In a world being transformed by technology, only one-fifth of American scientists and engineers are women. Although girls are precocious learners, they tend to leave science and math to the boys More »
Bridging the STEM Gap with Girl Scouts
September 6th, 2012 by Brad Graham
Tech-Driven Classrooms: The Grades Are Mixed
September 6th, 2012 by Brad Graham
In a typical K-12 U.S. classroom, one teacher instructs about 15 to 25 students per class, but cannot possibly divide his or her time evenly among all More »
Don’t Pit STEM Education Against Liberal Arts
September 4th, 2012 by Brad Graham
ONE of the skills that students who study the liberal arts learn is how to distinguish a real controversy from a manufactured controversy. Recently, administrators from academic More »
Could Special Brain Training Improve Math Ability?
August 31st, 2012 by Rich Feller
The strength of communication between the left and right hemispheres of the brain predicts performance on basic arithmetic problems, a new study by researchers at UT More »
Dear Class of 2016: Planning Steps to College Success
August 31st, 2012 by Rich Feller
Wall Street Journal encourages a timeline on the moves college students should make over the next four years. Article >>
STEM. Disability. And Adaptive Technology.
August 30th, 2012 by Brad Graham
Learning a new videogame can be frustrating. But for kids with disabilities, the experience can be especially hard. If you can’t play what the other kids are playing, it’s like being picked last for the kickball team. See how STEM works to create new technologies to assist individuals with disability. Link >
How Many Entry-Level IT Jobs Are There?
August 29th, 2012 by Brad Graham
Do I wish I could interest my 15-year-old son in technology data analytics? Or in the architecture of cloud-based information technology systems? Apparently if he were to delve into either of those fields, More »
Neil Armstrong, First Man on the Moon, Dies at 82
August 27th, 2012 by Brad Graham
