STEM

Following a pitch contest held last month, the nonprofit Michigan Virtual hosted a three-day bootcamp for teachers to develop their educational and entrepreneurial ideas for classroom innovations.

The U.S. Senate recently passed a technology and science bill that would benefit research into clean energy, energy efficiency, advanced manufacturing, biotechnology, artificial intelligence and quantum sciences.

The new Ripken STEM classroom at Franklin Square Elementary in Indiana aims to engage students from a young age and cultivate interests in science careers with robots, 3-D printers and interactive activities.

During a visit this week to APS Academy in Illinois, U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm stressed the need for STEAM education to keep the country moving toward a clean-energy future.

The editorial board of The Columbian praises Vancouver-area voters for supporting a number of ambitious projects, including a new high school and the Vancouver Innovation, Technology and Arts Elementary School.

Free workshops at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology this summer coached Indiana teachers to incorporate hands-on projects, energy conservation practices and renewable-energy principles into their lessons.

Hosting STEM Camp for the nonprofit CFES (College For Every Student) Brilliant Pathways, a New York community college gave students lessons in drone package delivery and various STEM career fields.

A bill under consideration by a Congressional committee led by Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia aims to turn cities across the U.S. into tech hubs, potentially bringing STEM jobs and research to places like Warner Robins.

The National Science Foundation will work with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Schmidt Futures and the Walton Family Foundation to fund research into making STEM more accessible to all students.

A camp for sixth through eighth graders at the university's Ruth Patrick Science Education Center covers a range of topics from password and file protection to malware, hackers, coding and robotics.

STEM Fuse and Construct 3 have partnered to launch a new advanced-level “GAME:IT” curriculum, geared for students in grades 10 through 12, that covers everything from physics to design, marketing and monetization.

A Pennsylvania district is building a new school focused on science, technology, engineering, math and medicine, with a math/science merged block period and more emphasis on technical literacy and project-based learning.

An incubator space in Emporia, Kans., will host classes and activities for kindergarten through sixth grade, collaborating with local districts to build programs in robotics, engineering, web design and other subjects.

Based on student interest and largely paid for by ESSER funds, the Pennsylvania district's new school will accommodate up to 1,000 students, potentially alleviating overcrowding at another school.

As part of a plan to expand STEM instruction, a Pennsylvania school has hired a designated technology coordinator to design and implement programs, redesign curricula and advise the Technology Student Association.

Recognized by TIME magazine as one of the country's most innovative teachers, Joann Blumenfeld of Raleigh created programs for students with disabilities to find STEM careers and learn about geospatial technologies.

Complementing online coursework and extracurricular activities through the Idaho Digital Learning Academy, high school juniors toured engineering and science labs at the University of Idaho this week.

The state has created a website with information on programs such as internships and camps for girls and women interested in STEAM fields, as well as resources for parents and educators to promote those fields.