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A Much-Needed Roadmap for STEM Educators During Unconventional, Uncertain Times
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Six-time NSTA author Rodger Bybee’s deep subject-matter expertise draws on 50 years of working in the science education field as well as keeping up with relevant STEM education-related publications, meetings, and…
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Ed News: Why Don’t STEM Majors Vote As Much As Others?
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This week in education news, results from a new state test have been released two years after students turned it in; a growing body of research indicates there might be a need to get more STEM majors to vote; Colorado…
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Ed News: Peer Interest In Science Leads Students To STEM Jobs
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This week in education news, a majority of Americans are familiar with the opt-out movement according to a new survey; the country’s teaching force is still predominantly white and female; only 39 percent of high…
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Ed News: Can Grade-Skipping Close The STEM Gender Gap?
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This week in education news, the March for Science has special relevance for K-12 science teachers; survey results show that parents generally rank math and science lower than reading and writing in terms of importance…
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STEM-In-Action at its Best: Students Turn Ideas into Reality
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Team Crabyotics, 2015 White House Science Fair When it comes to student-focused STEM projects at Taos Middle/High School, ideas seem limitless. It all started with information shared from a group of Taos students…
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Ed News: STEM Education Will Carry Our Children In Tomorrow’s Economy
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This week in education news, Evans and Milgrom-Elcott pen op-ed about the importance of maintaining a strong focus on STEM education; Bill Nye believes science will help change the world; new report says most students…
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Senate Appropriations Committee Hearing March 15 to Focus on STEM Education
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Senate Appropriations Committee Hearing March 15 to Focus on STEM Education The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, and Education will hold a hearing next Wednesday, March 15th, on federal STEM…
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10 Sessions at the STEM Forum & Expo that show the Importance of Partnerships
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At the 5th Annual STEM Forum & Expo hosted by NSTA, taking place July 27-29 in Denver, Colorado, attendees will learn how important it is to leverage partnerships. As the Nation recognizes the importance of STEM…
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President Obama Gives Shout Out to Computer Science and STEM in SOTU
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In his last State of the Union address on January 12 President Obama called for schools to “offer every student the hands-on computer science and math classes that make them job-ready on day one.” The President also…
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3 Key Ingredients for Successful STEM Implementation: Trust, Collaboration, and Innovative Thinking
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A recent Education Week blog post entitled “STEM Reforms in Needy Schools Eroded Quickly” painted a disappointing picture of STEM education reform. In this post, part 2 of a 2-part series* from the National Science…
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STEM Today for a Better Tomorrow: Coming to You, Virtually, April 25
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The next NSTA virtual conference (STEM Today For a Better Tomorrow) is happening Saturday, April 25, 2015, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. ET. Participants will follow one of three strands (Elementary, Secondary, or Administrator)—or…
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#NSTA14 Heats Up in NOLA with the STEM Iron Chef Competition
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Attendees of NSTA’s 2014 STEM Forum and Expo will be challenged to cook up a recipe for STEM success next month. No aprons will be required, though; this challenge focuses on a different mix of materials—the kind you’ll…
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The science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) pipeline: how are we doing?
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NSTA Executive Director Francis Eberle The pressure has been intense on increasing STEM literacy for K–12 students. What this actually means is not entirely clear since for many STEM literacy is not well defined.…
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Normalizing Exceptionalities with Science and STEM Teaching, WS1, April 23, 2022
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This is a collection of resources related to the NSTA Virtual Miniseries: Normalizing Exceptionalities with Science and STEM Teaching WS1. The program took place on April 23, 2022.