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Are Teachers Prepared to Use Technology in Classrooms?

Are Teachers Prepared to Use Technology in Classrooms?

Although 90 percent of teachers believe that technology in the classroom is important to student success, 60 percent of teachers feel they are inadequately prepared to use technology in classrooms, according to research released Tuesday by Samsung Electronics America and GfK. A nationwide survey of K-12 teachers revealed that while…
Top STEM Students Design Space Capsules

Top STEM Students Design Space Capsules

More than 200 middle-school students from Sarasota County finished their school year by tackling "real-world" business challenges like designing marketable Tervis drinkware and developing a space capsule prototype for human spaceflight. The activities were part of the 2015 STEMsmart Middle School Summit, an event sponsored by Gulf Coast Community Foundation…
CEF Education Model to Produce Employable People

CEF Education Model to Produce Employable People

Constructive Education Framework (CEF) will work on the principle of “Learning for Earning” to meet the larger objective of building a prosperous society. By Rakesh Raman There is no denying the fact that institutional education in schools and colleges can help develop the personality of a child. However, a greater…
Raytheon to Help Children of Military Families

Raytheon to Help Children of Military Families

A new $5 million multi-year commitment from technology company Raytheon to Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) will provide enhanced technology centers and support for after-school science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) programming to children of military families. Working in partnership, Raytheon and Boys & Girls Clubs of America…
FMA Live! Forces in Motion for Schools

FMA Live! Forces in Motion for Schools

NASA and Honeywell kick off the spring 2015 tour of "FMA Live! Forces in Motion" Monday with shows at Talley Middle School in Wilmington, Delaware, marking the 11th year of this collaboration designed to ignite students' interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). FMA Live! is a high-energy, live…
How Arts-Integrated Education Model Helps Children

How Arts-Integrated Education Model Helps Children

At a time when educators and policymakers are placing a high priority on quality early childhood education, Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts announced Tuesday the results of a four-year study showing that its arts integration teaching model bolsters young children’s math achievement. Conducted by independent evaluators at the…
Quipper School Invites Teachers to a Tech Event in New Delhi

Quipper School Invites Teachers to a Tech Event in New Delhi

Quipper School, a London-based online learning homework service, targeting students and teachers worldwide, has arrived in India. It's holding a free seminar for local teachers at Connaught Place, New Delhi, India on Saturday, 6th Dec 2014. The idea is to promote the use of online learning services. According to the…