What Teachers are Saying:
“It has been more than 15 years since I graduated college. Since that time I have drifted away from learning new things, until this course. I am renewed as far as technology is concerned. Thank you.”
- Robotics Teacher
“This course made me think differently about numbers and helped me better understand how children feel as they are learning these concepts for the first time.”
-Elementary Math Teacher
Suggested Readings
STEM Education: A Project to Identify the Missing Components
"A collaborative study conducted by the IU1 Center for STEM Education and Carnegie Mellon University"By: Nancy Tsupros, Randy Kohler, and Judy Hallinen
Time Magazine Feature
"Is America Flunking Science?"By: Michael D. Lemonick
Other Suggested Readings
- National Academies of Engineering report, "Technically Speaking: Why All Americans Need to Know More About Technology" (2002)
http://www.nap.edu/books/0309082625/html/ - Business Roundtable report, “Tapping America’s Potential” (2005)
http://www.businessroundtable.org/pdf/20050803001TAPfinalnb.pdf - National Academies of Science report, "Rising Above The Gathering Storm: Energizing And Employing America For A Brighter Economic Future" (2006)
http://www.nap.edu/books/0309100399/html - National Science Board report "America's Pressing Challenge - Building a Stronger Foundation" (2006)
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsb0602/ - National Academies of Engineering report, "Tech Tally: Approaches to Assessing Technological Literacy" (2006)
http://www.nap.edu/books/0309101832/html - "Preparing for the Perfect Storm—A Report on the Forum Taking Action Together: Developing a National Action Plan to Address the "T&E" of STEM" http://www.iteaconnect.org/Publications/Promos/NAE.pdf
- U.S. Department of Education, "Harnessing Innovation to Support Student Success: Using Technology to Personalize Education"
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