Posted on February 13th, 2011 by Mary Lord
Informal, out-of-school science and math programs offer great ways to engage girls in the subjects, but they need to be carefully planned and executed to make sure reluctant students want to sign up for and stick with them, Education Week’s Beyond School blog reports on findings from a new Harvard Family Research Project report.
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Tags: Girl Scouts, Girls Education, Programs for Girls, Research, Research on Learning
Posted on February 7th, 2011 by axb
This week’s contest is now closed – stay tuned for next week!
We’re back again with our 2nd weekly eGFI Engineers Month Giveaway!
In honor of National Engineers Week, eGFI will be giving away free packs of colorful, laminated eGFI cards for your classroom.
And because we love engineering so much, we’re extending the celebration all month and will be giving away one pack of our popular cards every week in February, 2011. How to enter after the jump.
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Posted on February 6th, 2011 by Jaimie Schock
Pinched state coffers are prompting elected officials nationwide to rethink how their states spend money on education. Some, including Idaho, contemplate increases in class size. Indiana has proposed allowing college-ready high school juniors to graduate early.
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Posted on February 6th, 2011 by Jaimie Schock
Within five years, every K-12 student in America will be using a mobile handheld device as a part of learning, according to Elliot Soloway, a professor at the University of Michigan. “Smart phones are the one technology that can eliminate the digital divide.”
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Tags: Classroom Technology, Research, Research on Learning, Technology, Technology Education, Technology for Learning
Posted on February 6th, 2011 by Jaimie Schock
When the Intel Science Talent Search semifinalists were announced last month, two high schools had more than any other in the country. Ossining High School, part of a very diverse, increasingly Hispanic town in Westchester County, best known for Sing Sing Correctional Facility, was one of the two.
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Posted on February 6th, 2011 by ASEE
Participation among high school students in science fairs appears to be declining. Ironically, many science teachers fault the Obama administration. Even as the White House promotes science fairs, the administration’s policies hold schools accountable for math and reading scores at the expense of creative science, they say.
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Posted on February 6th, 2011 by Jaimie Schock
Congress is finally taking up the Elementary and Secondary Education Act – a.k.a No Child Left Behind – after several years’ delay, and the outcome of this reauthorization will affect every public school district, principal, teacher, and student in the country. Look for regular updates on ESEA Watch.
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Posted on January 31st, 2011 by axb
This week’s contest is now closed – stay tuned for next week!
Good news, teachers: in honor of National Engineers Week, eGFI will be giving away free packs of colorful, laminated eGFI cards for your classroom!
And because we love engineering so much, we’re extending the celebration all month and will be giving away one pack of our popular cards every week in February, 2011.
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Tags: Giveaways, Sweepstakes
Posted on January 30th, 2011 by Jaimie Schock
Teach for America is the latest player in the nation’s effort to improve STEM education. The alternative teacher-preparation program is getting a $500,000 financial boost from the ExxonMobil Foundation to recruit and train recent college graduates for math and science teaching positions in high-needs communities.
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Tags: Corporations, Math teachers, Science Teachers, Teacher Training, Teachers
