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2/08/12
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Christine C.
From MIT to the Great Beyond: Erin King, 17, Launches Acceptance Letter Tube into Space
Let’s say your college acceptance letter arrived in a cardboard tube, along with a note from the university to “hack the tube.” What would do? Paint it? Turn it into a kaleidoscope? Create an aperture science handheld portal device?2/07/12
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Christine C.
Second White House Science Fair Features More Student Exhibits, More STEM Proposals
Students exhibited dozens of smartly designed and eco-savvy projects, and President Obama launched a marshmallow and a number of proposals to help prepare STEM teachers.2/01/12
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Sarah J.
Programs of Their Own: MIT and LEGO Bring Robotics and Coding to Grade School
At The Chestnut Hill School outside of Boston, educators are using MIT Media Labs’ Scratch programming language and innovative robotics tools developed in partnership with Lego to teach STEM subjects to kids as early as first grade.1/27/12
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Sarah J.
PLAYBACK: Access, Literacy, The New and The Old Digital Divide
Tutoring via technology; the old digital divide persists while the drive toward mobile creates a new one; and Youth Radio’s Lissa Soep and HASTAC’s Cathy Davidson on what we know about teaching digital literacy … All in this week’s PLAYBACK.1/25/12
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Christine C.
Google Science Fair Winners: Teen-Age Scientists Inspire at TEDxWomen, Also Cite Need for Mentors
At TEDxWomen, Google Science Fair winners Lauren Hodge, Shree Bose and Naomi Shah describe their research and passion for scientific inquiry, and the difficulty of finding mentors.1/24/12
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Sarah J.
Access For All: The White House Announces New Summer Jobs Initiative to Teach STEM to Low-Income Teens, Prepare Them for Jobs
President Obama has called on businesses and non-profits to help close the youth unemployment gap. Is teaching kids to code enough? We look at other models that encourage minority students from low-income communities to develop mobile apps, robotics and other technologies and to consider STEM careers.1/13/12
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Sarah J.
PLAYBACK: Pedagogy, Coding and Teaching Kids to Think Deeply
Idaho teachers resist technology push; teens adapt the Xbox to help patients; & why learning to code may be harder than you think, all in this week’s Playback.1/12/12
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Christine C.
LEGO Called Upon to Treat Girls and Boys as Equals
Back in the early 1980s, a young girl with red braids and blue jeans proudly held up a LEGO creation. Today, LEGO thinks the best way to market to girls is with parties and beauty shops. Welcome to the new gender divide in STEM-related toys.1/11/12
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Christine C.
To Engage Girls in STEM, Include Role Models and Watch the Messaging
Two recent stories illuminate the benefits of after-school STEM programs for girls. Plus, teachers go back to school to learn how small classroom changes can improve girls academic achievement in STEM subjects.12/23/11
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Christine C.
Gifts for Girls: Activities Encouraging STEM Don’t Need to be Pink
Here are some STEM-related activities that could be fun to explore over the holiday break. Plus, why pinked-out science kits aren’t a good idea for girls or boys.12/19/11
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Sarah J.
Google Gives Funding to Girl Scouts to Promote STEM Education
The Girls Scouts, which turns 100 in 2012, is going tech with the help of Google and others.11/30/11
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Christine C.
Videos Games in the Classroom: Learning as an Interesting Journey
Some teachers don’t just embrace video games in the classroom; they design them. A look at how gaming is changing learning, plus ground-breaking game reviews by Seth Schiesel.11/16/11
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Sarah J.
Can You Design Video Games to Teach STEM? National Challenge Open to Students and Pros
The Joan Ganz Cooney Center and E-Line Media, a publisher of game-based learning products, just announced the launch of the second National STEM Video Game Challenge.11/09/11
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Christine C.
Modern Education: A Round-Up of New York Times Education Stories
The New York Times Education Life supplement is full of stories that may be of interest to those following technology-related learning shifts, from closing the gender gap among STEM majors to a new university library that demonstrates the future is now.10/26/11
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Christine C.
