STEM Week

"Imagine what the world would look like if this kind of excitement were an ubiquitous part of the classroom experience. Children would grow up equipped to ask hard questions, seek deeper knowledge, take risks, and tackle the challenges before us."

Why We Really Need Participatory STEM Education A great society is founded not on quick answers but on hard questions. The sort of STEM learning I advocate inspires a deeper level of thinking and learning that can be applied to a wide range of industries, professions, and fields.

For many, this will be their first experience at a regional technology conference complete with breakout sessions, software competitions, a formal awards banquet, and exhibit presentations. It will be an excellent opportunity for students to get the latest software training, and compete against other teams in challenging, but fun software competitions.

Hawaii STEM Conference The 2012 Hawaii STEM Conference is sponsored by the Maui Economic Development Board’s Women in Technology project in partnership with the County of Maui and the Career and Technical Education Center.

The 2012 challenge deadline has been extended to March 23!

National STEM Video Game Challenge The National STEM Video Game Challenge is a multi-year competition whose goal is to motivate interest in STEM learning among America’s youth by tapping into students’ natural passion for playing and making video games.

What do we intend when using the acronym STEM? It literally stands for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, but what does it mean? Arguably, attempts to provide a meaningful response to these questions have not stuck. It is not for lack of trying, however.

Bringing STEM Into Focus The use of practical applications in the science classroom, like model-building and data analysis, can help students make critical STEM connections, write Jean Moon and Susan Rundell Singer.