Joanne Jacobs
From wombats to koalas: Does knowledge 'transfer' for young readers?
"Chatty Chick chats in church" in a poem used by reading tutors. Last year, the second grader I was tutoring was shocked at Chatty...
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Joanne Jacobs
- Jan 12
- 2 min
Scientists, engineers, chefs, gardeners become freelance teachers
An ecosystem of innovative schools and teaching specialists is growing in South Florida's Broward County, writes Ron Matus on ReimaginED....
Joanne Jacobs
- Nov 22, 2022
- 2 min
Climate ed in PE, art . . . ?
New Jersey teachers are teaching about climate change in all grade levels and subjects, writes Caroline Preston on the Hechinger Report. ...
Joanne Jacobs
- Oct 5, 2022
- 3 min
NYU fires tough chem prof, raises complainers' grades
Would-be doctors have to get through organic chemistry, a tough class that can be a dream killer. When NYU pre-meds earned poor grades...
Joanne Jacobs
- Sep 20, 2022
- 2 min
They passed calculus, but can't add fractions
Alex Small, who teaches physics at Cal Poly Pomona, keeps seeing students who passed calculus in high school, but aren't prepared for...
Joanne Jacobs
- Sep 1, 2022
- 2 min
The smart get smarter
In the ten years before the pandemic, high achievers did better in math and reading while everyone else slid, writes Fordham's Michael...
Joanne Jacobs
- May 23, 2022
- 1 min
Science teachers: Don’t say ‘parent’
Who are these people? Photo: Serrano1004/Pixabay Don’t say “parent,” advises a feature article in the National Science Teaching...
Joanne Jacobs
- May 1, 2019
- 1 min
Good Idea, or Watering Down Science Class Even More?
From the major Sacramento newspaper: Dissecting frogs and cats — a common assignment for kids in California biology classes — could soon...
Joanne Jacobs
- Oct 6, 2018
- 1 min
How to win a Nobel Prize
Science is all about the posters, reports The Onion. STOCKHOLM—Anxiously awaiting critiques from the judges, the world’s leading...
Joanne Jacobs
- Sep 22, 2018
- 1 min
Young scientists
Science Fair, a documentary about teenage competitors in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, is “unfailingly charming,”...
Joanne Jacobs
- Aug 13, 2018
- 1 min
Girls call STEM come-ons ‘creepy’
Teen-age girls are groomed for the STEM lifestyle in summer coding camps. “With responses ranging from “squirming in discomfort” to...
Joanne Jacobs
- Jun 13, 2018
- 2 min
STEM is for C students too, says report
Young people can succeed in technical jobs even with mediocre grades in math and science or liberal arts majors, claims a new study, on...
Joanne Jacobs
- Jun 10, 2018
- 2 min
Middle school to manufacturing
Middle-schoolers in Ohio are learning math, science and programming — and competing in contests such as MakerMinded to expose them to...
Joanne Jacobs
- Feb 22, 2018
- 1 min
Even confident, capable girls don’t study STEM
Girls who are high achievers in math, and confident about their ability, are less likely to major in math, engineering and science than...
Joanne Jacobs
- Feb 21, 2018
- 1 min
Equality widens STEM’s gender gap
In gender-equal Norway and Finland, 20 percent of college graduates in science, engineering and math are women, compared to 41 percent in...
Joanne Jacobs
- Jan 30, 2018
- 2 min
Teacher coaches boost math learning
“Extending the reach of excellent teachers,” the goal of Public Impact’s Opportunity Culture initiative, improves math achievement,...
Joanne Jacobs
- Jan 29, 2018
- 2 min
Turning scientists, engineers into teachers
Math, chemistry and physics teachers are in short supply. A new MIT-based program is trying to turn scientists, engineers and programmers...
Joanne Jacobs
- Jan 8, 2018
- 2 min
Auto shop is sold as STEM training
Pushed to offer more college-prep classes, California high schools have cut auto shop and other vocational classes, reports Carolyn Jones...
Joanne Jacobs
- Dec 22, 2017
- 1 min
Playing with DNA
Among the STEM toys in this holiday gift guide is this kit for ages 10 and up. In my day, children couldn’t isolate DNA at home, though I...
Joanne Jacobs
- Oct 9, 2017
- 2 min
Teach art — not STEAM
Integrating art into science and math teaching — turning STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) into STEAM — is...
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