4/23/2013 - The New York Times
Praising the work of young scientists and inventors at the third White House Science Fair, President Obama on Monday announced a broad plan to create and expand federal and private-sector initiatives designed to encourage children to study science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
4/1/2013 - District Administration
Oceanographer David L. Evans was appointed executive director of the National Science Teachers Association in February, and will work to promote STEM education and professional development for the Next Generation Science Standards.
3/12/2013 - Colorado Springs Business Journal
A team of World War II aviation experts and local educators want to make math and science come alive for children.
2/28/2013 - The Boston Globe
How do you motivate kids so they want to build up their skills in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics—better known as STEM? Make a game of it, of course.
2/28/2013 - Forbes
It wasn’t a plan. It just happened. Enzo, then age 7, decided to make a video about a praying mantis for a science project. He posted it on YouTube. The video went viral. Before he knew it, he’d been invited to appear on the Ellen DeGeneres Show.
2/20/2013 - Crain’s Chicago Business
Even though Illinois has several top engineering schools, it comes up short in the amount of science, technology, engineering, and math graduates it produces.
2/8/2013 - Education Week
The newly named executive director of the National Science Teachers Association, David L. Evans, brings a diverse resume to his post at the 60,000-member organization, including stints as the undersecretary of science at the Smithsonian Institution, a high-ranking NOAA official, an academic, and—for three years—a high school math teacher.
1/26/2013 - Education Week
Gov. Susana Martinez recently announced details of a $2 million plan to recruit more math and science teachers, with a focus on serving rural schools and those with high concentrations of low-income families.
12/6/2012 - Opposing Views
An Indiana law is designed to create the impression that evolution is somehow controversial or in doubt, and thus special laws are needed so that it can be challenged. The idea is to encourage teachers to water down such instruction or not offer it at all.
11/27/2012 - The New York Times (requires free registration)
Teachers at schools with their own gardens are bringing their classrooms to nature, encouraging students to plant, harvest, and experiment with solar and wind energy.
10/19/2012 - WPSD Local
Teachers from across our region traveled to Louisville on Thursday to attend the National Science Teachers Association conference.
10/18/2012 - Education Week
Two national organizations are launching an initiative, backed by $2.4 million in federal aid, to bring together science centers and writing teachers to develop projects around the country that will integrate science learning with literacy instruction.
10/15/2012 - USA Today
A growing number of tech-savvy women are encouraging other women to follow in their footsteps.
10/4/2012 - Ghana News Agency
The United States Embassy in Accra is partnering with the Kofi Annan Centre Of Excellence in ICT in a week of workshops to promote hands-on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education among junior and senior high school girl students in Ghana.
10/1/2012 - THE Journal
Bill Nye "The Science Guy" is fired up about flipped classrooms—and has a new program to get students and teachers to get fired up as well.
9/27/2012 - THE Journal
For the fifth time in as many years a group of scientists, teachers, and students are heading up Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania to research mountain biomes and share what they discover with students online. Virtual aspects of the "GLOBE Xpedition" will include the sharing of data collected on the trip as well as two live webinars hosted from the mountain during times when students elsewhere in the world will be able to tune in.
9/24/2012 - YumaNewsNow.com
Science teachers and the U.S. Army are on a mission. Their joint objective is to promote student achievement in STEM subjects. An online collaborative learning competition called eCYBERMISSION is designed to inspire student interest in STEM by encouraging students in grades six through nine to develop solutions to real-world challenges in their communities.
9/7/2012 - Edutopia
A growing number of teachers are incorporating "making" into their teaching methods, and turning their classrooms into makerspaces.
9/6/2012 - Salt Lake Tribune
Christopher Emdin, an education professor at New York City’s Columbia University, is visiting schools across Salt Lake City this week, trying to get teens excited about science by showing them how it relates to rap, break dancing, graffiti art (the legal kind), DJing, and MCing—in short, hip hop culture.
9/6/2012 - Salt Lake Tribune
Christopher Emdin, an education professor at New York City’s Columbia University, is visiting schools across Salt Lake City this week, trying to get teens excited about science by showing them how it relates to rap, break dancing, graffiti art (the legal kind), DJing, and MCing—in short, hip hop culture.
9/5/2012 - The Huffington Post
To see a hopeful future for science education, look no further than the Raccoon Creek watershed in rural Ohio. There, Vinton County High School students are literally getting their feet wet, testing water, and examining fish to investigate the impact of acid drainage from more than a century's worth of coal mining in the Appalachians.
9/5/2012 - Des Moines Register
Iowa state officials recently announced plans for 14 community meetings in September and October that will focus on science, technology, engineering, and math education and economic development.
8/22/2012 - Scientific American
A growing group of advocates who believe that STEM is missing a key component—one that is equally deserved of renewed attention, enthusiasm and funding. That component is the Arts. If these advocates have their way, STEM would become STEAM.
8/20/2012 - The Meriden Record-Journal
Bryce McMinn, a biology and science teacher at Platt High School, spent six weeks of his summer vacation at Pratt and Whitney testing engines as part of an educational externship with the National Science Teacher Association.
8/13/2012 - The Christian Science Monitor
The rover Curiosity, with nearly 900,000 Twitter followers, had a strong internet presence even before its launch to Mars. Scientists hope this will lead to more student interest in science—and more funding.