teachers looks a lot like what we want for students, writes researcher Kirsten Daehler.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Opinion
What It Takes to Teach Science in a Rural School
For rural science teachers, a command of subject matter and pedagogy isn’t enough, write Jessica Weller and Lynn A. Bryan of Purdue University.
Science
Opinion
Is STEM Education in Permanent Crisis?
Perpetual and widespread STEM teacher shortages in the Unites States are holding students back, writes UTeach's Michael Marder.