The resources for students to learn about careers in STEM are slim. NATS (National Air Traffic Control Services) held a session specifically designed for teachers and counselors to improve their knowledge of STEM. The main idea is to get teachers and counselors educated about STEM so they are able to pass the message to students. If counselors […]
STEM Schooling for Teachers and Counselors
August 30th, 2016 by Ellen Donnelly
Posted in: Careers, Counselors, High School, STEM, Students, Teachers
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 […]
Posted in: Engineering, High School, STEM, Students, Technology
STEM: More Than Just A Career, It’s Fun Too
March 21st, 2016 by Jenn Long
Competition is fierce, as 42 high school girls make-up the Bronx High School Robotics team, The Fe Maidens (pronounced “Iron Maidens”) and compete to win. These girls have discovered that they can get their hands dirty and take-on STEM-related challenges, competing “neck and neck” with boys, despite consistent messages that say, “you’re pretty good- for […]
Posted in: Competition, Girls, High School, Robotics, STEM Career
Webucator Announces New Student STEM Program
September 8th, 2014 by Rich Feller
I have been reading a lot about education recently and one can’t read about education without reading about the importance of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education for American high
Posted in: Education, High School, STEM
The Fight for Tech Interns Now Starts in High School
July 9th, 2014 by Brad Graham
Facebook Inc. rolled out the red carpet for Michael Sayman when the social network hired him for a job that started last month, including flying him out to meet Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg. Link>>
Posted in: High School, Internships, STEM, Tech
Focus on Science, Tech Pays Off in Soaring Graduation Rate
June 17th, 2014 by Brad Graham
A supercharged tech curriculum has helped transform Toppenish High School, among the state’s poorest schools, from a dropout factory into a case study for success. Link>>
Posted in: Graduation Rates, High School, Science, STEM
2014 Best High Schools for STEM Rankings Methodology
April 22nd, 2014 by Rich Feller
U.S. News & World Report’s fourth annual Best High Schools for STEM rankings methodology was developed by U.S. News and is based on the key principle that students at the Best High Schools for STEM
Posted in: High School, STEM
Obama Wants Students Trained for ‘In-Demand’ Jobs
April 8th, 2014 by Brad Graham
The Obama administration on Monday announced two new initiatives aimed at better training students for “in-demand jobs of the future” at both the high school and college levels. Link>>
Posted in: College, High School, Jobs, STEM, University
