STEM

Seminar offered on making math and science accessible for the blind

A free science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) consortium on making mathematics and science accessible for blind students will be held in conjunction with the American Printing House for the Blind’s annual meeting at 10 a.m. Oct. 6 at the Hyatt Regency Louisville. The meeting will feature a series of presentations on issues related to the development and delivery of [...]

By |2016-09-22T08:37:01-04:00September 22, 2016|

Funding the margins

Two teachers find ways to pay for learning experiences by thinking outside the budget.

By |2016-09-02T11:46:17-04:00September 6, 2016|

Four Kentucky teachers receive presidential honors

Four Kentucky mathematics and science teachers are among 213 recipients of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST), which is awarded to outstanding K-12 science and mathematics teachers from across the country. Winners are selected by a panel of distinguished scientists, mathematicians and educators following an initial selection process at the state level. The PAEMST winners [...]

By |2016-09-15T10:11:31-04:00September 1, 2016|

Workshop offers research skills for STEM teachers, librarians

Research Skills for STEM Teachers & Librarians, a professional learning workshop aimed at middle school and high school teachers and librarians, will be held July 11 at Northern Kentucky University in Highland Heights. Information research experts from NKU’s Steely Library will provide hands-on guidance in the workshop for developing lesson plans, assignments and projects that teach students science and mathematics [...]

By |2016-06-29T14:55:11-04:00June 30, 2016|

Two Fayette teachers receive awards from Lexmark

Two Fayette County teachers have been honored by Lexmark International Inc. with the company’s Educating Excellence award. Linda Dewees, a mathematics teacher at Henry Clay High School, and Nami Stager, a STEM teacher at Wellington Elementary School, were surprised in front of their students and colleagues. Click these links to watch videos of the surprise announcements for Dewees and Stager. [...]

By |2016-06-01T16:17:45-04:00June 2, 2016|

Middle schools can win up to $100,000 for lab makeover

Fab School Labs, an online contest in which five schools can win an “extreme makeover” for their science, math, engineering or technology laboratories, is open to public middle schools. The contest is designed to encourage students’ interest in STEM education by creating classrooms and labs that can inspire them. Winning schools will receive grants of up to $100,000 from the [...]

By |2016-05-11T15:39:41-04:00May 12, 2016|

Company donating STEM packages to 75 schools

HipScience, an embedded sensor company, is making its Mantis STEM kits with sensor and associated curriculum available to at least 75 U.S. schools in 2016 through its STEM Advantage Program as part of the White House Science Fair kickoff and its STEM for All initiative. Each kit will include one Mantis sensor, along with curriculum specific to the sensor's purpose. [...]

By |2021-07-01T10:35:30-04:00April 28, 2016|
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