Careers and CTE

Dec

3 STEM Activities to Try During Your Winter Break

Put your winter break to good use! While home for the holidays, take some time to explore your interests in STEM, try new things, and continue on the path to your future STEM career! Here are three fun STEM activities to try: Play STEM Games Take a step a way from WOW and Minecraft for [...]

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Tags: citizen science, hour of code, STEM games,

Dec

Hour of Code: 7 things to try if you loved it!

The Hour of Code is a global movement reaching tens of millions of students in 180+ countries. Anyone, anywhere can organize an Hour of Code event. One-hour tutorials are available in over 45 languages. No experience needed. Ages 4 to 104. ~Hour of Code Whether you used one of our done-for-you Computer Science Week STEM activities [...]

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Tags: computer science, hour of code,

Dec

Why is computer science important?

"In our digital age you can either program or be programmed." - Rushkoff, 2010 Computer science careers are booming, and more students than ever are learning to code. But why is computer science so important? Check out this infographic for six reasons why computer science is important: Why is computer science important to YOU? Featured [...]

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Tags: computer science,

Nov

Computer Science Activities for Middle School

Computer science careers are in high demand, offering lucrative opportunities across the education spectrum. From high school diploma to PhD, there’s something for everyone! According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, “employment in computer and information technology occupations is projected to grow 11 percent from 2019 to 2029, much faster than the average for all occupations”. [...]

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Tags: computer science,

Oct

Fun STEM Activities for Halloween and Thanksgiving

These fall holiday activities will have you building skeletons, chucking pumpkins, exploring careers, and more! With Halloween and Thanksgiving seasons upon us, celebrate with the best STEM resources for home or classroom. Your students will be smiling, laughing, and learning along the way as they complete exciting activities paired with STEM careers. Check out what [...]

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Tags: fun, Halloween,

Mar

Earth Day STEM Activities

Looking for some fun Earth Day STEM Activities that students can do from home or in class? Check out this list of five fun STEM activities for Earth Day – all 15% off every Wednesday in April! Sustainability Analyst Challenge: The Sustainability STEM Challenge is a self-guided distance learning mini course for teens to learn [...]

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Tags: distance learning, earth day, environmental,

Sep

Build Your Resume at Global Innovation Field Trip

Build your resume and share your work with the world in the Global Innovation Field Trip (GIFT)! WHAT IS GIFT? https://innovationworld.org/gift-home/ Global Innovation Field Trip (GIFT) is a 24-hour live online event where students in grades K to 12 give 10 minute presentations about anything they have done involving innovation, invention, and creativity. GIFT’s are held […]

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Aug

Engineering Jobs of the Future

Engineers touch everything we interact with in daily life. They design bridges. Engineers innovate new beauty products, and they launch space exploration tools. Dozens of engineering sectors exist already. And growth into new frontiers expands rapidly. Encourage your career and technical education (CTE) students to be innovators in engineering. Consider the following careers emerging now [...]

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Tags: engineering,

Jul

$600,000 grant for career exploration

U.S. Department of Education announces $600,000 challenge to advance technology education in rural high schools and prepare students for careers To be successful in careers of today and the future, students must be equipped with advanced technology skills. Yet many barriers exist, especially in rural communities. One-third of American schools are located in rural areas. […]

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