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The new administration has identified math, science, and technology education as high priorities. Increased development of STEM Schools (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) is emerging as a clear solution to the administration's priority. Already a significant movement in Texas, Ohio and elsewhere, STEM schools are an answer to preparing a globalized workforce for the 21st century. STEM schools also provide a new opportunity for previously underserved urban students and opens fields often closed to them.

Canadian report on student engagement

Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

D.C. teachers and administrators say the improvement in NAEP scores is attributable in part to the use of Everyday Mathematics, a K-6 curriculum Janey introduced in the District in 2005. Everyday Mathematics focuses on using a student's experiences, encouraging the use of games and hands-on work rooted in real-life situations. Students also are encouraged to explain and discuss their reasoning in their own words.

Great video student projects based on the book the Math Curse

The plan will address the imperatives of global competition, Cator said, but also will stress the importance of global interdependence. It will focus on ensuring effective teachers are present "in every zip code," on seamlessly bridging the gap between the wide array of technology students use outside of school and the more limited technology available to them in the classroom. She said America's ed-tech plan will promote careers in science, technology, engineering, and math--but now will add an emphasis on the arts, because, as Cator explained, creativity is essential to lifelong success in the age of technology.

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