Posted on April 19th, 2022 by Mary Lord
The Knowles Teacher Initiative, an immersive professional learning community for P-12 STEM teachers, is offering free, short online courses throughout the school year. Register for the May 9. 19, and 26, 2022 courses.
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Posted on April 18th, 2022 by Mary Lord
Plant a tree. Calculate your carbon footprint. Organize a community cleanup. There are countless ways that individuals — including students and teachers — can celebrate Earth Day and have a positive impact on the planet all year. Check out these Earth Day events plus activities, energy challenges, teacher professional learning, and other ideas for making an environmental difference all year ’round,
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Posted on April 4th, 2022 by Mary Lord
Having trouble finding quality materials to teach the open-ended investigations and crosscutting concepts envisioned by the Next Generation Science Standards? OpenSciEd has developed free, NGSS-aligned curricular units for middle schools (grades 6 to 8) along with teacher professional development.
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Posted on May 27th, 2021 by Mary Lord
The Congressional App Challenge works to inspire middle and high school students in congressional districts across the country through hands-on practice with coding and computer science. Registration launches on June 24, but students can pre-register now. Deadline to submit apps: Nov. 1, 2021.
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Posted on May 21st, 2021 by Mary Lord
Join educators from Samueli Academy, a project-based-learning charter school in Santa Ana, Calif., for a free ASEE webinar on increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion through pre-college STEM. Wedesday, May 26, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Eastern.
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Posted on May 21st, 2021 by Mary Lord
The latest “nation’s report card” for science reveals a disturbing trend. After improving from 2009 to 2015, science scores held steady or fell – with across-the-board declines led by struggling students at the lowest achievement levels.
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Posted on February 14th, 2021 by Mary Lord
Broadway tech, robotics, and racecar engineering are among dozens of engaging, interactive sessions being presented at Awesome Girls: National Girl Scout STEM Festival, a free virtual showcase for K-12 girls – including non-Girl Scouts – and their families. Register by April 9 for the Saturday, April 17 event.
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Posted on February 4th, 2021 by Mary Lord
Join ASEE’s P-12 Educator Series for a free online panel discussion February 24, 2021 at 6:30 p.m. Eastern on the challenges students and teachers face and strategies for dismantling racial barriers that will lead to more equitable and inclusive STEM learning environments.
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Posted on December 29th, 2020 by Mary Lord
Join the University of St. Thomas’s Playful Learning Lab on January 29 and 30 for PLAYfest 2021, a two-day virtual festival of free, hands-on STEAM professional development and speakers from around the world.
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