Local manufacturers team up with high school and college students to help build the robot competitors and gain exposure to a modern manufacturing and STEM. Read more here.
Robot Wars Prepare Kids for STEM Jobs
May 31st, 2011 by Rich Feller
Education in America: Don’t Fail Me (CNN)
May 30th, 2011 by Noah Clark
Watch this report that aired on CNN a few weeks ago about FIRST Robotics and STEM Education, and what it can do for students.
CHART: Median Earnings by Major and Subject Area
May 24th, 2011 by Noah Clark
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.
What’s a Degree Worth?
May 24th, 2011 by Rich Feller
Research raises questions and offers insights after analyzing earnings based on 171 college majors.
Recognizing Excellence in STEM Education
May 19th, 2011 by Noah Clark
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden is recognizing excellence in STEM education when he meet the 85 winners of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. Read the full article here.
The Art of Science Learning
May 16th, 2011 by Noah Clark
Check out some of these conferences from The Art of Science Learning this summer. More »
2010 First Robotics on CNN
May 16th, 2011 by Rich Feller
Video interview with First Robotics championship team winners for 2010 from CNN. More »
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.
