How to make teaching history more interesting? Have students use what they enjoy to spend time on – social media. Instead of just lecturing on the previous presidents, allow the students to create a social media campaign about them. Youth are basically social media gurus so let them prove their knowledge while they learn. This […]
Young Inventors Turn Saltwater into Freshwater
July 20th, 2016 by Ellen Donnelly
Young learners often ask how to make an impact on the world. As a part of a summer internship at MIT four high school students helped improve the global water shortage by making a portable filtration system that turns salt water into fresh water. The students developed the idea from discussing the tragic water crisis […]
Invest in Youth Innovators Now!
July 19th, 2016 by Ellen Donnelly
The U.S. is currently 4th in the world for innovation. However, in order to maintain and increase innovation the country must invest in the younger generation. In a study on innovators, researchers found that students from low income families were less likely to file a patent for an invention than students from high income families. […]
Calculus to Blame for Fewer STEM Grads?
July 18th, 2016 by Ellen Donnelly
Calculus is challenging, but it shouldn’t be a reason for fewer grads from STEM majors. Researchers found that a main reason students, especially women, are dropping out of STEM Majors is due to a decreased confidence and a lack of desire to take more Calculus. The students initially got into sciences or engineering most likely […]
STEM Careers Are All Around
July 14th, 2016 by Ellen Donnelly
Stem careers are related to everything. They can be impacting and impacted across the political, social, scientific, and economic industries. In this case Brexit might be the reason for less cancer research in the UK. Scientists are concerned about their jobs due to loss of funding and it has sent a shock in the cancer […]
Help Kids With Math In Real Life
July 13th, 2016 by Ellen Donnelly
Will we use this in real life? Children always seem to ask this question when they are learning math. The answer is yes, math is everywhere. From counting money to budgeting and even taxes, math is in everyday life and usually has to do with personal finance. Geometry to Trigonometry might not be something everyone […]
Tips for Teaching Code
July 12th, 2016 by Ellen Donnelly
Students today, having grown up with technology, already have the basic computer skills that used to be taught in school. The next step is to introduce coding; however, how it is introduced is what matters. Student use apps in their daily life and are familiar with a range of technologies, but coding is a different […]
