LegoĀ® has been around since the early 1930s. Since its creation, children all over the world have played with Legos for pure entertainment and joy. However, now, LegoĀ® has gone further and has created LegoĀ® Education in order to create a STEAM education program out of the toys people know and love. LegoĀ® Education is…
Verizon Innovative Learning was created in 2012 and has, to date, given over a million students the support they need to further their STEM literacy. They provide the technology and curriculum necessary for schools to enhance student learning experiences and, in turn, better their future. They focus on shrinking the digital gap by supplying students…
From the time a child is born they are being taught an array of life skills. Originally, they are simple things such as walking and talking. However, the lessons do not always stop there for many of these impressionable minds. They are constantly listening, observing and taking in all of the ideas they are exposed…
The amount of STEM job opportunities has been on the rise in recent years with no signs of slowing. Technology is advancing rapidly and is opening up more science, technology, engineering and math jobs to the next generation of workers. The U.S News & World Report published an article with a list of high paying…
In early May 2019, there was a shooting on the campus of STEM School Highlands Ranch in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. STEM School Highlands Ranch is a K-12 school that focuses on educating their students on science, technology, engineering and math curriculum that will help them move into STEM career paths. The shooting left one student…
School summer holidays in the United States are approximately three months long. That is three months where students are not exposed to the curriculum that they have been learning throughout the whole school year. This can lead to declines in comprehension on more complex topics. Amongst these topics are science, technology, engineering and math. But…
The STEM Education Coalition is a group that focuses on raising awareness amongst United States policy makers on the importance of educating youth on science, technology, engineering and math subjects. They believe that this is a key part of keeping the United States a global technological and economic leader. In April of 2019, the STEM…
According to a recent study done by the National Assessment of Educational Progress, eighth gradersā science and technology 2018 test scores had improved overall from the 2014 results. These improvements ranged from top scoring groups to low-income, asian, black and white students. Although these test score advancements are prevalent across the board, there has…
For years college science, technology, engineering and math departments have worked on attracting more minority students, especially black and Latino, to join their programs. There is a sizable gap between the amount of white STEM graduates and STEM graduates of color. However, the problem is not just with attracting students to STEM majors. There is…
As part of Amazonās corporate social responsibility, Amazon Web Services (AWS) Educate was produced to help prepare the workforce of the future. There has been an increase in demand for IT and cloud jobs; and AWS Educate prepares students, ages 14 and up, to fill these roles. The program gives both educators and students the…
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