New York Announces Teacher-Bonus, -Mentoring Program in Science and Math
New York announces an $11 million bonus program for effective science and math teachers who help coach novices. Read Full Post >
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May 21, 2013
May 18, 2013
Portrait of High School, Brought to You by Robot(ic)s
A book chronicles a high school team's quest for a FIRST Robotics Championship. Read Full Post >
May 15, 2013
PD Program Targets Cross-Curricular Reading and Confidence
At an event in downtown Washington yesterday, panelists discussed a professional development program that brings reading and social/emotional learning together and according to several studies is having positive effects in both areas. Read Full Post >
May 07, 2013
Microsoft's Akhtar Badshah Reflects on STEM Ed. in the U.S.
Akhtar Badshah talked about Microsoft's YouthSpark program and how technology is changing education in the U.S. Read Full Post >
May 07, 2013
STEM Possibilities
As leaders we must consider everything and continue to be sure we lead programming that prepares our students for every possibility. We must invest in what we understand and we can't possibly understand... the unknown world in which they will spend their earning years. Read Full Post >
April 26, 2013
Pipeline of 'STEM' Workers is Strong, Argues Analysis
A new analysis argues that the United States has a more-than-sufficient supply of workers in science- and math-related fields, despite the popular perception. Read Full Post >
April 24, 2013
Is There a STEM Shortage?
What better way to keep labor costs low than to increase the number of STEM workers here on H1-B visas? Read Full Post >
April 23, 2013
What Do Math Educators Think About the Common Core?
The common-core standards were a major topic of conversation last week at the annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Read Full Post >
April 22, 2013
Robot Competition Founder Named Nat. Teacher of the Year
The Council of Chief State School Officers today announced Jeff Charbonneau, a high school science teacher in Washington state, as the 2013 National Teacher of the Year. Read Full Post >
April 19, 2013
Science Classes May Give Unequal Opportunity to Learn, Study Says
Students in high-performing schools have more and deeper opportunities to learn science than those in struggling schools, according to a recent Massachusetts course audit released by the Rennie Center. Read Full Post >
