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With Help From Will.i.am, a Teenager's Invention Could Save Infants' Lives - Education ... - 0 views

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  • Virginia Glatzer on 09 May 12
     
    Musician will.i.am is serious about making geeks and nerds the rock stars of the 21st century. Last fall, the Black Eyed Peas frontman teamed up Segway creator Dean Kamen to launch i.am.FIRST, an initiative that celebrates and encourages students' interest in science, technology, engineering, and math.
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Education Week: Most 8th Graders Fall Short on NAEP Science Test - 0 views

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  • White students’ average score rose by a point, to 163, while black students’ performance increased by 3 points, to 129, and Hispanic students’ grew by 5 points, to 137.
  • The average black or Hispanic 8th grader performs below basic achievement.
  • Virginia Glatzer on 10 May 12
     
    Showing need to focus on Middle School students - particularly: White students' average score rose by a point, to 163, while black students' performance increased by 3 points, to 129, and Hispanic students' grew by 5 points, to 137. The average black or Hispanic 8th grader performs below basic achievement.
  • Virginia Glatzer on 10 May 12
     
    The "Interactive" is worth a look.
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Dreaming Big: How Yellowstone's Wonders Can Turn Kids On To Science : 13.7: Cosmos And ... - 0 views

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  • anonymous on 01 Jun 12
     
    Teaching Science through Yellowstone -- Interesting idea.  (Sounds like STEM Scouts)
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  • anonymous on 08 May 12
     
    Good image Produced by MIT's Education Arcade about gamification concepts that can be used in education.  It's based on a paper called, "Moving Games Forward."
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Public-Private Ties Needed to Prevent High School Dropouts - High School Notes (usnews.... - 0 views

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  • Nearly 1 million high school students drop out each year, which works out to roughly 7,000 new dropouts every school day, according to Tony Miller, deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Education.
  • For companies such as AT&T, investing in education is a way to secure their future workforce, said Beth Shiroishi, the vice president of sustainability and philanthropy for the communications company.
  • AT&T's Aspire initiative has invested more than $100 million to improve graduation rates and career readiness through job shadowing
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Course Description - Educational Robotics for the Classroom - 0 views

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    From CMU
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Systems Program - 0 views

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    Organization working with New Hope Solebury SD
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    Organization working with New Hope Solebury SD
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A race to the top at New Hope-Solebury - 0 views

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  • Virginia Glatzer on 09 Apr 12
     
    At New Hope-Solebury School District, a group of professionals are preparing high school students to become the next generation of innovators in science, math, engineering and technology.
  • Virginia Glatzer on 09 Apr 12
     
    At New Hope-Solebury School District, a group of professionals are preparing high school students to become the next generation of innovators in science, math, engineering and technology.
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Math in Daily Life - 0 views

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    Shared by instructional technology coaches in response to a plea for online career planning/personal assessments
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    Shared by instructional technology coaches in response to a plea for online career planning/personal assessments
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    Shared by instructional technology coaches in response to a plea for online career planning/personal assessments
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NOVA | Making Vaccines - 0 views

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    Shared by instructional technology coaches in response to a plea for online career planning/personal assessments
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    Shared by instructional technology coaches in response to a plea for online career planning/personal assessments
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STEM in a Digital Classroom - 0 views

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  • Virginia Glatzer on 14 Mar 12
     
    Nice compilation of STEM related digital resources from Jill Pierce
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Connected Learning - 0 views

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  • anonymous on 12 Mar 12
     
    Good site to explain why the hands-on STEM Scouts experience is important.
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O.C. education chief: Students need more school | school, studen - News - The Orange Co... - 0 views

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  • anonymous on 24 Feb 12
     
    Habermehl said schools would use the increased instruction time to promote the "STEM" fields - science, technology, engineering and math.
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CK12.ORG - FlexBooks - 0 views

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  • Virginia Glatzer on 16 Feb 12
     
    Free digital STEM textbooks
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NASA - NASA's BEST - Home - 0 views

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  • Virginia Glatzer on 16 Feb 12
     
    From a PETE&C presentation on a Virtual STEM lab for the PA Virtual Charter School
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    From a PETE&C presentation on a Virtual STEM lab for the PA Virtual Charter School
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    From a PETE&C presentation on a Virtual STEM lab for the PA Virtual Charter School
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    From a PETE&C presentation on a Virtual STEM lab for the PA Virtual Charter School
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Traditional2Digital - How has this changed how I teach physics? - 0 views

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  • Virginia Glatzer on 13 Feb 12
     
    Presentation at PETE&C re: teaching STEM using digital tools
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    OBOTC is the premiere robotics programming language for educational robotics and competitions. ROBOTC is a C-Based Programming Language with an Easy-to-Use Development Environment.
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Yummy Math - 0 views

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    Math relevant to our world today
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    Shared by instructional technology coaches in response to a plea for online career planning/personal assessments
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