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Repurposing computers for K12

By Ariana Fine

Towson University’s Educycle program teams college students with high school interns to clean, run diagnostics on and redistribute ‘old’ computers. Refurbished devices go to Towson’s student labs and to local Baltimore County, Harford County and Baltimore City school districts, who then install new software and operating systems. Educycle was launched in spring 2014 after Theresa […]

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K12 math instruction: Digital and physical

Federal Impact Aid strengthens education for military students

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February 19, 2018

Real-world projects guide magnet school students

Real-world passion projects inspired magnet school students in Bridgeport, Connecticut, to design sturdier bulletproof vests and faster sails, among other innovations. The students attended biotech, engineering and IT-focused academies at Fairchild Wheeler Interdistrict Multi-Magnet High School. The research- or design-oriented assignments enable students to focus on their hobbies and interests. And senior students must design […]

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February 19, 2018

Securing sites

More than half of state departments of education lack key security and privacy protections for users, according to a recent state-by-state survey by EdTech Strategies, a technology consulting firm. 12 states offer no HTTPS—or secure site—support 3 states have errors in certificates that guarantee website connection security Link to main story: Real-world projects guide magnet […]

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January 29, 2018

Building powerful middle-school STEM programs with professional development and strategic plans

Two years ago, the Mehlville School District in suburban St. Louis passed a tax levy that included dedicated funding for professional development and strategic plans focusing on middle school STEM programs. For Tina Plummer, assistant superintendent for teaching and learning in Mehlville, that meant implementing the STEM Innovator program with Discovery Education, where staff had […]

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January 29, 2018

Product Focus: K12 science instruction

The spread of learning on mobile devices has driven providers to push science platforms into the cloud. At the same time, the need for hands-on activities and real-world connections has led to the development of more advanced robot-building kits and products that allow students to experiment on microorganisms. Educators also increasingly connect STEM to other […]

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January 26, 2018

Digital learning, assessment program meets math students where they are

Students in seventh-grade math classes are not necessarily ready for seventh-grade math. They may be rusty in concepts taught in sixth grade, or ready for high-level applications covered in high school. That is why the ALEKS¬Á personalized learning program from McGraw-Hill Education is an integral part of the math curriculum in Oak Creek-Franklin middle schools, […]

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January 25, 2018

Project Reach connects with at-risk school students

To expand support for its at-risk students, Berkeley Township School District three years ago held six meetings with teachers, parents, businesses, nonprofits, the Berkeley Police Department and the Division of Children Protection and Permanency. Administrators in the New Jersey district—working with guidance counselors, nurses and parents—identified at-risk students struggling socially, academically and at home. “We […]

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January 24, 2018

Districts give new life to old school buses

Repurposing buses no longer suitable for daily transportation has provided schools with mobile makerspaces, traveling caf©s and bookmobiles. The practice allows for extended use of an asset and adds a mobile dimension to programs that districts cannot always find space for in traditional classrooms. Cheatham County Schools in Ashland, Tennessee, is in the process of […]

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Top STEM&#47;STEAM Stories

Repurposing computers for K12

K12 math instruction: Digital and physical

Federal Impact Aid strengthens education for military students

STEM/STEAM Stories

Real-world projects guide magnet school students

Securing sites

Building powerful middle-school STEM programs with professional development and strategic plans

Product Focus: K12 science instruction

Digital learning, assessment program meets math students where they are

Project Reach connects with at-risk school students

Districts give new life to old school buses

Top STEM/STEAM Stories