Happy Fall, everyone! As we head into the final part of the year, here are some STEM opportunities to consider. CyberStart America CyberStart America, a free immersive cybersecurity training game for high school students, is open for 2023/2024! Get free access to 200+ fun cybersecurity challenges in CyberStart, plus the chance to win scholarships from … Boston Area STEM…
How are engineers contributing to a sustainable future?
How are engineers contributing to a sustainable future? Tweet Share 0 Skype Reddit +1 Pinterest 0 LinkedIn 0 Email With the Royal Academy of Engineering’s National Engineering Day (1st November) focusing on the theme of engineering for sustainability, we take a look at some of the inspiring engineers we have worked with, whose research, inventions and discoveries are contributing…
The Student Mental Health Crisis: How Out-of-School Time Programs Can Help
In February, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released its Youth Risk Behavior Survey Data Summary & Trends Report: 2011-2021, highlighting trends and experiences of U.S. high school students. The findings are sobering. Forty-two percent of high school students surveyed experienced persistent feelings of hopelessness or sadness and 10% of all students had actually attempted suicide. Even before…
Looking to the Future of Education
Image Source: Pexels By Katie Brenneman Education is essential to the development of each generation. Yet, it’s important to recognize that education also develops. New tools and priorities influence both what is taught and how the information is passed on. Our contemporary society is particularly influenced by the growth of the digital landscape. Artificial intelligence (AI), virtual reality, and…
Amazing Animals & Adaptations
Are your students intrigued by studying animals? I have some resources that will save you so much time! Take a look! My third graders always loved the animal stories in the basal reader the best. (Yes, we had basal readers and this was in 2013!) One of our favorite stories was about an eccentric old man that visited areas…
Flying high with careers in aviation
Flying high with careers in aviation Published: When it comes to careers in aviation, the sky is the limit! Five professionals at Cranfield University’s Centre for Air Transport Management and the National Flying Laboratory Centre in the UK explain the breadth of possible careers in the aviation industry and discuss how the industry is adapting to modern challenges. Talk…
Thank You, PTA!
Thank you to the STEM PTA for the Oreo cookies yesterday! They went great with our black and white Spirit Day. KODAK Digital Still Camera