About codeSpark Academy The Parents Choice Award-winning codeSpark Academy, which has a presence in more than 1/3 of US school districts, teaches the ABCs of coding through a combo of…
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Just a few short years ago, Ethan Klein and his sister Ayana were making things with cardboard. Now, they’re teenage entrepreneurs who created a tool to help kids build creations…
What if we took all the good ideas of coding and combined them with the lessons of kindness? That’s the idea that Valerie Sousa came up with for her book…
Relevance. Empathy. Action. Lifelong learning. That’s the REAL education that Anthony Chiles wants to see in his school and in all of education. Anthony Chiles is a STEAM Educator, consultant,…
STEM Everyday #178 | Building STEPS towards College & Careers | feat. Debra Hettleman & Sheyna Mikeal
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STEM isn’t just for elementary kids. In Baltimore, Building STEPS is building opportunities for kids to pursue STEM college and career opportunities. Their program launched in 1999 with the sole…
If you’ve ever thought that biology (or any science) seemed hard to learn, or hard to teach, Melanie Peffer has the solution: “Where have you experienced biology today?” That’s the…
Robotics used to mean an intro to STEM subjects and head to college, but robotics is part of every career today. Kids are excited to build, program, and drive robots.…
What if there was a podcast with real scientists sharing how they solved big problems? And what if that podcast was designed for kids? Jen Swanson and Jed Doherty designed…
What if kids, especially girls, really believed they could grow up and be anything? Laurie Wallmark was one of those kids, and so are the women she’s written about. Laurie…
What if you took the skills of design thinking and problem solving and applied them to books for kids? Vicky Fang is a children’s book author with a background as…