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After 10 years as Quizizz, a new way and a new focus has necessitated the change to a new name: Wayground.  Kyle Niemis is the Head of Community at Wayground…

PJ Creek was teaching social studies and science in middle school. He always referenced his periodic table poster on the wall, but didn’t have anything similar to help with social…

Robotics education is highly incorporated into upper grade levels because of its connection to careers. But elementary robotics is often one-off projects and fun time. The leadership at Woodland Hills…

As education faces new challenges from technology and an ever-changing labor market, the need for public-private partnership in education is as important as ever. Local governments and business organizations everywhere…

Born a patriot, Dr. Leslie Gruis spent 30 years as a mathematician and intelligence officer at the National Security Agency, where she helped develop technology solutions that balanced national security…

Elliot Lichtman started teaching online classes in computer science when he was a freshman in high school. Small classes quickly grew into a series of larger and longer offerings, and…

What can a couple of high school students do to encourage STEM interest and skills? For Edison Law and Revaant Srivastav, that meant starting the California STEM Academy, an online option to…

Should we teach our kids “21st century skills” or should we rethink what that means and start teaching “workplace durable skills”? Dan Thomas just retired from a 30+ year career…

At what age should we begin focusing on STEM learning? According to Jeremy Anderson, the data overwhelmingly shows that students are already forming interest and thoughts on STEM careers when…

The education software space is filled with plenty of choices for helping kids design and create. That’s especially true in the CAD space, as programs like Tinkercad appeal to younger…