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HOW THE U.S. CAN ENGAGE GIRLS IN STEM

The problem has been around forever. Young men go into science, technology, engineering and math at a far greater rate than young women.
Men are twice as likely to be in STEM positions as women, and one out of every five female science and engineering graduates has left the labor force completely.
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NAO, THE HUMANOID ROBOT IS USED TO ATTRACT STEM STUDENTS

Robots are a great learning resource. NAO, a humanoid robot made by Aldebaran Robotics of France, has become one of the most popular robots on the STEM learningscene.
We recently talked about a robot fashion show put on in Austin, Texas by the robotics club of a local high school.
The high school students programmed NAO to strut down a runway wearing various outfits the kids had made for it. 
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ROBOTSLAB BOX IS A FINALIST FOR THE GAME CHANGERS AWARDS

UPDATE: OCt. 23rd  - RobotsLAB BOX is the winner of the "Game Changer" Award 

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AWARD-WINNING ROBOTICS CLUB DEMANDS ACTION

According to Jeff Gelles, Philadelphia Inquirer Business Columnist, the Philadelphia public schools are short on money.
‘Imperiled’ is the word used to describe public schools in the area.
Worse, even the money that is there is being distributed unfairly as evidenced by the grade of “D” the Education Law Center's National Report Card on school-funding fairness gave the state of Pennsylvania for how it distributes school funds.
Students rightly feel unfairly treated by the state. 
Student’s at Philadelphia’s Central High School are particularly fed up with this seeming lack of interest by politicians in the school’s decay.
Student’s on physics teacher Daniel Ueda’s award winning robotics team wrote up a petition detailing some of the ways the schools were being short changed and what they thought needed to be done to make things right.
Interested parties are asked to sign this petition.  
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BLENDED LEARNING PAVES WAY FOR DIGITAL CONTENT

Most of us are aware that blended learning means integrating face-to-face classroom instruction with online learning.

The benefits of blended learning are many, including allowing greater leeway for students to work at their own pace and take a lot more courses than they might otherwise have had access to at their own local schools. Think of it as an educational leveler.

But as Bob Wise, former governor of West Virginia and president of the Alliance for Excellent Education opined at a recent panel discussion, "Blended learning is not using technology to diminish the role of teaching, it enhances the role of teaching."

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NAO ROBOT FASHION SHOW, HIGHSCHOOLERS ROCK

Teachers searching for innovative ways to interest kids in STEM learning should watch this video of high schoolers in Austin, Texas, producing their own robot fashion show at a local Barnes and Noble. That’s right! A robot fashion show complete with a runway and the latest fashions for well-dressed robots!

 

The students are from the award-winning robotics clubs of Anderson High School and Eastside Memorial. High School presented five ‘NAO’ humanoid robots developed by Aldebaran Robotics of Paris, France; they programed them with five distinct personalities, taught them to move like little models, and sent them down the runway strutting their stuff and dressed to the nines!

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OHIO OFFICIALS LAUNCH 'STRAIGHT A' FUND

RobotsLAB is pleased to report that yet another state has realized the importance of STEM learning and the necessity of spending more of their scarce educational funds on it. 
The state this time is Ohio!
 
Ohio State Superintendent Dick Ross believes that “many educators and administrators are eager for transformation and we have the innovative spirit needed to improve student efficiencies.”
 
Apparently Ohio’s Republican governor John Kasich agrees with Ross as he recently asked the Ohio State Legislature to make available $250 million for new education innovation fund grants in the next two fiscal years.
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STEM LEARNING INITIATIVE IN ILLINOIS

University of Aurora
More state educational systems are realizing the importance of STEM learning.
Some of them also realize they have shortcoming that must be overcome.
Illinois appears to be one of those states that understands this and is taking the initiative in these matters.
Aurora Illinois, home of the University of Aurora, is the leader of this STEM initiative.
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HOW 3D PRINTING IS CHANGING THE WORLD FOR THE BETTER

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Here is a name we all should remember when we talk about people who made this world a better place: Richard Van As.
This resilient South African carpenter turned a personal catastrophe into a victory for the disabled everywhere.
After losing four fingers off his hand to a circular saw, he used a 3D printer and created a capable mechanical hand with a design taken from the online-video of a theater-prop.
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MOTION MATH GAMES HELPS MAKE MATH FUN

If making the subject seem relevant is one of the toughest things for a math teacher to accomplish, then certainly the next most difficult task is making math enjoyable. 
Or is it the other way around? Maybe! And in an earlier post, Eight ways Kindergarten Hold the Key to 21St Century Instruction, we discussed one educator’s view that only kindergarten provided children the eight essential elements (he refers to them as “ways”) needed for educational excellence. 
One of those ways was play and play by its very nature is relevant to children!

 

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