Demands Causing Australian Students to Avoid STEM Classes
(Photo: George Joch, Creative Commons) During the Data61 2016 conference in Sydney last week, educators and representatives of the ICT industry expressed their concern about the slow adoption of STEM subjects in Australian high schools. According to Australia’s Digital Pulse study quoted by Byron Connolly of CIO, Australia is experiencing a skill crisis with expected […]
Project Lead The Way Grants Aim to Boost STEM Ed in Hawaii
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) Twelve high schools in Hawaii have been announced as the recipients of a multi-year, $ 2.2 million grant to improve science, math, engineering, and technology education, as well as college and career readiness. The initiative to improve the state’s innovation economy and workforce was announced in January by Governor David Ige. The […]
From Classrooms to Research, NAO Robots Infiltrating STEM
(Photo: Stephen Chin, Creative Commons) K-12 technology teachers are always looking to find innovative ways to teach practical STEM skills and to prepare their students for real-life situations — and now they’re getting help from Aldebaran’s NAO robots. To help its students gain skills to advance in non-scripted jobs or jobs that may not exist […]
15 States Incentivizing STEM Degrees as Humanities Struggle
An increasing number of states across the country are beginning to steer college students away from the humanities and rewarding institutions for students who graduate with a degree in fields considered to be important to the economy. Expressing concerns over rising tuition costs, increasing student loan debt and a shortage of skilled workers, states across the country […]
Univ of Colorado Gets $3.6 Million for STEM Learning Engagement
The National Science Foundation has awarded a $ 3.6 million grant to the Boulder and Denver campuses of the University of Colorado for expanding student engagement in STEM education, with $ 2.5 million given to the University of Colorado Boulder and $ 1.1 million to the Denver campus. The grants will fund learning assistant training programs […]