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Dennis DeTurck and Bruce Lenthall: Transforming STEM Education

Dennis Deturck University Of Pennsylvania
Bruce Lenthall University Of Pennsylvania
December 12, 2014
Imagine an introductory college physics class where instead of sitting in a lecture hall, students work in small teams to predict the height from which an object must slide or roll downhill to successfully complete a loop-the-loop without leaving the track. They then do the experiment and analyze how accurate their predictions were.
 
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David C. Chavern: Ideas May Strike Like Lightning, but Innovation Must Be Cultivated

David C Chavern U S Chamber Of Commerce
December 03, 2014
The idea for an invention or a new technology may strike unexpectedly, but innovation — putting those ideas to work in our society and our economy — is no accident. It doesn’t just happen. It must be cultivated. It requires the right elements, working in concert.
 

At the national level, we can and must do more to foster innovation. It will keep our economy humming, our businesses competitive and hiring, our manufacturers producing, our standard of living rising and our wages high.

There are five essential ingredients for innovation:
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Thomas A. Stewart: The U.S. Middle Market Has Found a Higher Gear

Thomas A Stewart National Center For The Middle Market
October 29, 2014
U.S. unemployment has at long last fallen below 6 percent. Gross domestic product growth has recovered following a stumble early in the year. The economy seems to have settled into a decent growth rate — better than desultory but worse than ideal.
 
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Debbie Sterling: Promoting STEM in the Pink Toy Aisle

Debbie Sterling Goldieblox
August 19, 2014
If you take a stroll down the “pink” aisle at the toy store, you’ll come across princesses, dress-up kits and dolls. With an abundance of these popular items, it’s no wonder research shows that girls lose interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields as early as age 8. While all of these items are a great way for girls to interact and imagine, it’s time for us to alter the way we think about toys for girls.
 
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Empowering Low-Income Youth to Code

July 24, 2014

For low-income teens in Oakland, California, success across the bay in Silicon Valley seems impossibly far when gang violence and tussles with the police are daily happenings at home.

Silicon Valley is home to the some of the world’s top coders and developers, whose apps—like ride-sharing and travel deal platforms—often aren’t relevant to low-opportunity teens from the inner city. How can these teens get a shot at participating in the ever-growing app economy?


Empower them to code on their own.

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Four Steps to Increasing Women in Manufacturing

Pamela Kan Bishop Wisecarver Group
April 25, 2014
The number of women currently holding manufacturing jobs in the United States is at its lowest point in more than 40 years, according a Joint Economic Committee report. The report shines a light on the reality that we are not making progress when it comes to increasing the number of women represented in the manufacturing sector.
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Before STEM: A Journey to the Center of the Light Bulb

March 29, 2014
Before GE Garages and STEM education, GE was making short films, comics and cartoons explaining how science and technology works to kids .
In this example, Professor J. Lumen Lightly takes Nancy on a trip inside a lightbulb in a short film from 1949.
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Honey, I 3D Printed the President: Fab Lab Space Pops Up Near the White House

March 27, 2014
GE Garages, a moveable feast for makers replete with 3D printers, injection molders and laser cutters, arrived in Washington, DC, last week, just a few blocks from the White House.
Adults and kids alike can learn about rapid prototyping and advanced manufacturing, participate in hands-on training and listen to guest speakers.
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E(ducation) = MC2: Cleveland’s Big Education Idea Bucks City’s Grim Graduation Stats

October 23, 2013
The  nation’s high school graduation rate may be at its highest point in four decades – three out of four students now get a degree. In the Cleveland Metropolitan School District in Ohio, however, the number remains grim: just 60 percent of students make it.image
McClellan, Robarge and Madison show a group of Chicago students how to build a LED flashlight.
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