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Colleges Can Make Calculus a Gateway — Not a Gatekeeper — to STEM Fields

ED Surge

With science and technology jobs expected to grow twice as fast as other occupations over the next decade amid rapidly shifting demographics , creating a robust and diverse pipeline into STEM fields is essential to ensuring U.S. But neither will happen unless we address the fundamental gatekeeper to all STEM fields: undergraduate calculus.

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White House Celebrates International Day of Women & Girls in Science

STEM Next

In celebration of International Day of Women and Girls in Science, STEM Next joins an esteemed panel hosted by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy . Diana Albarrán Chicas , Co-Founder, Latinas in STEM. Ron Ottinger , Executive Director, STEM Next Opportunity Fund.

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12 Picture Books That Celebrate Women in STEM

Carly and Adam

Providing exposure to a variety of books helps to show students that STEM is for everyone. Books can highlight cool STEM topics like robotics, promote important ideas like sustainability, and showcase STEM careers. It is especially important for young girls and boys to see women as STEM role models.

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Making Children's Media about STEM More Inclusive

ED Surge

Today, he’s an assistant professor in learning sciences and STEM education at Drexel University’s School of Education, and he leads the university’s Informal Learning Linking Engineering Science and Technology ( ILLEST Lab ). EdSurge: What is the gap that you've seen in children’s entertainment around STEM topics that you're trying to fill?

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Is AI a Pathway to Better Teaching and Learning?

ED Surge

In the evolving landscape of education, one topic has taken center stage: generative AI. In addition, research contributors such as Dr. Alessandra Sala, the President for Women In AI and Director of AI and Data Science at Shutterstock, are clear about how much potential generative AI has in shaping education in the future.

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10 Resources to Help You Empower Girls in STEM

PCS Edventures

It’s no secret that STEM fields are struggling with an incredible gender gap problem. However, as discussed in our blog post, The Past, Present and Future of Women in STEM , there are 3 main strategies that educators can implement to help girls discover their STEM passions: Early exposure to STEM.

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Important Facts for Women in Engineering Day!

EiE Blog

June 23 is Women in Engineering Day! We’re passionate about equity in STEM and excited to share recent stats on women in engineering and how teachers can address these topics in the classroom.