STEM Next

JANUARY 8, 2024

Check out the Afterschool STEM Mentoring Program hosted by the New York Academy of Sciences to learn about a mentoring program designed to inspire a lifelong interest in STEM for elementary and middle school youth. Photo credit: National Center for Women and Information Technology 6.

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STEM Next

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

Toys and games in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) are marketed to boys. In support of a girl working with tools, use comments like “Let’s do engineering and science” rather than “Let’s be engineers and scientists.” You can find inspiration in this fun read about Playful Engineering by TERC.

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Ellipsis Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Beyond the obvious concentration in computer science, there are many related areas of study like computer information systems, information technology, data science, and computer systems networking. Even non-CS majors, like business, biology, and English constantly use technology to communicate ideas. What is Java?

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Carly and Adam

JANUARY 26, 2023

Top 6 STEM Conferences for Elementary Teachers: STEM Teachers Summit FETC NSTA ISTE TCEA PBL World With so many conferences, both online and in-person, how do you know which ones will be the most beneficial? Sessions include poster sessions, “speed sharing” 10-minute sessions, and 30-60 minute concurrent sessions.

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PCS Edventures

MARCH 31, 2020

Devoting himself to education for the last 20 years, Tyler has worked with students as an elementary classroom teacher, full-time gifted education instructor, librarian and he has even taught computer and information technology classes, as well as coding and hands-on science courses, in summer, after school and club classroom settings.

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STEM Next

DECEMBER 19, 2022

We also recommend CS is Elementary , which offers resources to host an event for grades K-5 at schools and youth organizations. 1) Stereotypes from the media and toy industry bias adults towards believing that technology is of greater interest to boys. This resource offers a wealth of ideas that are informed by research.

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Ellipsis Education

OCTOBER 21, 2021

In elementary school, students typically begin their programming journeys with block coding for kids. Giving students the necessary foundations in computer science starting in elementary and middle school helps them prepare for success on the AP exam. Technologies that Use Java.

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