Tag Archives: STEM
As school systems across the United States move, seemingly inexorably, toward high stakes assessment-oriented modes of instruction, many educators and parents want to provide children with learning opportunities that return to hands-on, inquiry based, and project based learning. Numerous programs and products have emerged to meet this desire. Arts-based after-school and summer programs are hosted [...]
Today is the anniversary of the first American spacewalk. On June 3, 1965, Ed White opened the hatch of his Gemini spacecraft miles above the Pacific Ocean and spent 23 minutes floating in space. He found the experience so exhilarating he refused to come back inside the spacecraft until ordered to do so. And he [...]
As I wrote last week, the final Next Generation Science Standards were released on April 9, 2013. Of course, the question everyone is asking is: “What happens now?” For many of the biggest “what now?” topics, including adoption by states, implementation by schools, and eventual assessments for the standards, there are still many unknowns but [...]
After nearly two years of effort by the lead states, the writing teams, and Achieve, the final Next Generation Science Standards were released on April 9, 2013. Congratulations to all involved on reaching this historic milestone! These standards are significant because they have the potential to affect what over half of the nation’s K-12 students [...]
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TED for Kids by Adam Sopko was originally posted on www.learningstarts.org. Here’s something fun. Fun and informative. From the inspiring folks at TED, the nonprofit focused on Ideas Worth Spreading, comes a collection of talks curated for those curious kids. In this case, we’re thinking about those middle school and high school students of [...]
If you missed this year’s SXSWedu conference and need a reason to attend in 2014, watch the below video. It’s a clip of the entrepreneurs of SchoolYourself, who created highly interactive trigonometry, pre-calculus, and calculus activities for the iPad; and it’s also a peek into the brilliance and innovation that is just starting to develop [...]
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