Roomba Maker Moves into the Classroom with Root Purchase

Consumer robot company iRobot Corp. recently acquired Root Robotics, which caters primarily to K-12. The latter's educational "Root" coding robot grew out of a summer research project in 2011 at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University. 07/17/2019 Read More

New Kit Helps Teach Coding to Students in Grades 4–8

STEAM education technology company SAM Labs has released a new bundle to teach students in grades 4–8 how to code. The introduction of the Learn to Code Course Kit adds the upper elementary and middle school grades to the company's existing STEAM Course Kit, which serves grades pre-K–5. 07/16/2019 Read More

Free Workshop Trains Teachers on Developing STEM Lessons

This month, New York University's Tandon School of Engineering is offering a free workshop for local middle school teachers on developing STEM lessons in the life sciences, physical sciences and mathematics. 07/10/2019 Read More

9 Things to Know about 3D Printing in K-12

3D printing is a technology that can be as complex or as simple as you make it. These ins and outs can help you simplify how 3D printing works in the classroom. 06/20/2019 Read More

KIBO Adds Advanced Coding Extension Set Using Wooden Blocks

KinderLab Robotics has debuted an Advanced Coding Extension Set and curriculum for its KIBO robots. 06/18/2019 Read More

Study Identifies Racial Disparities in STEM Graduation Rates

A recent study from the University of Texas at Austin found Black and Latino students are more likely to leave STEM majors than their White peers. 06/17/2019 Read More

Grants & Upcoming Events (Week of June 17, 2019)

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Florida School Houses STEAM Labs in Shipping Containers

A college preparatory school in Florida has opened a new STEAM center on its campus using refurbished shipping containers. Maclay School in Tallahassee introduced three student lab centers, each with a different focus. 06/11/2019 Read More

Grants & Upcoming Events (Week of June 10, 2019)

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10-School Project Tackles Equity, Inclusion in STEM Intro Courses

Representatives from 10 public research universities will be meeting in a couple of weeks to begin serious development of strategies for making large-enrollment foundation courses in STEM more accessible to students who are under-represented in the fields. 05/30/2019 Read More

Cleveland District Gets STEM Lab Funded by Cavs and Goodyear

The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company have pledged a million dollars of support to the Cleveland district and Akron Public Schools. As part of that, the two organizations committed to the remodel, which converted a storage room into the new lab, where district teachers will be able to add design and fabrication to their lessons. 05/28/2019 Read More

Grants & Upcoming Events (Week of May 28, 2019)