STEM Education
STEM News is generated through a collaborative effort between the NC STEM Learning Network and WRAL Tech Wire. To submit story ideas, please email WTW Editor Rick Smith rsmith@wral.com or Noah Garrett noah@thinkngc.com.)
At NC Astronomical Research Institute, students learn by doing
Nestled in the mountains of North Carolina, the Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute (PARI) is one of the most treasured educational facilities in the state that many probably have never of - until now.
Tech icons in video appeal: Teach more code in schools
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter creator Jack Dorsey are among the tech luminaries promoting the teaching and learning of computer coding in schools through a new video.
Biogen Foundation awards $50,000 for STEM education
Nearly $50,000 in grants is being distributed to 28 Triangle-area schools and nonprofit organizations by the Biogen Idec Foundation through a program managed by the Triangle Community Foundation.
UNC Launch Pad startup STENCIL tackles high school dropout rate
STENCIL, or Students and Teachers Employing New Criteria in Learning, offers a cloud-based tool kit to help school officials predict if a student is a drop-out risk.
Julian Wooten targets education with startup
Tech workers turned into NC teachers tuition-free
North Carolina, a state that recognized the growth opportunities of 1950s technologies by creating the Research Triangle Park, is increasing the classroom focus on science, technology, engineering and math -- the so-called STEM fields. The goal is building a workforce with the training needed for high-wage, high-demand careers.
Reinvention of education provides North Carolina's pathway to prosperity
Opinion: With the 21st Century well underway, the Tar Heel state is positioned to play a leading role in the reinvention of American education. This is particularly important given the strong connection between education reform on the one hand, and jobs and economic growth on the other.
Education crucial for jobs
'Math in Focus the Singapore Way' boosting learning, school finds
The math program underscores a stronger mathematical foundation for students. It emphasizes number and operations in each grade, as is recommended in the Common Core Standards.
Entrepreneurial spirit boosts STEM education at S.C. school
Tom Rogers, a science teacher in South Carolina, and his students use some old Android phones, a bit of outside funding, mentoring and support from Clemson University and a lot of their own grit to build a robot project: AndSAM.
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BioMoto STEM Challenge revs up students for learning
The three-year program is a collaborative educational initiative underwritten by a $300,000 grant from the Golden LEAF Foundation and guided by the North Carolina Biotechnology Center's Greater Charlotte Office and the North Carolina Motorsports Association.
Students undergo fitness testing as part of the curriculum.
SAS Curriculum Pathways launches free Algebra course
Success in Algebra 1 is critical to future science, technology, engineering, math (STEM) careers, according to the world's largest privately-owned software company.
Free Math Resource
TWC to promote STEM education at NC, SC State Fairs
Time Warner Cable will feature hands-on science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) activities and demonstrations at the North Carolina and South Carolina State Fair this month.
High school media programs lacking online components
Researchers at University of Kansas have found that 96 percent of high schools offer media opportunities, but only 33 percent provide online instruction.
Lee Institute recognizes 21 N.C. schools for global learning
The VIF International Foundation awards 21 schools honors from the Howard N. Lee Institute for language immersion programs.
IBM pledges $1.3M education grants to NC, 4 other states
North Carolina is one of five states receiving early childhood education improvement grants valued at $1.3 million in cash and technology services from Big Blue.
IBM KidSmart Program
Visual software coding languages boost kids as programmers
Alice, Scratch and Lua-based platforms help make programming more prevalent among elementary and middle school students and teach them problem-solving skills that translate to other languages such as Python, Java, Ruby and C++, says Brook Osborne, director of outreach at Duke University's department of computer science.
"Alice' in action
NC STEM Learning Network teams up with Fidelity
The NC STEM Learning Network teams up with one of the world's largest financial services firms to help develop a Web-based platform to better organize STEM education resources throughout the state.
NC students excel with language immersion programs
VIF International Education in Chapel Hill released results on Thursday that further verify the need to invest and expand language immersion and global awareness programs in the United States.
Biogen Idec Foundation invests $100K in STEM effort
The Biogen Idec Foundation and Teach For America have announced a new collaboration in support of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education in Massachusetts and North Carolina.
UNC alum creates software startup to save education
A recent UNC graduate has launched an educational software startup to provide a cloud-based solution to what has been called the biggest crisis in American education.
Cisco helps fund STEM Web Portal Project
Efforts to create an online portal of North Carolina's education resources have been enhanced by a $25,000 grant from Cisco Systems to the NC STEM Learning Network.
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