Arne Duncan Says STEM Programs Could Be Game-Changer For Chicago

CBS Chicago - Staff Writer "One way to stem Chicago [...]

February 18th, 2017|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Chicago, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Illinois, Learning, News, School, School Accountability, STEM, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Closing The Cybersecurity Skills Gap With STEM

Dark Reading - Kyle Martin "As a nation, we should [...]

February 17th, 2017|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Cybersecurity, Education, Elementary School, Learning, News, School, School Accountability, STEM, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Spatial Skills: A Neglected Dimension of Early STEM Education

Education Week - Jill Berkowicz and Ann Myers "A new [...]

February 16th, 2017|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Early Education, Education, Learning, News, Spatial learning, STEM, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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STEM classes growing in popularity for girls

North Jersey - Meghan Grant "During the last few years, [...]

February 15th, 2017|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Girls, Learning, New Jersey, News, STEM, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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STEM learning starts as early as kindergarten

The Journal News - Colleen Wilson "Engineering, computer science and [...]

February 14th, 2017|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Kindergarten, Learning, New York, News, School, STEM, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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‘The world needs science and science needs women,’ UN says on International Day

The U.N. News Centre - Staff Writer "United Nations Secretary-General [...]

February 12th, 2017|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Girls, Global, Global Economy, Global Workforce, Globalized World, Interconnected world, International, Learning, News, School, STEM, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Setting, Tension, Explanation, Metaphor: A Storytelling Approach for Early STEM Learning

Ed Surge - Susan Nall Bales "Watch a group of [...]

February 10th, 2017|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Early Education, Education, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, STEM, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Accenture Finds Girls’ Take-up of STEM Subjects is Held Back by Stereotypes, Negative Perceptions and Poor Understanding of Career Options

Business Wire - Staff Writer "New research from Accenture (NYSE: [...]

February 7th, 2017|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Girls, Great Britain (UK), Learning, News, STEM, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Some Serious Matching Funds to Get Kids’ Hands Dirty with STEM Projects

Inside Philanthropy - Tate Williams "There's been a lot of [...]

February 4th, 2017|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Early Education, Education, Learning, News, STEM, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Think big, start early: New effort to close gender gap in science starts in preschool

CBS News - Shanika Gunaratna "Women make up half of [...]

February 3rd, 2017|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Gender, Girls, Learning, News, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, STEM, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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