May might bring extreme heats or perfect weather depending on where you are geographically- regardless of your location, note that health is important and potentially add biking into your daily or weekly routine. Familiarize yourself with women's health issues, and take the time to thank your former teachers or child's teacher. Get to know our history and achievements in space exploration. Support the Red Cross. Honor the lives of our fallen heroes. As always, don't overload your schedule by cramming as many important things in as you can if you can no longer take the time to be present in … [Read more...]
Five Steps Communities Can Take To Strengthen a STEM Education Program
NEWPORT NEWS, VA SEPTEMBER 08, 2015 Although the latest projections show that the rate of job increases in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math fields (STEM) over the next five to seven years will outstrip rate increases in non-STEM positions, Dr. Aaron Smith, author of “Awakening Your STEM School,” says that the country may not be able to meet the demand for the larger job-ready workforce unless communities focus on improving STEM education and attracting more students to science, technology, engineering and math. “We’re just not inspiring enough of our students to consider careers in … [Read more...]
Students Flourish When Learning With Virtual Reality
CANTON, GA. AUGUST 04, 2015 Students at a middle school in Georgia’s Cherokee County are gaining a deeper understanding of science than ever before. They are the first in the state to use zSpace, an immersive, virtual reality technology that allows students to learn STEM subjects using 3D, virtual-holographic images that they can move and manipulate. Already installed in one school, the program will expand to one of the district’s high schools for the 2015-16 school year. Last year, nearly 1,000 students at Teasley Middle School, a Title I school (school with high numbers or high percentages … [Read more...]
How your words can be a game changer #InspireHerMind #RunLikeaGirl
Women are strong, intelligent, and generally underrated. The popular female stigma accepted by many adult men and women is hindering young ladies and teens from pursuing their passions and doing what they were born to do. At least that’s what the statistics show. These inspiring commercials will change the way you look at the foundations of femininity and inspire you to address young females as so much more than “pretty” and “dainty”. This Verizon ad highlights a young woman and her curiosity from childhood to pre-teen years, toward nature and tinkering with … [Read more...]