eSchool News

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Despite a growing investment in AI, many schools–especially those in under-resourced areas–lack consistent access to AI tools and training for effective use. Although equitable access to AI in classrooms is a problem, professional learning offers a solution. Look to organizational partners for help.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 25, 2018

Mobile Classrooms Bring STEM Where Students Need IT. Educators are utilizing education technology to repurpose old trailers and buses to create mobile education spaces , classrooms on wheels where students are able to experience what STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) has to offer. eli.zimmerman_9856. by Eli Zimmerman.

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eSchool News

APRIL 4, 2025

Key points: All students are math language learners, regardless of their home language Fostering metacognition and AI integration for ELLs How to support multilingual learners in STEM For more news on language learners, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub Math isnt just about numbers. Sentence stems (a.k.a. Here are a few: 1.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Q&A: Justina Nixon-Saintil on How Investment Can Improve Equity in STEM Education. By 2019, Verizon expects to have 150 schools participating in the Verizon Innovative Learning program , the company’s initiative to improve STEM education, according to a recent announcement. . eli.zimmerman_9856. Wed, 12/05/2018 - 10:27.

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EdTech4Beginners

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

It allows the distribution of reports crammed with complex imagery or multimedia in an easily absorbable format. Downloading and accessing compressed academic assets for demanding projects proceeds more efficiently. Tools for Trimming PDFs Numerous programs are accessible for streamlining PDFs, mainly geared toward instructors.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Increased STEM funding from private companies comes as Americans raise concerns over the attention science, technology, engineering and math classes get in the U.S. Many science and engineering ideas come to life through the devices we hold in our hands, but cutting-edge technologies aren’t easily available to every young person.”.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Key points: Students must feel connected to the learning material to engage in science Helping science-averse teachers integrate STEM and literacy Want to improve STEM education? LEGO Education’s State of Classroom Engagement Report: Science Edition surveyed more than 6,000 global teachers, parents, students, and U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 9, 2024

University professors in non-STEM fields think high school students would be better off learning more useful math, such as statistics, data analysis, accounting and spreadsheets. high school students have no access to calculus at all, even online or through a community college. appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 7, 2025

Another powerful example is the STEM Careers Coalition , an alliance of industries and nonprofit organizations collaborating to create equitable access to free STEM content and career connections. Since 2019, the STEM Careers Coalition has reached over 10.7 million students ahead of the 2025 goal. This includes 2.97

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

While many schools may not have the resources to offer courses in computing, integrating CT with the core STEM disciplines can lower barriers and prepare students to participate in authentic, STEM-integrated learning. The rain gauge icons report the amount of rainfall, absorption, and runoff based on the students’ model code.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

A recent National Science Board report indicates 78 percent of educators say they have on-demand access to digital cameras; 5 1 percent use interactive whiteboards ; and 68 percent report that their school meets or exceeds the Federal Communications Commission’s minimum internet bandwidth recommendations for K–12 institutions.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Part of the December 2020 STEM Resources Digital Calendar ! With a free subscription teachers get 100 MB of storage and access to over standards aligned 8000 interactive lessons. You can even access Flocabulary lessons and integrate Flipgrid. This year video conferencing has been the way many teachers deliver instruction.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Part of the December 2019 STEM Resources Digital Calendar ! Benchmark at regular intervals, such as progress report time, with student led conferences. Seesaw is safe for K12 institutions and we are able to access the portfolios on multiple devices. Digital portfolios are powerful learning tools for students of all ages.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 12, 2018

While this exposure to robotics has been eye-opening to some parents of children at the school, it is right in line with the Horizon Report: 2017 K-12 Edition put out by the New Media Consortium and Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) last year. Fixing the STEM Gap from the Bottom Up. Schools Get Started in Robotics.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 11, 2024

The schools that participated in this phase ranged from award-winning STEM schools to less-resourced ones, with all types of schools reporting the curriculum was a success and that students were engaged and excited to learn.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Workforce Report from tech provider YouScience , which aims to solve the skills gap crisis for students and employers. Exposure gaps are particularly prevalent in STEM education and are more pronounced for underrepresented groups like girls and minorities. “Career-connected learning will become more important than ever.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 27, 2018

Science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) spaces are popping up in schools all over the U.S., Across all industries, 3D-printing spending is projected to reach $20 billion in 2021 , an IDC report found. “3D They don’t run until the door is closed, so there is no access to the hot mechanisms during the job,” Faust says.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Just one in 10 tech workers are Latino, and while Latino college students are choosing STEM fields in college more frequently , they earn only about 12 percent of undergraduate degrees awarded in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Why Is Increasing Latinos in STEM Important? Read the top takeaways below.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 20, 2022

Good intentions to give all students access to the world’s knowledge were derailed by the cost of the websites and webtools that made that happen. Students can practice persuasive writing, comprehension, and typing skills by completing reviews, reports, and reading logs online. Access this catalog via the website.

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Edsurge

MAY 4, 2023

But ASU has an explicit mission to help more people access higher education — including, Austin says, students from low-income families and students from underrepresented minority groups. They could succeed in STEM jobs that tend to pay well in industries that are facing pressure to increase the diversity of their workforces.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 14, 2021

These educators create deep, meaningful learning experiences for their students that are personal and accessible , authentic and challenging , collaborative and connected , and inquisitive and reflective. James Ewing, Grade K-5 STEM/Science and Grade 4 Special Education (New York). Kristine Holloway, Grades 6-7 All Subjects (Ontario).

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Part of the December 2019 STEM Resources Digital Calendar ! Digital badging helps teachers recognize skills not usually highlighted in a report card or transcript, such as great leadership, collaboration, citizenship, creativity, and innovation. Motivate students with digital badges. Students download their badges as png files.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Sando, a STEM teacher, said she often takes a solutions approach when introducing her elementary students to climate change; another lesson for kindergartners involves designing a barrier to protect a playground from flooding. That’s one of the findings of a new pair of reports published by The Lancet. The post ‘Why is the sky fuzzy?’:

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 15, 2024

This new survey by Samsung Solve for Tomorrow was sparked by the increasing use of AI in the innovative community solutions submitted by school teams to our annual public school STEM competition. The 2024-2025 STEM competition is currently accepting entries through Thursday, October 24, 2024, please visit Samsung.com/solve.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

And it is making a difference: 74 percent of teachers reported that PLTW Core Training made them more effective as a teacher , and 68 percent of teachers reported that PLTW Core Training has had more of an impact on their teaching practice than other professional development. But PLTW can’t do this work alone.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Since then, access to personal computers and the internet as well as other advancements in technology have supported esports’ growth into a substantial industry with professional teams, high-stakes competitions, team sponsorships and more. sports leagues except the NFL. .

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Peggy Carr, commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics, said as much during a briefing with reporters. Some students have more access to parents who can help them with their math homework than other students, Burdman says. In 1995, average scores in the U.S. were the same across genders.

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eSchool News

APRIL 17, 2023

STEM education is a critical part of a comprehensive K-12 education–it helps students build and improve critical thinking skills, problem solving skills, and it teaches students to be persistent when presented with a challenge. Representation is another obstacle to more ubiquitous STEM participation.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 2, 2023

This is STEM education in action: Hands-on projects help students develop critical thinking skills while sparking interest in science, technology, engineering and math. Introducing these fields in elementary school helps capture students’ imaginations and kindle their interest in STEM.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 30, 2024

Credit: Olivia Sanchez/The Hechinger Report He knows how far-fetched it sounds, but seeing himself coding in the dream changed him. Across the country, colleges and universities offer scores of programs designed to help students from underrepresented groups succeed in STEM education and prepare for tech careers.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 31, 2018

From additional Learning Tools for OneNote to a new way to use Minecraft: Education Edition , these new developments stem directly from the needs of Microsoft’s most important consumers. “[The Microsoft’s Learning Tools for OneNote already create accessibility by supporting students with disabilities and learning differences.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

That’s according to the 2021 State of Computer Science report jointly released last week by the Code.org Advocacy Coalition, Computer Science Teachers Association and the Expanding Computing Education Pathways Alliance. The figure is based on data from public high schools in 37 states, a first for the report. “It

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Digital Promise

MAY 22, 2019

As students, we expect the content of our classes to be entertaining; If we could use technology more powerfully, we could have access to a whole new world at our fingertips. Barriers to providing all students with access to technology. Students aren’t usually inspired to pursue tech or STEM fields.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 15, 2021

As a foundation for all STEM disciplines, low math proficiency limits access to economic opportunity, and the failures of the current K-12 education system disproportionately impact students of color. Proficiency rates for Black and Latino students and students experiencing poverty are considerably below the national average.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 27, 2019

During her “ STEAM to the Future: What’s Next in STEAM, Design and Making ” presentation, Martinez first provided context for the evolution in learning, explaining that as recently as 50 years ago, computer technology was not accessible to the masses. MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out these five steps to a successful K–12 STEM program.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 2, 2022

That stereotype can impact girls’ willingness to participate in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) classes and activities, and even affect career choices down the road. Interestingly, the research revealed that stereotypes about who is interested in STEM are stronger than stereotypes about STEM ability.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

With Immersive Reader , it also promotes accessibility by providing more than 100 languages, which help to meet the language needs of students and families. Other ideas could be to use some of the templates available and have students design a video newsletter or create a video book report. Elementari.

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