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Phenix City Schools Awarded Cognia STEM Certification

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August 4, 2022) — Phenix City Schools (PCS) are now STEM certified, becoming the largest and fourth district in the nation. Every school in the PCS system earned Cognia’s STEM Certification in June. Cognia recognizes and certifies PCS’ STEM program: ? PCS offers enriching STEM activities from preschool through 12th grade.

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Let’s invest in black kids who pursue STEM the way we do black kids on the football field

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In a crowded hotel lobby in New Orleans the day after Thanksgiving, primary and secondary students and playful adults threw paper planes towards a target for a prize of $50. In the past five years, attendance at the event has been on the upswing, with an average of 65,000 fans attending each year.

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Is STEM getting ‘IT’ right for female students?

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Not only was it International Women’s Day, but Meghan Markle made one of her first official public appearances with her future husband, Prince Harry, at an event in Birmingham, England. Significantly, the event was organized by the STEMettes , an award-winning social enterprise working across the U.K.

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One Year After Uvalde, a Reminder That ‘Trauma Has Tentacles’

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Vona is co-founder of the Center for Safe and Resilient Schools, an organization that helps schools develop prevention and intervention strategies as well as long-term recovery approaches following traumatic events, such as a mass shooting or a natural disaster. Pamela Vona : It looks different almost every time.

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West Sound STEM Network Expands Partnership with Slooh to Engage More Students in Space Exploration

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After successfully providing a number of Network member schools with access to Slooh’s robotic telescopes and patented Mission Interface last year, West Sound STEM Network is now expanding the program to reach 250 teachers and 10,000 students. Kareen Borders, executive director of the West Sound STEM Network. About Slooh.

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Notes from the 2015 Iowa STEM Summit

Dangerously Irrelevant

Here are my notes from today’s 2015 Iowa STEM Summit … Welcome , Lt. STEM should be a catalyst for active learning. Launching a STEM Council Seal of Approval for programs (e.g. Over 5,100 applications were submitted for STEM Scale-Up Grants. Numerous STEM externships are available for teachers.

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DLEMS 00: Deeper learning in elementary and middle schools

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EL , Design39 , or EPiC ), most of the schools that are featured in deeper learning research, advocacy, and publicity conversations often are at the secondary level (e.g., However, with some exceptions (e.g., The Met or High Tech High ).