STEAM Universe webinars available on demand!
10/15/2018
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Discovery Education is hosting a free virtual field trip to a nuclear power plant Oct. 15, cosponsored with the Center for Nuclear Science and Technology Information. The event takes place between 1 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. Eastern time.
10/12/2018
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While teachers strongly support the infusion of technology into student learning, a survey found that their schools still face multiple hurdles in that pursuit, including a lack of computing devices, too much emphasis on passive activities and insufficient professional development to help educators understand how to teach with tech.
10/11/2018
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The grants, which can range up to $40,000, are intended to help fund after-school programs for middle and high school students — especially those at risk — to develop expertise in the use of technology, along with "life skills," such as goal setting, conflict resolution and effective communication.
10/10/2018
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GitHub has released Classroom Assistant, a tool intended to help streamline the grading process for teachers using Classroom on its open-source service that allows developers to share and collaborate on code.
10/08/2018
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Forty-one states didn't graduate a single new teacher prepared to teach CS.
10/08/2018
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New STEAM Universe webinars available on demand!
10/08/2018
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Just as the College Board announced new resources and processes for its Advanced Placement exams, the organization also said that the number of students tackling an AP Computer Science assessment grew by nearly a third over last year's count. That count includes record participation by underrepresented groups, including girls and black and Latinx students.
10/03/2018
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Next, the state will finalize a plan for scaling up CS education, including how to support teachers. That's expected to be approved by March 2019.
10/01/2018
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The 2019 Vernier/NSTA Technology Awards program is now open, offering up to $5.500 for "the innovative use of data-collection technology using a computer, tablet, graphing calculator, or other handheld in the science classroom."
10/01/2018
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Vernier/NSTA Technology Awards grant Program now open!
10/01/2018
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