What’s Science Got to Do With Teaching and Learning?

The Huffington Post - Karin Chenoweth "For decades, cognitive scientists [...]

March 9th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Learning, News, Science, Science & Technology, Scientific, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Girls lack self-confidence in maths and science problems, study finds

The Guardian - Richard Adams "Girls “lack self-confidence” in their [...]

March 7th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Britain, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, England, Gender, Girls, Great Britain (UK), Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Science, Science & Technology, Scientific, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Dissecting A Frog: A Middle School Rite Of Passage

NPR - Will Huntsberry "Among the Bunsen burners and petri [...]

February 28th, 2015|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Middle School, News, School, School District, Science, Science & Technology, Scientific, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Black history celebration includes youth, science

The Florida Today - J.D. Gallop "As a child, Hannah [...]

February 16th, 2015|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, African American, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Florida, High School, Learning, Miami, News, Science, Science & Technology, Scientific, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Pew survey: 84% of scientists say US lagging on STEM education is a ‘major problem’

The Beta Boston - Eden Shulman "Latvia, Vietnam, Italy, New [...]

February 8th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Science, Science & Technology, Scientific, STEM, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|

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How Elementary School Teachers’ Biases Can Discourage Girls From Math and Science

The New York Times - Claire Cain Miller "We know [...]

February 7th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Elementary School, Gender, Girls, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, School, Science, Science & Technology, Scientific, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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U.S. students improving – slowly – in math and science, but still lagging internationally

The Pew Research Center - Drew Desilver "Scientists and the [...]

February 2nd, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, School, School District, Science, Science & Technology, Scientific, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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UC RIVERSIDE: Program aims to close racial gap in science education

The Press Enterprise - Sandra Stokley "On a recent sun-drenched [...]

February 2nd, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, California, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Los Angeles, Middle School, Minority, News, Science, Science & Technology, Scientific, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Special ed, math, science teachers in high demand

The State - Sarah Ellis "The hiring outlook is promising [...]

January 24th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, School, School District, Science, Science & Technology, Scientific, South Carolina, STEM, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Expose kids to science and technology

The North Shore News - Kathy Lynn " Science is [...]

January 17th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Brain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Family, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Science, Science & Technology, Scientific, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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