New data from the U.S. Census Bureau show that median earnings are as high as $120,000 for petroleum-engineering majors. Take a look at all the jobs here.
CHART: Median Earnings by Major and Subject Area
May 24th, 2011 by Noah Clark
Posted in: Career, Counselors, Students
Instruments to Measure STEM Interest and More
May 15th, 2011 by Rich Feller
Mark Mahoney ‘s work on student’s attitudes toward STEM and Wood, Knezek and Christiansen’sinstrument for assessing interest in STEM content and careers are helping advance counselor’s work.
Posted in: Counselors, Educators, Parents, Students
STEM Students Have Higher Aspirations
April 21st, 2011 by Noah Clark
According to the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission, students planning to major in STEM fields have high aspirations for education and training beyond high school. Read the full story here.
Posted in: Students
Interactive Periodic Table of Elements
April 18th, 2011 by Noah Clark
This interactive periodic table is a good resource for students trying to learn chemistry. I wish I knew about this site when I was taking chemistry.
Summer pyGames
April 17th, 2011 by Noah Clark
The Summer pyGames is a competition for High School age students to create educational video games. What are you waiting for? Get involved!
Posted in: competitions, Students, Summer
10 Future Forces – Converge Magazine
April 16th, 2011 by Noah Clark
Though it’s difficult to visualize how the world will look 20 to 30 years in the future, the World Future Society has predicted that 10 breakthrough technologies will transform life as we currently know it:
Don’t Miss STEM Day – College Week Live
April 14th, 2011 by Noah Clark
Students, are you still deciding on a college? Do you want a scholarship? Join College Week Live in a virtual STEM Day of college searching and a chance to get a π scholarship (that’s $3,141.59) on April 26.
Posted in: College, Counselors, Scholarship, STEM, Students
Scientific Learning Outside the Classroom
April 11th, 2011 by Noah Clark
The most Education Week report explores the field often called “informal science education,” which is gaining broader recognition for its role in helping young people acquire scientific knowledge and skills.
Posted in: Counselors, Education Week, Educators, Parents, Students
