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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 30, 20182 min read


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 29, 20182 min read


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
Jan 8, 20182 min read


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
Dec 22, 20171 min read


Teach art — not STEAM
Integrating art into science and math teaching — turning STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) into STEAM — is...

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 9, 20172 min read


Taking the pee out of physics
It’s time to take the pee out of physics, argues a group of Australian scientists. Starting physics courses by studying projectile motion...

Joanne Jacobs
Sep 20, 20171 min read
Teaching the eclipse — safely
When I was in elementary school in Illinois in the early ’60s, there was a total eclipse. I remember being terrified of going blind. I...

Joanne Jacobs
Aug 20, 20172 min read


83% of science aces are immigrants’ kids
Indrani Das, 17, won the Regeneron Science Talent Search this year for her study of a possible approach to treating the death of neurons...

Joanne Jacobs
Mar 20, 20171 min read


Why Grover is the STEM monster
Sesame Street’s STEM monster is mistake-prone Grover, reinvented as Super Grover 2.0, writes Kate Stringer on The 74. Whenever the furry...

Joanne Jacobs
Mar 10, 20171 min read


Julio pets the stegosaurus
Virtual-reality technology is helping students understand science, writes Carolyn Jones on EdSource. The technology is “extraordinarily...

Joanne Jacobs
Mar 10, 20172 min read


Kid-friendly ‘Martian’ teaches science
An astronaut is stranded on Mars, nobody knows he’s alive and rescue is four years away, far longer than his food supply will hold out....

Joanne Jacobs
Feb 26, 20172 min read
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