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The Backburner Problem
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By Starkman on Mar 27th, 2012
  1. 21st Century Literacies
  2. Academia
  3. Higher Education
  4. Social Networks & Social Media
  5. Pedagogy & Teaching
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  7. Sciences & Neurosciences
  1. college
  2. STEM
  3. writing

The Backburner Problem

 

            My freshman STEM students gaze at...
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DARPA LAUNCHES NoNameSite.com to Engage, Inspire, and Mentor Teens in Computer Science-STEM
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By Grant on Sep 28th, 2011
  1. 21st Century Literacies
  1. computer science
  2. DARPA
  3. STEM
  4. youth

"A world-class education is the single most important factor in determining not just whether our kids can compete for the best jobs but whether...
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Women in STEM: A Gender Gap to Innovation
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By Grant on Aug 4th, 2011
  1. Gender & Sexuality
  2. Sciences & Neurosciences
  1. STEM

The U.S. Economics and Statistics Administration released a new study on gender disparity in the STEM workforce, in which women are noticeably...
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National Science Foundation announces Innovation Corps program in support of technology innovation
Opportunity
By Grant on Jul 29th, 2011
  1. Government & Politics
  2. Sciences & Neurosciences
  3. Technology
  1. innovation
  2. NSF
  3. STEM
  4. technology

Today, the National Science Foundation (NSF) announced a new effort to help develop scientific and engineering discoveries into useful...
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New STEM video game funding opportunities at DARPA
Opportunity
By Admin on Apr 5th, 2011
  1. Sciences & Neurosciences
  1. DARPA
  2. STEM

View full proposal here. 

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Sputnik or Model T? Why Science Fairs are Failing
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By Davidson on Feb 5th, 2011
  1. Games & Gaming
  2. Sciences & Neurosciences
  1. experiments
  2. games
  3. science
  4. science fairs
  5. STEM
  6. strategy
  7. thinking

Today's New York Times brings us another article on why American kids are failing at science.  This one comes with a twist.  Amy Harmon'...
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Creatures Classified! An exploration of cataloging creatures across the galaxy.
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By Powers on Dec 20th, 2010
  1. 21st Century Literacies
  2. Arts & Design
  3. Coding & Development
  4. Data & Information
  5. Games & Gaming
  6. Collaboration
  7. Digital Media & Learning
  8. Virtual Worlds
  9. Higher Education
  10. Social Networks & Social Media
  11. K-12 Learning
  12. Software & Apps
  13. Pedagogy & Teaching
  14. Youth
  15. Sciences & Neurosciences
  16. Multimedia
  17. Technology
  1. biology
  2. game changers
  3. games
  4. Spore
  5. STEM

In this Spore™ adventure, fifth and sixth graders, acting as "intergalactic speciologists," learn how to collect and organize scientific data and...
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Discovery Pier: a whole new spin on Science and Engineering
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By Hughes on Dec 20th, 2010
  1. Games & Gaming
  2. Digital Media & Learning
  1. game changers
  2. games
  3. LittleBigPlanet
  4. physics
  5. STEM

In Discovery Pier, LittleBigPlanet™ players are immersed in the high-octane world of an amusement park. While interacting with a variety of thrill...
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Click! The Online Spy School
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By Sturman on May 26th, 2010
  1. 21st Century Literacies
  2. Games & Gaming
  3. Gender & Sexuality
  4. Mixed & Augmented Reality
  5. Internet & Web 2.0
  6. Digital Media & Learning
  7. Social Networks & Social Media
  8. K-12 Learning
  9. Youth
  10. Sciences & Neurosciences
  1. girls
  2. STEM

Combining social networking elements with a virtual laboratory, Click!Online is a web-based, augmented-reality game for teen girls featuring the...
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White House Seeking Input for 21st Century Global Challenges Initiative
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By Holliman on Feb 26th, 2010
  1. Academia
  2. Games & Gaming
  3. Government & Politics
  4. Sciences & Neurosciences
  1. education
  2. games
  3. STEM
  4. White House

The National Economic Council and the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) are asking for public input for a new initiative intended to...
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