Promising Practice for Engaging Families: Spotlight 05
Girls don’t start out with less interest in STEM. In preschool, they are curious, bold in their actions, and…
Afterschool STEM programs inspire kids to keep learning
At an after-school STEM club in Rhode Island, students are working on an engineering challenge. The low-stakes, fun environment…
Promising Practice for Engaging Families: Spotlight 03
You may have designed a great Family STEM event, and are surprised that the families that you were expecting…
Promising Practice for Engaging Families: Spotlight 02
We’re back with more ideas for promoting family engagement. How many times have you planned a family STEM event…
Promising Practice for Engaging Families: Spotlight 01
We begin this series with promising practices that welcome parents and caregivers to our STEM work. Family engagement at…
How to Integrate STEM into Early Childhood Education
Two important new reports on early childhood STEM call for action to support teachers, engage parents, build public awareness,…
Recognizing Excellent STEM Mentoring Programs
Research led by Techbridge and others has found that mentoring is a critically important strategy for supporting underserved and…
How is Your State Doing on Computer Science Education Policy?
Supported by BNY Mellon, in March 2017, a coalition of organizations convened by EDC and the Massachusetts Computer Attainment…
STEM Ready America: A Compendium
On Wednesday, March 1, new resources and research was released, highlighting how afterschool programs can provide gains in critical workforce…
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Tiger Woods Foundation and Discovery Education Launch TGR EDU: Explore
The Tiger Woods Foundation and Discovery Education recently launched TGR EDU: Explore, a new web-based resource to help middle…
Upcoming Events. Sign Me Up.
Mon., Dec. 5, 2016 - Noon ET, 9:00 AM PT - Twitter chat.Join a twitter chat hosted by the National…
A Success Story
In October, ExpandED Schools and the Pinkerton Foundation jointly released a brief entitled From Meeting to Impact: How One…
Every Hour Counts Announces Grant Recipients
Image credit: Every Hour CountsIn October, with support from STEM Next, Every Hour Counts announced that After School…
Another Case for Collaboration
The new journal Connected Science Learning just released its second issue with a focus on professional development partnerships between…
Advancing State Policy for STEM Afterschool
All are closely watching to see what the change in Administration will mean for the federal government’s role in…
Upcoming Events
Oct. 5, 2016, 6:30-8:00PM - WebinarThe National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), the STEM Education Coalition and STEMx are co-presenting a…
Funding Opportunites
Grants Support Cross-Sector Partnerships Between Informal Science Institutions and Higher Education - Proposals due 9:00am ET on Oct. 3,…
How can Afterschool and Summer Programs Support the Next Generation Science Standards?
Source: Afterschool AllianceThe Afterschool Alliance has released a new guide: Getting Started with the Next Generation Science Standards,…
Upcoming Webinar on How ESSA will Impact STEM Education K12
The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), the STEM Education Coalition and STEMx are co-presenting a webinar on Wednesday, October 5…
Measuring the Quality and Impact of Afterschool STEM Programs
STEM Next – along with many others seeking expanded opportunities for young people to experience high quality STEM learning…
