STEM Sports Newsletter – Q2 2019
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STEM Careers in the NBA
NBA games are fast paced, exciting and attract the attention of millions of Americans. During the 2019 NBA Finals, the average TV viewership was 15.14 million. Yet, whether fans are sitting court side or on their own couch, they do not get to see all of the behind the scenes work that makes NBA games…
LEGACY Youth Program Focuses on STEM Careers
The United States Air Force is putting a focus on building the science and technology workforce of the future. The Legacy Experience Growing Apprenticeships Committed to Youth (LEGACY) program is centered around giving students hands-on experience in science, technology, engineering and math along with the mentorship they need to successfully move into STEM jobs in…
Fitting Computational Thinking into Curriculum
On June 24, 2019, the annual International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) conference addressed a commonly disputed issue throughout the education system- how to fit computational thinking into the curriculum. The talk was hosted by ISTE Computer Science Advisor and Govern For America Co-Founder and CEO Octavia Abell and senior director computer science initiatives…
Lego Education & Curriculum
Lego® has been around since the early 1930s. Since its creation, children all over the world have played with Legos for pure entertainment and joy. However, now, Lego® has gone further and has created Lego® Education in order to create a STEAM education program out of the toys people know and love. Lego® Education is…
Verizon Innovative Learning: STEM & Technology Literacy
Verizon Innovative Learning was created in 2012 and has, to date, given over a million students the support they need to further their STEM literacy. They provide the technology and curriculum necessary for schools to enhance student learning experiences and, in turn, better their future. They focus on shrinking the digital gap by supplying students…
Preschool STEM Engagement
From the time a child is born they are being taught an array of life skills. Originally, they are simple things such as walking and talking. However, the lessons do not always stop there for many of these impressionable minds. They are constantly listening, observing and taking in all of the ideas they are exposed…
Top STEM Jobs in 2019 and Beyond
The amount of STEM job opportunities has been on the rise in recent years with no signs of slowing. Technology is advancing rapidly and is opening up more science, technology, engineering and math jobs to the next generation of workers. The U.S News & World Report published an article with a list of high paying…
Summer STEM Activities for Kids
School summer holidays in the United States are approximately three months long. That is three months where students are not exposed to the curriculum that they have been learning throughout the whole school year. This can lead to declines in comprehension on more complex topics. Amongst these topics are science, technology, engineering and math. But…
STEM Education Coalition
The STEM Education Coalition is a group that focuses on raising awareness amongst United States policy makers on the importance of educating youth on science, technology, engineering and math subjects. They believe that this is a key part of keeping the United States a global technological and economic leader. In April of 2019, the STEM…
