STEM Ed Update 2/26/2016

Please enjoy this week's STEM Ed update.

Coalition Update:

STEM Ed Coalition Supports Modernizing Aviation Technician Education

On February 22nd, the STEM Education Coalition released a letter in support of the independent

comments made by the Aviation Technician Education Council in response to the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) for Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 147, the regulation governing the operation of FAA-certified aviation maintenance technician schools (AMTS).

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Top Article:

John King Quizzed on Charters, Teachers, Spending at House Budget Hearing

Education Week

Acting Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. got asked about a variety of issues during the House Education and the Workforce Committee's Wednesday hearing on the U.

S. Department of Education's budget request for fiscal 2017, from charter schools to open educational resources. King, whose own confirmation hearing will take place in the Senate education commitee on Thursday, was also quizzed about ways his department wants to improve the teaching profession and increase the diversity of the teaching workforce through its requested budget.

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Stay in the Know:

Latest STEM Education Policy News Across the U.S.

Youth Must Be Mentored Toward STEM Careers Now

U.S. Army

When's a good time to start mentoring youth for their futures and to get them interested in science

, technology, engineering, and mathematics, or STEM? Right now, said Gen. Dennis L. Via, commander of U.S. Army Materiel Command. Via was among the 140 senior-level military officers from across the U.S. armed forces, civilian senior executive service professionals, and others, who took part in a Feb. 19 series of STEM-themed mentoring sessions in Philadelphia for high school-aged youth.

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Science Achievement Gaps Begin by Kindergarten

American Educational Research Association

Large science achievement gaps at the end of eighth grade between white and racial/ethnic minority

children and between children from higher- and lower-income families are rooted in large yet modifiable general knowledge gaps already present by the time children enter kindergarten, according to new research published today in Educational Researcher, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Educational Research Association.

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'Making' is Key Part to STEM Learning

Des Moines Register

Last week, state legislators gathered in Des Moines to celebrate science, technology, engineering and math at STEM Day at the Capitol. This annual event, now in its

seventh year, serves as a showcase of Iowa's "hands-on, interactive and student-focused learning innovations," including more than 30 projects chosen as STEM Scale-Up programs by the Governor's STEM Advisory Council. The Science Center of Iowa was there, but instead of representing traditional STEM-focused programming, we highlighted a new genre of STEM learning: making.
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Around the Community

STEM Education: How do you learn best?

People love to learn. Understanding the different learning styles helps you reach your full learning potential and enjoy the learning process more! Everyone can learn in any style, but feels the most comfortable learning in one particular style. Once you identify your style, you'll find yourself catching onto new concepts faster and retaining the information more easily.

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February 17th Marks Digital Learning Day

To help celebrate this day, NJIT's Online Master of Computer Science program created an infographic which features a variety of statistics on the rise of women in STEM. For example, the amount of women pursuing STEM degrees has doubles from the 90s to the current decade.
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Join the Coalition!

We at the STEM Education Coalition hope you have enjoyed this week's edition of the STEM Ed Newsletter.

Any organization may join the Coalition, and there is no cost to become an Affiliate Member. Affiliate members are listed on our website, receive periodic communications on policy matters, and will be signed up for the weekly newsletter.

Your organization can also apply to join the Coalition's Policy Council, where they play an active role in setting the public policy agenda for the Coalition and are invited to participate in frequent interactions with policymakers.

If you would like to join the Coalition at any level, please read our message to prospective members or email us at [email protected].

We appreciate your continued support and involvement.

Our Coalition's Co-Chairs

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