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How we use robots and art to make meeting computer science standards fun

September 20, 2024 by Erin Wicklund, Hillsdale Public Schools

An educator shares lesson plans for creating exciting, multidisciplinary STEM learning and computer science for 1st- and 2nd-grade students.

After the state of New Jersey revised its computer science standards in 2020, I was part of a professional learning community tasked with helping educators in all subjects…

STEM & STEAM Trends

3 essential tools to make elementary science easier

May 25, 2023 by Diane Harlan, Science Curriculum Specialist, Ector County ISD

When teachers have edtech tools to present scientific concepts to students, elementary science is more likely to be part of the day.

During my time as a kindergarten teacher, I learned three major lessons about our youngest learners’ relationship to science. Specifically, I learned that elementary school students are predisposed…

Newsline

Carolina Biological Announced South Carolina Adopted New Grades K to 12 Science Teaching Materials

December 16, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

COLUMBIA, SC, Dec. 16, 2021 – Carolina Biological announced that two of its elementary school science programs are among the ... Read more

Newsline

LaunchCode Pilot Program Trains St. Louis Teachers in Job-Focused Coding Curriculum

October 5, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

This week, workforce development nonprofit LaunchCode , announced their new LCHS Pilot Program has successfully deployed in 6 different St. ... Read more

Newsline

New Science Kit Series for Educators

June 30, 2020April 30, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Early elementary school is a perfect time to introduce STEM learning, and building equitable STEM programs is essential, like this girl enjoying science class.

Carolina Biological introduced a new Next Generation Science Standards® (NGSS)-aligned science kit series for educators of elementary students in both ... Read more

Ancillary

Free Access to Social Studies and Science Curriculum

March 31, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Educational publisher TCI is offering free digital access to its platform for learning social studies and science to qualified schools ... Read more

STEM & STEAM

South Carolina adopts science video service

January 11, 2016January 11, 2016 by Laura Ascione

Students in South Carolina will soon have access to short Twig Science and Tigtag science videos through a new statewide partnership. The South Carolina State Board of Education…

STEM & STEAM

LEGO’s WeDo 2.0 teaches science, coding

January 8, 2016January 8, 2016 by Laura Ascione

LEGO Education has launched LEGO Education WeDo 2.0, a hands-on science solution designed for elementary classrooms using a robot-based learning system. The solution combines the LEGO brick, classroom-friendly…

STEM & STEAM

New science teaching tools shown at NSTA conference

April 14, 2014 by By Dennis Pierce, Editorial Director, <a href='https://twitter.com/eSN_Dennis' target='_blank'>@eSN_Dennis</a>

Integrating the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) into instruction, teaching science in the elementary grades, and getting students interested in science were key themes to emerge during the…

Curriculum

Texas Education Board flags biology textbook over evolution concerns

December 9, 2013December 2, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

The Texas Board of Education delayed final approval of a widely used biology textbook because of concerns raised by one reviewer that it presents evolution as fact rather…

District Management

Tennessee governor ‘probably’ will sign evolution bill

April 4, 2012 by From wire service reports

Tennessee, where the nation's first big legal battle over evolution was fought nearly 90 years ago, is close to enacting a law that critics deride as the "monkey…

Teaching & Learning

Robot competition takes over CCSU

December 13, 2010 by Staff and wire services reports

Hundreds of middle school students from around the state crowded Central Connecticut State University’s Kaiser Hall gymnasium Sunday for the 12th annual Connecticut FIRST Lego League state championship,…

How we use robots and art to make meeting computer science standards fun

3 essential tools to make elementary science easier

Carolina Biological Announced South Carolina Adopted New Grades K to 12 Science Teaching Materials

LaunchCode Pilot Program Trains St. Louis Teachers in Job-Focused Coding Curriculum

New Science Kit Series for Educators

South Carolina adopts science video service

LEGO’s WeDo 2.0 teaches science, coding

New science teaching tools shown at NSTA conference

Texas Education Board flags biology textbook over evolution concerns

Tennessee governor ‘probably’ will sign evolution bill

Robot competition takes over CCSU

BusPatrol Recognized Among Fastest-Growing Companies in North America on the 2024 Deloitte Technology Fast 500™

Illustration, Comic & Animation App Clip Studio Paint Named Best for Large Screens by Google Play

Savvas Learning Company Extends Collaboration with Cognizant, Leader in Driving Enterprise Transformation

AI-Enabled Personal Professional Learning Rural District Grant Winner Announced

Otus and Discovery Education Forge New Strategic Partnership to Maximize Student Achievement Nationwide

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