While the racial and ethnic makeup of engineering students and professionals has shifted over the last 10 years, progress toward equity has been slow for black and Latinx engineers. In fact, at the current pace of progress, it will take 256 more years to achieve equity for black professionals in engineering if the rate of completion remains the same. That’s one of the findings of a study released this week focused on diversity in engineering, both in education and in the workplace.
06/10/2021
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Vernier Software & Technology has released an update to its Video Analysis app and introduced a new accompanying e-book designed for physics classes.
06/08/2021
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Vernier Software & Technology has released an update to its Video Analysis app and also launched a new accompanying ebook designed for physics classes.
06/08/2021
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Verizon Innovative Learning announced it’s bringing two of its STEM programs, both for middle school students.
06/01/2021
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Acer today announced updates to its Nitro and Predator Orion lines of gaming desktops, arriving in July. It’s also rolling out three new HDR gaming displays later this year.
05/27/2021
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COVID-19 disrupted our lives and as learning went online we wondered how our students would cope, especially the girls who were anxious about math. Not all children thrived on remote learning, but it made a contribution, especially for those girls who were motivated to improve their math.
05/27/2021
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Ed tech company BEGiN has acquired codeSpark. BEGIN is the maker of HOMER, a STEM learning system (for students age 0 to 6) focused on math, SEL and critical thinking. codeSpark is the producer of codeSpark Academy, a learn-to-code tool for students age 4 to 10.
05/25/2021
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Florida Southern College has expanded and upgraded its campus esports facilities, turning a space for community-based computer gaming into a large esports arena.
05/24/2021
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Vernier Software & Technology has released several new teaching supplements and activities for middle school science.
05/20/2021
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BrainPOP has released BrainPOP Science, a new tool for grades 6–8 designed to help teachers navigate changes in “standards, assessments and learning environments” in science, engineering and technology.
05/20/2021
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Stetson University, located in DeLand, Fla., has announced plans to break ground this fall on a new science facility. The Cici & Hyatt Brown Hall for Health & Innovation will measure in at 40,000 square feet and connect to the existing Sage Hall Science Center to form a 120,000-square-foot science complex.
05/18/2021
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