STEM Sports® Newsletter- Q2 2020
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Senate Approves Panchanathan as National Science Foundation Chief
This article was originally posted by Doug Lederman on Inside Higher Ed The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed Sethuraman Panchanathan, a senior administrator at Arizona State University, as the new director of the National Science Foundation, a leading funder of academic research. Panchanathan has been a member of the National Science Board, the body that…
Equality in Education and STEM
In today’s current political climate, society is engaging in essential conversations about racial equality in the United States. One area that also needs to be addressed, and STEM Sports® as a company is taking an extra focus in, is equality in education. There are a variety of different ways society can go about removing these…
High expectations for summer programs as learning gaps predicted to grow
This post was originally posted and written by Education Dive With experts predicting and school leaders expecting significant student learning loss because of school closures, advocates, researchers and others stepped up efforts this week to emphasize the role that out-of-school-time programs play in minimizing the damage. On Thursday, for example, the Afterschool Alliance, the Boys and Girls Clubs and…
Powerful Pallet
This week’s blog was penned by our President and CEO Jeff Golner A photo of a pallet of boxes. Nothing special. Typical, bland boxes. Not a big deal. What is inside of those boxes? The casual observer upon further review would find several STEM Sports® teacher manuals. A closer look would reveal a small graphic…
The Importance of Continuing Children’s Education and Activity during the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 Pandemic has changed a variety of different aspects of people’s everyday lives throughout the world. People are working from home, schools have gone virtual, and spending time with others has stopped. Most people have found these uncertain times to be difficult and jarring. Many states have now been in some form of quarantine…
STEM Ecosystems Webinar: Calculating Calories and Heart Rate
The Webinar: On Thursday April 23rd, STEM Sports® was part of STEM Ecosystem’s webinar series that introduces ways to implement STEM from home. STEM Sports®’ Director of Curriculum and Strategy Sean Barton and Curriculum Writer Rachel Kissner led the webinar and introduced a STEM Sports® lesson called Counting Calories and Heart rate and we used…
Physical Activity Concepts
STEM Sports®’ curricula is based on: STEM education, using sports to facilitate curricula and physical activity. Along with a variety of STEM curricula kit options, we also offer physical activity concepts that can be implemented at home or school. Currently, we offer: STEM Sports: Playing Card Fitness Yoga Fitness STEM Sports: Playing Card Fitness: Playing…
Phoenix-Based Education Company Provides Free STEM Curricula Nationwide
Phoenix-Based Education Company Provides Free STEM Curricula Nationwide STEM Sports® Helps Continue Student Education During School Closures PHOENIX — STEM Sports® is offering several free STEM lessons involving sports to students in grades 3 through 8 to continue their STEM education at home. The STEM curriculum uses basketball, football, soccer, and volleyball to teach students science, technology, engineering…
At Home Learning: FREE Curriculum
We hope everyone is staying safe and healthy during this difficult time. The spread of COVID-19 has caused many changes to everyday life. In particular, schools have been forced to switch to online learning. This has left students with less hands-on time with their coursework. When it comes to science, technology, engineering and math, interaction…
