As technology continues to advance and to make inroads into so many aspects of our every day life, the classroom in particular has been very keen to find new and more effective ways to deliver on the core mission statement: teaching.
One aspect in particular that has generated both massive interest and dialogue has been [...]
Continue Reading →On National Teacher Day, thousands of communities take time to honor their local educators and acknowledge the crucial role teachers play in making sure every student receives a quality education. Why Science, an education technology company, is celebrating teachers by featuring a series articles on the use of technology to improve [...]
Continue Reading →Education Week is hosting a free webinar on how innovation and technology can improve student learning. The event will take place Tuesday, May 8, 2012, 3 to 4 p.m. ET.
See below for details of the webinar provided by Education Week.
Districts and schools across the country are leveraging digital technology to deliver individualized [...]
Continue Reading →As long as humans have existed, our interaction with the environment continues to defy a profound truth about all living things – all life is connected. During this month of April, Why Science will be publishing stories about the environment, and one of the great ways to appreciate the environment is to study our [...]
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This year theme for the nation’s largest environmental education event is Greening STEM: The Environment as Inspiration for 21st Century Learning. National Environmental Education Week, or EE Week, will take place around the nation April 15–21, 2012.
For educators, the environment has always been a compelling context for teaching and engaging students in science, [...]
Continue Reading →Education is always ripe for “change”. When it comes to education “change” is also often the subject of intense passion. The economy. The classroom size. The social issues. The teachers. The parents. The school districts. And of course let’s not forget the students! All these factors and many more play into how we introduce change [...]
Continue Reading →Technology and Education continue to be an emerging story of 2012.
Just this past Sunday Sal Khan, the founder of the Khan Academy was on 60 Minutes. Needless to say this story brought forward a torrent of opinions and likely also inspired a number of other people who are [...]
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Much like how technology has influenced so much of what happens inside the classroom, technology also is playing a very large roll in how we obtain information for all areas including STEM education. There are of course a number of great blogs as well as more traditional media outlets providing amazing coverage with regard to informing the public as well as our own education community with regard to STEM education but there are also a number of other avenues we can look to as well.
The question of what is the most effective way to teach students is one that inspires immense passions, distinct opinions and many differing views. This is exactly the sort of question that should generate very big responses because the stakes are so high.
As times change, so to do teaching methods, and today we are [...]
Continue Reading →On behalf of everyone here at Why Science, an education technology company focused on STEM learning, we are extremely pleased to announce the pilot launch of our most recent product Adventures with Poly & Mer. Needless to say, this is a major announcement for [...]
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