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College and Career Readiness

How the 4 Cs can prepare students for life beyond high school

The 4 Cs are more than skills taught in school--they'll stick with students throughout their academic, professional, and personal growth

By Sandra Love, Ed.D.

As our world continues to become more connected through technology, today’s students have boundless access to a wealth of information. But, to effectively leverage these resources, students need to be able to make meaning of them. According to educator Thomas Hoerr, the very notion of intelligence has changed. We no … Read More

College and Career Readiness

Parents are critical to college and career readiness

Education leaders and key stakeholders should work to ensure parents have the resources they need to guide their children through college and career readiness preparations

By Rick Dalton, founder and CEO, CFES Brilliant Pathways

On March 13, Keller, a second grader at Vermont’s Hinesburg Elementary, came home from school and didn’t return for six months. Like 20 million other students across the United States, Keller, with no preparation or warning, abruptly shifted to online learning. Two hundred miles south of Hinesburg, Matt was a … Read More

College and Career Readiness

Getting students back on track to higher education

Higher education lost about 400,000 students this fall--who are they, and what can educators, families, and students themselves do to help them towards their goal of college and a career?

By Kevin E. Baird, Chairman, Center for College & Career Readiness

COVID-19 has raised a number of major questions for educators, one of which is “Why are college applications decreasing?” Higher education lost about 400,000 students this fall. Are these students taking a gap year between high school and college? If so, that might be a good thing, since data suggests … Read More

College and Career Readiness

11 college and career readiness resources

College and career readiness is of critical importance for all students--here's how to guide them down the right path

ESchool Media Contributors

College and career readiness should start early to help students develop growth mindsets and outline goals for their personal success. With students coming from different backgrounds and socio-economic situations, one path doesn’t fit all. College readiness and access is often difficult, and students aren’t always sure how to embark upon … Read More

STEM & STEAM Education

3 reasons virtual STEM is here to stay

Virtual STEM offers engaging learning opportunities for students—opportunities that have proved essential during COVID

By Alan Downward, Ph.D., Science Team, Flinn Scientific

Virtual STEM can be defined in various ways – some educators define it as broadly as an online recording of any STEM-based topic, while others are more specific, saying virtual field trips or activities are required for it to be virtual STEM. Regardless, the most important qualification for virtual STEM … Read More

STEM & STEAM Education

The challenges of online math instruction

A kindergarten teacher recounts her journey in online math instruction to inspire confidence and collaboration in her students under extraordinary circumstances

By Donna Nomann-Loomis

On March 30, 2020, I entered a whole new world of teaching my kindergarten class. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, educators across the world have had to completely change the way we work. It took a week of training, webinars, and numerous Zoom meetings with my teaching peers to learn … Read More

STEM & STEAM Education

5 reasons to integrate STEM into online learning

Students need STEM--and a strong STEM learning background will carry them from high school to a high-tech workforce

By Dr. Roger Billings

STEM fields—science, technology, engineering, and mathematics—are highly technical, which is one reason that the education system is changing to further incorporate these subjects into the curriculum. As more and more fields require technical knowledge, it is a good idea to equip our young learners with basic STEM skills early on. … Read More

STEM & STEAM Education

Teaching preschoolers to love STEAM

It starts with a spirit of inquiry, and also involves turning a robot into a bird—discover how science and art merge together in engaging ways

By Carmelo Piazza, Executive Director/Educational Director, Brooklyn Preschool of Science, & Karen Piazza, Educational Director, Brooklyn Preschool of Science

In the spring and summer of 2020, Brooklyn Preschool of Science closed down for six months due to COVID-19. During those same six months, almost 300,000 people left New York, so there are certainly fewer families in our zip code than there were in March. Even so, our independent preschools … Read More

STEM & STEAM Education

3 ways STEM learning speaks to the future of work

Learn how educators are using STEM learning to frame their classrooms around student success now—and in the future

By Christine McDonnell

To succeed in college and the workplace, students require a solid foundation in STEM learning. Experience in these subjects does not only benefit aspiring scientists and engineers–it’s essential for all students. In fact, between 2017 and 2027, the number of STEM jobs will grow 13 percent. Even positions in traditionally … Read More

STEM & STEAM Education

The coming coding revolution

English language literacy and coding literacy share some overlap—and the ability to work with data and computer systems will prove pivotal for success

By Ness Blackbird, Co-Founder, Blackbird Code

In the 1400s, sons of good families were sent to be taught Latin by the Church. The monks who taught them weren’t trained as educators, and they made heavy use of corporal punishment. So it wasn’t much fun to learn to read back then. In this period, no one assumed … Read More