Charting a Course for Success: America’s Strategy for STEM Education is referred to as a “north star for the STEM community as it charts a course for collective success.” We know that the North Star, Polaris, is nearly stationary in the night sky and thus has been a reliable marker for travelers without a compass for centuries. In the business
Coding, and Computer Science, and Computational Thinking—Oh My!
The first time I studied anything related to computer science was in high school—a BASIC programming class that was quite dry with little connection to how the programming language was used in the “real world.” Times have changed! Today, even preschoolers are learning computational thinking in active, engaging, and age-appropriate ways that help them see the many ways thinking like
Connected Science Learning Receives NSF Grant to Provide New Resources for STEM Educators
“Exciting news! NSTA has been awarded funding from the National Science Foundation to convene an expert study group that will help us bring new resources to the STEM education community. This project launches in 2021 and will include a collection of resources for
Why Collaborate?
“As a Connected Science Learning reader, you already know that collaboration is what this journal is all about. We strive to publish articles that highlight ways different organizations come together to connect in-school STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) learning to the world outside the classroom.” READ MORE
Partnering With Education
By Beth Murphy published Nov/Dec 2019 in Dimensions Magazine by the Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC) For most of my career in science and STEM education, I’ve worked at the interface between museums or other educational institutions and schools, finding synergies in their efforts to improve science learning experiences for kids and their teachers. When organizations work together,