Grades 6-12 are invited to create a short video explaining how to “Save the World through Science and Engineering”. Parents, educators, counselors, get your students to compete in this for the chance to win $2000 (first prize) and a travel stipend to Washington DC to attend the festival.
Research Experience of Undergraduates
February 15th, 2012 by Noah Clark
The National Science Foundation has a Research Experience of Undergraduates program. Go here for more information on this great program.
Posted in: Counselors, Educators, Parents, research, Students, Undergraduate
Assessing the Cultural Context of STEM Pursuits
February 12th, 2012 by Rich Feller
Angela Byars-Winston reports on ways to recruit and retain women and girls in STEM. Read more from the article.
Posted in: Counselors, Educators, Students, Women
Foreign-Born Getting STEM Degrees at Higher Rates
November 28th, 2011 by Rich Feller
Census data shows foreign-born Americans are earning STEM degrees in disproportionately large numbers, compared to the native-born U.S. population
Posted in: Counselors, Students
We Need More STEM Students
November 7th, 2011 by Noah Clark
30% of students entering college are seeking a bachelors degree, but only 8% of STEM graduates are working in STEM 10 years from graduation. What’s happening?
Students Advance STEM Career Site
October 31st, 2011 by Noah Clark
There are always new things to post about, and people have been sending them to us at STEM Career, and we thank you for that. Today, I would like to thank 6 students in Mrs. Moreau’s Senior Career Class for their help with some great resources.
BEST Robotics Competition
October 28th, 2011 by Noah Clark
Last weekend and this weekend are the 2011 BEST Robotics competitions across the nation. BEST Robotics is a high school robotics competition designed to inspire students to pursue careers in STEM through participation in a sports-like science and engineering based robotics competition.
Posted in: BEST Robotics, Competition, Educators, Robotics, Students
Kids are Looking for Relevancy in STEM
October 20th, 2011 by Noah Clark
The title of this blog might seem intuitive, but sometimes the most simple things are what get overlooked. As soon as I really thought about it, I can confirm it with my own learning experiences. This blog title came from a snippet of this article and it does a great job implying the next steps in STEM education.
