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Kindergartner practices ‘Operation’ skills at Middlesettlements Elementary
Christy Boone shows Billy Shallcross, Ruth Shallcross and fourth-grader Sierra Shallcross how a 3D printer works during presentations Friday at Middlesettlements Elementary School featuring science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics. Brody Webb, a first grade student at Middlesettlements Elementary, tries to levitate a ping-pong ball by blowing through a straw during Friday’s STEAM Night.
Elementary test scores on the rise at WACS
State standardized scores for elementary students at Westfield Academy and Central School have risen considerably in all levels, board of education members learned at a recent board meeting. WACS elementary principal Dr. Mary Rockey told the board that student scores have risen 17 percent in math compared to this time last year, while scores in ELA have increased by 11 percent since that time.
New Mexico middle school students participate in robotics expo
The Top 30 teams in the state got to put their creations to work at an expo hosted by Air Force Research Lab New Mexico. “They know now what it takes to make a little robot move left or right or front and back.
EXCHANGE: STEM students create winning invention
In this Jan. 20, 2017 photo, teacher Matt Erbach explains to his students what he is looking for as the group of Streamwood High School students in Streamwood, Ill., design a micro generator using wind power to light up areas around homeless shelters. Their wind-powered generator idea won the state competition in the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow contest, which encourages teachers and students to solve real-world issues using classroom skills in science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics.
School buildings on autopilot
When the central Connecticut town of Cheshire moved to reduce power use, it upgraded six of its eight public schools with the latest internet of things technology. The plan combined energy-efficient LED fixtures with sensors and cloud-based servers that automatically turn the lights off in an empty room or adjust brightness.
Goodyear experts partner with Akron STEM schools on special projects
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. wants to inspire more Akron-area companies to create boots-on-the-ground partnerships with Akron Public Schools.
Launch of SpaceX rocket carryinga
The launch of a SpaceX rocket carrying an experiment from Knox County students was postponed Saturday after concerns at launch time. The SpaceX Dragon was set to takeoff for the International Space Station at 10:01 a.m., but was “scrubbed,” or called off, in the middle of the launch countdown.
High school students to launch biology research into space
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Teachers open world to classrooms with virtual reality
In this Friday, Feb. 10, 2017 photo, Amy Williams, a teacher at Elizabeth Forward Middle School, practices with a virtual reality set during a class at the Allegheny Intermediate Unit in Homestead, Pa. In this Friday, Feb. 10, 2017 photo, displayed is a view of downtown Pittsburgh on the screen of a part of a virtual reality set that teachers are learning with during a class at the Allegheny Intermediate Unit in Homestead, Pa.
Rocket lifts off in Florida
A dragon space capsule bound for the International Space Station was atop the Space X Falcon 9 rocket as it climbed into the cloudy skies over central After the rocket gave the capsule enough ‘push’ to reach orbit, it separated then made a successful landing at the Cape. WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.
How robots could help chronically ill kids attend school
Over the past century, American schools have integrated an ever-more-diverse group of students. Racial integration is most prominent, but it’s not just Native Americans, blacks and Latinos who have been brought into public education.
Kindergartener at Bluebonnet Elementary in Bastrop ISD using Google…
With school field trip budgets tight, new technology is opening up a whole new world for local students in the Bastrop Independent School District. Monday, Mrs. Edwards’ kindergarten class at Bluebonnet Elementary were ready to take off on another adventure called a Google Expedition .
Students get ‘little taste’ of robotics, STEAM hands-on…
Olivia Yetter and Pailee Wilson each enjoyed the interactive robot named Naw the most of the hands-on activities in the traveling children’s museum. “It can do what we do,” said Yetter, who was most impressed with seeing Naw dance.
College will stage cybersecurity conference in April
SJC planning cybersecurity conference in April Information technology-themed conference and fast-track academies are designed to help students get high-paying jobs. Check out this story on Daily-Times.com: Kathi Hail, a workforce development specialist with the San Juan College Center for Workforce Development, says the center is trying to help laid-off workers with the creation of several information technology academies and certificate programs.
Boardman School District gets new bus app
Boardman School District is taking bus riding to the next level. The saying “Don’t miss the bus” might just be used less throughout the remainder of the school year.
Livermore: Saturday science series starts Feb. 4
The lectures promise to also take a closer look at forensic science methods, rabies, 3D printing, and biologically inspired nano-robots. Each lecture teams lab researchers with a local master high school science teacher.
Trump is only finishing what Hollywood and the media started
For a brief moment, it was almost as if they were people. They were scientists working on new treatments for HIV/AIDS or whose research had helped contain the spread of that Ebola outbreak a few years ago.
STEM: Educators, companies stress collaborations between schools, industry
Maxwell Pace is 15 years old, but he already knows how to wire a circuit, weld a metal helmet and write basic code. “That’s more how I learn – with projects, not textbooks,” said Pace, a high school freshman with plans to become a biomedical engineer and develop prosthetics.
Pamela Puri on leading tech4kidz: Youngsters benefit when you teach them digital skills
Pamela Puri, founder of tech4kidz, stands in front of a projection during a coding class for youngsters at Le Moyne College. She started the company in 2014 to offer programming and technology classes to children from age 6 to 15. Pamela Puri saw the value in teaching computer coding and digital skills to her three elementary-school-age children.
Senate Republicans release education funding plan
Democrats confer on the Senate floor as the Republican side sits empty during a recess, Friday, Jan. 27, 2017, in Olympia, Wash. Senators were debating whether to vote on the “levy cliff” bill, which would delay a reduction in the amount of money school districts can collect though property taxes.
Patriot Perspective: Post-secondary success is how we measure our schools’ success3 min ago
I want to thank and acknowledge the challenging community engagement and planning work that has and continues to take place across all of our school district’s communities.
Mound Valley Grade School to get makerspace
Mound Valley Grade School principal Melissa Green has watched with awe students’ reactions as Lisa Blair, director of student learning at the Southeast Kansas Education Service Center, Greenbush, comes to the school once a month with the STEM Mobile Learning Lab.
Schools recruit girls in underrepresented STEM classes
Thomas Jefferson High School senior Toby Lechtenberger modifies code to create a graphic user interface in science teacher Denise Hoag’s classroom on Thursday, Jan. 6., 2017 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Hoag are trying to get more girls interested in computer science, a traditionally male-dominated field.
Schools recruit girls in underrepresented STEM classes
Thomas Jefferson High School senior Toby Lechtenberger modifies code to create a graphic user interface in science teacher Denise Hoag’s classroom on Thursday, Jan. 6., 2017 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Hoag are trying to get more girls interested in computer science, a traditionally male-dominated field.
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FORT MYERS, Fla. Rescheduled due to Hurricane Matthew, the Southwest Regional Manufacturers Association’s Manufacturing Day will bring South Fort Myers High School students to Trilogy Laboratories, 10060 Amberwood Road, Suite 1 in Fort Myers at 9 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 20. The high schoolers look forward to trading in their textbooks for a full immersion in the field of manufacturing as they tour Trilogy Laboratories and shadow founder and skincare product inventor Dr. Kristen Flaharty.
Next-generation mirror analyzes faces and prints out customized makeup sheets
Panasonic Corp. is developing a “magic” mirror for 2020 that will use nanotechnology for high-definition TVs to offer advice on how to become more beautiful. The aim of the Snow Beauty Mirror is “to let people become what they want to be,” said Panasonic’s Sachiko Kawaguchi, who is in charge of the product’s development.
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Art goes 3D
Ed Hanlon made a big investment in equipment for his art classes at the middle school this year, but in doing so he’s sparked the imagination and creativity of students, teachers and administrators in School District 209-U. Joliet Junior College unveiled its new maker lab last spring, and Hanlon attended an open house to see its 3D printers and laser cutters.
Our Views: Legislators get ‘F’ for civics test
The civics test that Wisconsin high school students must now pass to graduate should include this question: “What is an unfunded mandate?” If you guessed “D,” you probably understand the problem with the state’s scheme to improve students’ knowledge of civics. The Legislature slipped into its 2015-17 biennial budget a graduation requirement for students to take a civics test modeled after the one given to immigrants seeking U.S. citizenship.
Our Views: Legislators get ‘F’ for civics test
The civics test that Wisconsin high school students must now pass to graduate should include this question: “What is an unfunded mandate?” If you guessed “D,” you probably understand the problem with the state’s scheme to improve students’ knowledge of civics. The Legislature slipped into its 2015-17 biennial budget a graduation requirement for students to take a civics test modeled after the one given to immigrants seeking U.S. citizenship.