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The following is a list of STEM related articles published recently in various newspapers, magazines and websites. |
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This article discusses the Minnesota State-Mankato engineering students' exhibits at this year's State... Full StoryAnother article about STEM Day at the Fair, this one featuring St. Kate's National Center for STEM Elementary... Full StoryAn article by Pete Lindstrom, Vice President of Public Affairs at the Minnesota High Tech Association, about all of the great things happening in the Minnesota world of... Full StoryThis article in Education Week discusses the Richfield STEM school highlighted in the last STEM News... Full StoryThe five states who won the second round of Race to the Top funds have strong emphasis on STEM... Full StoryAfter years of dwindling enrollment, Richfield's new K-5 science, technology, engineering and math school is attracting... Full StoryA blog post from the National School Board Association's... Full StoryU.S. aerospace and defense companies are sponsoring student robotics competitions, forming partnerships with technical schools and calling for higher national education standards in an effort to... Full StoryA recent study found that while students are finding STEM classes interesting, they are not seeing the long term benefit and career opportunities in STEM. This is why the getSTEM portal can... Full StoryNASA's "Exploration Day" provides kids with a full day of hands-on STEM... Full StorySenator Byron Dorgan secured funding in this year's Labor, Health and Human Services bill for a number of STEM programs and facilities right next door in North... Full StoryMore than 178,000 Minnesota students took the test this spring. Nearly 49 percent are considered proficient in science. Three years ago, when the test debuted, just 40 percent were... Full StoryThe 3M Young Scientist Challenge encourages kids in grades 5 through 8 to explore science and innovation in everyday life. The competition has just been narrowed down to 47 kids, with the... Full StoryThis article from Motorola Foundation president Eileen Sweeney discusses how to advance the national STEM... Full StoryProject Lead the Way's innovative and rigorous STEM education program gives students the opportunity to connect what they are learning in the classroom to real-life problem... Full StoryThis Star Tribune editorial highlights the importance of research done at the University of Minnesota and the MnSCU system for our state's... Full StoryThe Science Channel's Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman has gotten great ratings, and will hopefully encourage kids to enter into STEM... Full StoryLawmakers in North Carolina recently passed legislation that will require the state to carefully monitor the gap between available STEM jobs in the state and the post-secondary graduates that are... Full StoryCarnegie Mellon is launching an initiative called FIRE (Fostering Innovation through Robotics Exploration) that will target robotics competitions around the country to encourage students to... Full StoryMinnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar visited the University of Minnesota's Nanofabrication Center last week and highlighted the important connection between academic research and economic growth. ... Full StoryThis Newsweek article discusses the importance of innovation in the future of U.S. manufacturers. Manufacturing innovation, of course, cannot happen without strong STEM education in this... Full StoryThis article from the New York Times discusses schools that are exposing kids in grades K-6 to engineering problems and... Full StoryIn February Google announced that it plans to build - at no charge - an ultra high-speed broadband network for 50,000 to 500,000 customers in one or more American cities. Since then, cities across... Full StoryStudents at St. Paul Academy and Summit School get to ride the ed-tech wave with rugged computers designed specially for... Full StoryWith teachers utilizing technology to educate children and innovate in the classroom, the responsible use of websites, Facebook and other social media has become a concern for the Minnetonka School... Full StoryMore than 350 students from across Minnesota took part in the Minnesota State High School Mathematics League's 26th annual state tournament on... Full StoryProfessors who wish to engage students during large lectures face an uphill battle. Not only is it a logistical impossibility for 200+ students to actively participate in a 90 minute lecture, but... Full StoryMinnesota’s state science standards are making a move to include more upper level science courses and an emphasis on engineering beginning in 2011-2012.Hibbing High School science teachers Steve... Full StoryMore and more students are starting college with plans to major in science and technology fields, but a new study finds that their completion rates are lagging – especially among underrepresented... Full StoryCathy Kindem, an intermediate science specialist at Cedar Park STEM Elementary, recently won a Sylvia Shugrue Award for Elementary School Teachers from the National Science Teachers Association.... Full StoryAs science, technology, engineering and mathematics subjects take a more central role in education nationally, the University of Minnesota recently added a center that is working to study... Full StoryAs the United States clamors for professionals with strong backgrounds in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, St. Kate's is creating a comprehensive STEM initiative that gives... Full StoryCarina Crookston, president of the St. Cloud State University Chemistry Club, (center) shows how pressure changes with temperature using liquid nitrogen and a balloon Thursday during the second... Full StoryData Day at McGuire Middle School in Lakeville takes the entire 6th grade and turns those students into researchers. Science teacher Rich Heilman brought the idea to McGuire, with the hope of... Full StoryThe Cannon River STEM School is hosting a prospective parent information night from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the school’s gymnasium. Parents interested in attending are encouraged to RSVP at... Full StoryStudents in the Twin Cities metro are learning about how important taking math and science today can help them build a career in the future. The TwinWest Chamber of Commerce hosted its second... Full StoryWhen students wake up in the late 2030s, they won't have to take many steps to go to "class." School subjects will be right at their fingertips via a personal device or in their field of... Full StoryIt all starts with a question; a seed planted in a young mind that breaks through the ground with a stem of inquiry stretching into the world ready to learn, to grow and to blossom. Each year... Full StoryMinnetonka teacher Barbara Stoflet is used to giving math exams to her sixth-graders, but Monday, she was given the most important timed test of her life. Already in Washington to receive an... Full StoryThe United States is losing the race among world nations in educating our youth for the jobs of the 21st century — jobs steeped in technology and green energy development. President Barack Obama on... Full StoryTwo teachers from Minnesota were among more than 100 being honored at the White House Wednesday. Barbara Stoflet, a math teacher in Minnetonka, and Kari Dombrovski, a science teacher in St. Cloud,... Full StoryKari Dresow's love for science has gotten her national attention. Dresow, who has been a teacher for 24 years, was among 100 teachers from all 50 states who were honored Wednesday at the White... Full StoryPresident Barack Obama is honoring teachers who've been given awards for excellence. It's part of his "Educate to Innovate" campaign for excellence in the so-called STEM fields: science,... Full StoryIt's part of his "Educate to Innovate" campaign for excellence in the so-called STEM fields: science, technology, engineering and math. The president will also announce key new... Full StoryParents looking for a smaller middle school option for their students are advised that Cannon River STEM School, a kindergarten-eight public charter school, has limited openings for second- and... Full StoryJust over three months after West Fargo’s STEM Center opened, School District officials are looking to... Full StoryAstronaut Bernard Harris has logged almost 200 hours in space, completed 129 orbits of Earth and traveled more than 2.9 million miles. But without science, technology, engineering and math, he... Full StoryIn the spirit of innovation, education stakeholders gathered Sept. 15 in Washington, D.C., to celebrate the six schools that were named Intel's Schools of Distinction for 2009. Located in such... Full StoryScience and mathematics are vital parts of our daily lives. Nowhere is that more evident than at the rink. From the ice we skate on, to the equipment we use, to the techniques we use to propel... Full StoryCyber Village Academy, one of Minnesota's first online schools, has become the state's first charter school to win International Baccalaureate certification for its middle-school... Full StorySusan Wolking, Executive Director of the San Diego-based Girard Foundation, recently announced a $32,000 grant to support several projects critical to the continued growth of PLTW in... Full StoryThis week the Mankato (MN) Free Press visited PLTW’s professional development course in North Mankato where high school engineering instructors practiced new techniques for delivering the PLTW... Full StoryTwo Detroit Lakes High School students are spending five weeks of their summer in a somewhat unusual manner. Kelsey Melgaard and David Jonason, both to be seniors this fall, are devoting their days... Full StoryOn July 8 in Nashville, Tennessee, PLTW received the 2009 Education Commission of the States (ECS) Corporate Award for its sustained commitment to and investment in improving public education.... Full StoryCamp Invention, a national science and creativity day camp, is in its third year at Worthington. Students perform experiments to explore superhero powers that can be explained scientifically: the... Full StoryEighth-grader Carly Nelson sat in the Lincoln Choice School library, watching fish embryos broadcast on a movie screen from a high-powered microscope. In moments, a Mayo Clinic doctor put a green... Full StoryHow many miles can you squeeze out of a gallon of gas? That was the challenge high school tech students from around Minnesota have taken on every year since 1988. This year the annual... Full StoryStudents plan, build and operate solar-powered... Full StoryTo counter Wisconsin's shortage of workers in science, technology, engineering and math fields (STEM) the Wisconsin Technology Council is calling on state business leaders and educators to... Full StoryMany educators and economists believe jobs in the 21st century will rely heavily on a background in math and science. With tight budgets, schools are finding it difficult to re-work their... Full StoryThere’s a cool new web 2.0 portal called getSTEM-mn.com that connects educators with business professionals to encourage development of STEM skills in tomorrow’s... Full StoryFor the first year, Battle Lake students have the opportunity to apply math and science concepts in a new robotics course. Students, ranging from freshmen to seniors, made the move to... Full StoryWhether it is tracking down fraus or finding medical breakthroughs -- young minds are beginning to lay the foundatinos of their future in math and... Full StoryIt felt like MTV inside the Virginia gym on Monday. It was a hip hop traveling concert, that focuses on spreading science. FMA Live! entertained about 500 4-8th graders on Monday. It was... Full StoryCedar Park Elementary School in Apple Valley has something new to buzz - and squirm and cringe - about. It has recently unveiled the BUZ room, or Building Understanding Zone, and is... Full StoryA fierce-looking orange robot with jagged teeth and slanted monster eyes constructed by St. Louis Park Senior High students made a huge impression with the judges at a 10,000 Lakes Regional... Full StoryParents and teachers who are tired of prying kids away from texting or video games might consider channeling that techno-drive into the Robotics Club. The club is a partnership between... Full StoryThe Minnesota High Tech Association has launched a Web site connecting science and math teachers in need of supplies or services with businesses willing to help... Full StoryOn a recent Monday morning, senior Jason Harmelink was absorbed in his Industrial Tech homework. His project: to integrate marketing and engineering together in a design brief for a CVR motorcycle... Full StoryThe National Academy of Sciences (NAS) has launched ASK IT!, a moderated forum and free online resource designed to model the scientific process. Students are invited to identify and formulate a... Full StoryDr Eugenia Paulus looks at STEM education. Are we doing enough? Should we adopt a more multi-facet approach to dealing with the situation? In the middle of the financial crisis that the country is... Full StoryValerie Smith worries about fish. So much so that the ninth-grader at South High School in Minneapolis designed an experiment looking into the interaction between phosphates and algae.... Full StoryMinnesota Education Commissioner Alice Seagren toured Nisswa Elementary School and Pequot Lakes High School on Tuesday, March 24, as part of her effort to get a firsthand look at local schools,... Full StoryKim Insley's blog discussing the College of St Catherine's Science Saturday with her youngest daughter. Science Saturday is an annual effort from the Center for Women, Science and Technology and... Full StoryOne lucky teacher from Dakota Middle School got a huge surprise when she learned that Best Buy would be giving her a large sum of money. Mary Jost teaches 7th grade and loves integrating... Full StoryFifty-six Fillmore Central Middle School students participated in the southeast Minnesota/western Wisconsin regional science fair on Friday, Feb. 20, at Winona State... Full StoryThe Northeast 916 Intermediate School District Metro Career and Technical Center at Century College serves 10 east metro school districts with a variety of offerings. Students can attend... Full StoryWayzata-based Cargill is giving more than $3 million to three metro school districts to expand two science and technology programs. Most of the money - $2.5 million - will go to the... Full StoryWSU faculty led middle school students, and their teachers, through STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) courses. Teachers are creating ways to apply STEM subjects to real... Full StoryArea high school students gathered on the Minnesota State Community and Technical College -Fergus Falls campus Tuesday to learn more about potential careers in math and science. The second annual... Full StoryWith runways crisscrossing the floors, and high-tech flight simulators lining the walls, this is far from a typical classroom -- this is cool. It's the flight center at Farnsworth/Cleveland... Full StoryThe Osseo School District recently received a $55,268 grant from the Cargill Foundation - funds that will help implement a new program in the district's four junior high schools. The program,... Full StoryLast Thursday, Achieve released its fourth annual report examining the progress of high school reform efforts in all 50 states, "Closing the Expectations Gap." Overall, the report... Full StoryFor the last five weeks, a group of Crookston High School students and teachers have been toiling over a project that’s a first for the school. They’ve created a robot to enter in the 2009... Full StorySt. Paul – Minnesota Education Commissioner Alice Seagren today announced that a team of students from Hutchinson High School has won the Real World Design Challenge, a competition designed to... Full StoryLocal high school seniors Michael Cherkassky and Stephen Trusheim will soon be extending their science careers far beyond the classroom as two of 40 finalists in the national Intel Science Talent... Full StoryThe Minnesota Department of Education has started a new program to help connect teachers and students with resources in their community.News 12's Jennifer Hudspeth has more about this program and a... Full StorySaint Paul – Education Commissioner Alice Seagren and Minnesota High Tech Association (MHTA) President Kate Rubin today (Monday, Feb. 2) announced the launch of http://www.getSTEM-mn.com , a Web... Full StoryBranelle Cibuzar and Kara Pohlkamp, NASA engineers, spoke to 90 eighth- through 12th- graders at Forestview Middle School in Baxter, MN via a webcast from a television production studio at NASA's... Full StoryInformation nights are scheduled during January at all five magnet schools in Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District 191 so families can learn more about what the programs offer to students.... Full StoryNear the old wooden work benches in his Winona Senior High School classroom are new computers equipped with state-of-the-art technology, all gifts from the community. The technology is... Full StoryEarly in the morning on Nov. 3, long before students' voices echoed through the halls of St. Paul's Arlington High School, two custodians found a man's body in the Great Hall. Nearby, a desk and a... Full Story |
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