STEM Career Accelerator Day is a national effort by STEMconnector and its STEM Innovation Task Force to encourage students to pursue STEM careers through an experiential field trip to a major company or university sites. Link>>
ASU event prepares high school students for STEM careers
March 12th, 2014 by Brad Graham
Posted in: Arizona State University, High School, STEM
Educational Websites – STEM (Science Technology Engineering Math)
January 14th, 2014 by Rich Feller
Check out this YouTube video showcasing 40 STEM-educational website resources for children and young adults. The is a wonderful review of each of these sites with detailed descriptions
Posted in: Educational, Elementary, High School, STEM
Rocket Launch Tonight to Send 29 Satellites into Orbit
November 19th, 2013 by Brad Graham
At 7:30 p.m. tonight, a rocket will blast into space from Wallops Island, Va., carrying a record 29 satellites, including
Posted in: High School, Rocket Launch, Satellites, STEM
Science Whiz Jack Andraka Interviewed by Stephen Colbert
November 1st, 2013 by Brad Graham
Jack Andraka explains how he devised a new way to detect cancer, which earned him the grand prize at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. (05:38) Watch>>
Posted in: Cancer, High School, Jack Andraka, STEM
High School Hacking Lessons To Create “Google-Ready” Students
October 3rd, 2013 by Brad Graham
Throw a rock in the tech world and you’ll find a “learn-to-code” advocate. But among actual computer science educators, Mike Zamansky at the elite Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan, is one of the
Posted in: Google, Hacking, High School, Software, STEM
Gender Gap in STEM Majors Linked to H.S. Job Plans
May 9th, 2013 by Brad Graham
The fact that women are much less likely than men to choose science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) majors in college can be traced to gender differences in occupational plans in high school, reports a Cornell
Posted in: Gender, High School, Jobs, Majors, STEM
Engineering Design Advanced Placement Program Under Review
April 19th, 2013 by Carolyne Hart
Advanced Placement (AP) courses and exams help high school students earn college credit before they leave high school. Today there are ten different STEM related AP programs: Biology, Calculus AB and CD, Chemistry, Computer
Posted in: High School, STEM, Students
HS Student Scientists and Inventors Highlight Their Work
April 4th, 2013 by Rich Feller
Earlier this month, President Obama met with 40 of the Nation’s top scientists and engineers—discoverers of new drug candidates to treat common cancers; inventors of tools to help surgeons in the operating room; developers
Posted in: High School, STEM
