What a welcome sight during the holidays: national television advertisements for improving America’s student performance in math and
U.S. Math, Science Achievement Exceeds World Average
December 13th, 2012 by Brad Graham
The math and science achievement of U.S. students continues to surpass the global average for nations taking part in a prominent
STEM Education: A Nation Advancing?
November 19th, 2012 by Brad Graham
Today the National Research Council (NRC) released a report, “Monitoring Progress Toward Successful K-12 STEM Education.” The report builds on previous work in this area, and
Curious George Helping To Bridge The STEM Education Gap
November 16th, 2012 by Brad Graham
A recent study of the popular children’s program Curious George found that the series’ television episodes and TV tie-in books positively impacted young children’s knowledge of the science and math concepts covered, as
New Research Points Way to Big Improvements in Science, Math Education
November 12th, 2012 by Brad Graham
Recent research on how people learn to become experts can help to dramatically improve the effectiveness of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education, according to an article in the fall 2012 Issues in Science and Technology.
Microsoft Brings Education Tools To Underserved Students
November 5th, 2012 by Brad Graham
Microsoft currently offers several “Spark”-branded outreach programs, which aim to bring new groups of developers and users to Microsoft and its products. Recently, Microsoft added another program- Microsoft YouthSpark. The new program partners Microsoft with other governments, nonprofit organizations and businesses “to help close the opportunity divide for youth,” according to the company’s website.
Posted in: Diversity, Education, STEM, Technology
Watch A Short Film On The Future Of Technology & Education
October 23rd, 2012 by Brad Graham
We’re still teaching our kids using a 20th-century paradigm, but many visionaries–like the ones in this video–have plans to take our advances in computing and technology and use them to explode the idea of what education can be.
Posted in: Education, Learning, STEM, Technology
Why the Internet Isn’t Going to End College As We Know It
September 29th, 2012 by Brad Graham
The idea that the Internet is about to do to college what it’s done to journalism and entertainment seems to be coming dangerously close to conventional wisdom in certain elite circles. Here’s blogger/economist Tyler Cowen yesterday at the Aspen Ideas Festival: Look at the music industry. It’s been completely overturned by the Internet. My vision of the world is that everywhere will be like the music industry, but we’ve only seen it in a few places so far. Journalism is in the midst of the battle. And higher education is probably next.
