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Best-in-Category Awards for 2016

Ask a Tech Teacher

Winner: C-STEM — tools to learn math through robotics ( see my review ). Honorable Mention: CanaryFlow ( see my review ). Lesson Planning. Winner: Frolyc aka Activity Circle ( see my review ). Honorable Mention: Office Mix — a free add-on for PowerPoint. Professional Development.

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Pennsylvania District Wins NEF STEM Leadership Award

The Journal

Lehighton Schools has won the National Education Foundation's 2016 STEM Leadership Award.

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TCEA 2016: Samsung’s Mission to Close the STEM Gap

EdTech Magazine

Frank Smith Samsung's two new products for classrooms take aim on STEM solutions.

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How Do We Get More Girls Into STEM? Build Confidence (and Robots)

Edsurge

With careers of the future heavily concentrated in STEM fields, it’s unacceptable for women to be left out of the space. Not only do employers need to have the largest possible pool of qualified STEM workers to succeed, business outcomes improve with a diverse workforce. We need more female STEM mentors and role models!

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What it Takes to Integrate Robotics and Coding into the Classroom

EdTech Magazine

The report reflects the activity already taking place in many schools — the building of robotics programs and development of curriculum that will prepare students for a future that is increasingly focused on science, technology, math and engineering (STEM). Fixing the STEM Gap from the Bottom Up. Schools Get Started in Robotics.

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Data literacy skills: what they are and how do we teach them to our students?

Neo LMS

Over the past couple of years, STEM skills have increased in demand in the workplace. million jobs that require STEM skills. For example, the need for statisticians is “expected to grow almost 34% from 2016 to 2026, with data scientists being particularly high in demand, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. ” ?If

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CES 2016: Lego’s New Classroom Robot Brings STEM Lessons to Life

EdTech Magazine

Frank Smith Lego’s WeDo 2.0 has a knack for making students smile as they take their first steps into the world of programming.

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