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Free STEM Resources from Discovery Education and Partners Support National STEM Day 2024 

eSchool News

Charlotte, NC — For observances of National STEM Day 2024, global edtech leader Discovery Education and select partners offer a curated collection of free resources to engage students in STEM education. Since 2019, the STEM Careers Coalition has reached over 10.7 million students, including 2.97

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Preventing Learning Loss Over Summer Break: How to Prevent the “Summer Slide” in Science

ViewSonic Education

Providing a list of safe, easy-to-follow experiments can help students explore scientific concepts in a fun and interactive way. There are tons of hands-on science experiments and STEM challenges you can find using a simple internet search. A great way to get kids engaged is to organize summer STEM challenges.

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20 Ways to Personalize Your Learning This Summer

The CoolCatTeacher

Course: Designing Blended Learning for Student Engagement and Achievement “By the end of the course, you will be able to design and implement meaningful blended learning experiences with objective-aligned assessments and activities that foster core 21st-century skills.” Social Media Social media can be used to safely engage learners.

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Students need clarity on their postsecondary pathways

eSchool News

Exposure gaps are particularly prevalent in STEM education and are more pronounced for underrepresented groups like girls and minorities. Women play a crucial role in filling high-paying, in-demand STEM careers, but they account for just 34 percent of the STEM workforce , according to 2024 Female Students and STEM Report.

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A Systematic Approach to Social and Emotional Support

A Principal's Reflections

To make matters even more complicated, the emotions of students are all over the place. These stem from a variety of factors, including isolation, excessive time on social media, watching parents struggle financially, and the impact of the virus on the health of family members.

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As Student Engagement Falls, Colleges Wonder: ‘Are We Part of the Problem?’

Edsurge

“What we are hearing is students are personally overwhelmed, emotionally overwhelmed—and facing financial hardship, technology issues and difficulties with child care that are preventing them from logging on,” says Tim Renick, founding executive director of the National Institute for Student Success at Georgia State University.

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Global STEM Alliance is Encouraging Students to be a New Kind of Billionaire

Edsurge

In order to combat this issue the NYAS’ Global STEM Alliance (GSA), in partnership with the Aspen Institute , created the Social Impact Challenge to encourage the brightest STEM students around the world to become billionaires—but not in the traditional understanding of the word. GSA’s Junior Academy students.

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