LA Unified Promotes CS Education; Conflicted on 1-to-1 Devices

At the same time that Los Angeles Unified School District voted to promote computer science education and reduce the "digital divide," the country's largest school system also is trying to bring back 1-to-1 computing devices in a big way almost four years after it canceled its last major attempt. However, the latest effort has hit a funding obstacle. 06/14/2018 Read More

Minecraft EDU Takes Coding, STEAM Lessons Underwater

A new update for Minecraft: Education Edition, called Update Aquatic, is adding underwater science to the educational version of the popular world-building game. 06/12/2018 Read More

STEM: At the Crossroads of Traditional and Online Learning

In this guest viewpoint, FIRST President Donald E. Bossi argues that online and blended learning offer tremendous potential for enhancing STEM education and hands-on learning opportunities for all students. 06/12/2018 Read More

$1,000 for STEM Education with a Community Service Twist

Project Learning Tree is offering grants of $1,000 for STEM education projects that focus on the environment and community engagement. 06/11/2018 Read More

Grants & Upcoming Events (Week of June 11, 2018)

Eleven days until the deadline for the Champion Creatively Alive Children Grant Program! 06/11/2018 Read More

VR Interface Lets Students Explore Civil Engineering

An open immersive virtual reality interface for pre-university and first-year students allows them to explore engineering disciplines, such as structural or hydraulics, as part of engaging their interest in STEM careers. 06/07/2018 Read More

Mississippi Becomes Latest State to Reduce Cut Score for Math Certification

The state of Mississippi is hoping to fill openings for math teachers by lowering the cut score for its certification exam. 06/05/2018 Read More

8 Awesome Earth Science Apps, Websites and Games

The best Earth science lessons help kids build a greater understanding of the world around them. 06/05/2018 Read More

Competition Calls for AI-Created Minecraft Settlements

A competition hosted by the NYU Tandon School of Engineering is challenging humans to create algorithms for producing adaptive settlements in Minecraft. (These are the villages and cities and other environments that players create at will in the online game.) The competition addresses a fairly new area of inquiry for machine learning in games: how to develop algorithms that can design rather than play. 06/05/2018 Read More

Grants & Upcoming Events (Week of June 4, 2018)

The early bird deadline for the Champion Creatively Alive Children Grant Program is today! 06/04/2018 Read More

Play Has Indirect Benefits for STEM Ed

A new report aims to bring the fun into STEM education while dispelling a few myths. 05/29/2018 Read More

How the Library Helps Integrate Making Across the Curriculum