Linking in-school and out-of-school STEM learning
Virtual reality has seen rapid development in the first part of the 21st century, although it has been around for many years. Remember the old ViewMasters? And who could forget the first time a sea monster reached out to grab you while you were wearing your 3-D glasses in the movie theater? The video game industry has evolved and driven the development of virtual reality into … [Read more...]
In the last two decades, precollege engineering education has become more prevalent. At the same time, the number of children diagnosed with autism is rapidly growing. Over half a million children with autism will enter adulthood in the next decade (Roux et al. 2013). Therefore, more than any time before, it is important to provide effective and appropriate engineering … [Read more...]
Bold innovations in cybersecurity and artificial intelligence. Brilliant hacks for the digital divide. Breakthroughs in maternal health care to reduce infant mortality. Imagine if these advances in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) were within the minds of a girl with a learning disability in Detroit, a teen in Deaf Kids Code, or a student at the California … [Read more...]
Where can a middle school girl wield a chop saw or welder in one moment, and build her interpersonal and self-advocacy skills in the next? For 20 years, Rosie’s Girls, a program of Vermont Works for Women, has helped girls and gender-nonconforming youth in grades 6–8 develop grit, create connections, and expand their sense of possibilities through hands-on exploration of the bui … [Read more...]
Girls start off strong in math and science, participating and achieving at similar rates as boys, but lose interest and confidence in their skills as they grow older. Although equally capable, girls’ interest and confidence in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) begins to decrease in middle school when they are developing their identities and starting to f … [Read more...]
