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Draper Laboratory engineers spoke to students in Lynn on June 8 as part of an effort to encourage young women to become involved with science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education.

WORKFORCE CENTRAL FLORIDA has awarded a total of $125,000 in scholarships to 50 students from across five counties who are interested in pursuing STEM (science, technology, engineering or math) or science/math education.

One hundred middle school students from Orange and Lake counties recently participated in an educational job shadowing event at Headquarter Honda sponsored by WORKFORCE CENTRAL FLORIDA and Junior Achievement of Central Florida.

Dr. Leigh-Davis, media personality, college professor, and legal analyst, expresses her dismay with children not becoming proficient in math and science.

This article is published in THE HINDU on 23/05/11

Top 20 scores achieved by two third grade Saint Andrews’s students out of 988 nationwide and five fourth graders out of 987 nationwide at Math Kangaroo Competition

The UGA College of Education has received a $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation to create the Georgia STEM Accessibility Alliance

The Enrichment Centers, Inc. announces 20% off of their Tutoring and Summer Enrichment Programs offered this season.

Digital Directions International's HELP Math was selected as the most helpful software program in a Computers for Youth Survey of 345 parents

TenMarks Education today released its summer math programs designed to give parents and students the tools they need to not only keep their math skills sharp, but to help students move ahead during the summer

Design Science and Educational Testing Service have received a U.S. Department of Education grant to jointly develop math-to-speech tools. This will be of interest to those involved in STEM education, accessibility and publishing.

EdTech Associates was awarded through Title IID ARRA funds to direct the professional development of three New Hampshire projects where the goal was to create 21st Century digital learning environments in math, science and literacy.

If you are new to the TI-Nspire graphing calculator, and you are enrolled in an algebra course, this app is for you. The app includes 25 short video clips that will cover key topics in the second semester of algebra.

Harrisburg University submitted the proposal, "Alternate Reality Game (ARG) for Achieving Mastery of Common Core Standards in 7th Grade Mathematics," to receive a $250,000 grant from the Next Generation Learning Challenge.

Learn to count with chisenbop! iPad app now available in iTunes.

Conceptua Math has aligned its fractions activities with The Quantile® Framework for Mathematics, by MetaMetrics®, to help teachers match students with curriculum at the right developmental level.

Dr. Amy Vanderbilt has been chosen to be a panel judge for EIC’s Science Engineering and Technology awards.

The Counting Songs DVD is a Counting Video by Have Fun Teaching includes 13 Counting Song Music Videos. Each video teaches skip counting with a song and a cartoon character singing and dancing.

Robin A. Ward's book brings the learning of mathematics to life by guiding children in the creation of their own masterpieces in the spirit of the great masters, while exploring mathematical concepts embedded in or used by artists.

WORKFORCE CENTRAL FLORIDA (WCF) will offer its Summer Job Connection program again in 2011, an employment program that will provide valuable summer work experience in a limited number of local jobs for young adults ages 16-21.

FACT: The American Competitiveness Initiative (ACI) has predicted that by 2015, the United States will be facing a shortage of 283,000 secondary math and science teachers.

DDI's HELP Math for ELL and Special Needs Program is a Key Element of Goodnight's RTI Program

National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering participates with a distinguished group of government officials, non-profits, and academics in STEM forum hosted by Congresswoman Donna Edwards

WORKFORCE CENTRAL FLORIDA is pleased to offer college scholarship opportunities to 2011 high school graduates who plan to major in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math); education; or healthcare.

Dr. Iris Mack's critically acclaimed financial literacy book "Mama Says Money Doesn't Grow on Trees!" has been released as an Amazon eBook. Dr. Mack's popular book and eBook are two of the resources used in math and finance boot camps.

TenMarks Education added one of the nation's top names in education reform to its board today, as it aims to positively impact the lives of more than 20 million students in the next five years.

The App store version of Math BINGO has several new features including individual player profiles, high scores for all categories and BINGO Bug rewards!

Learn how to recognize numbers (1-20) and explore simple addition and subtraction with interactive calculations.

Physics has been the domain of highly qualified intellectuals--until now. With The Scientific Papers bringing the complex ideas of physics in an understandable language for the layman physics will become one with society, fulfilling an age old dream.

Chinese starts celebrating this year Chinese New Year from 3 Feb 2011. Hex Studio has released a iphone app called Fortune Rabbit for this festive season.

Ender Markal, a professional tutor who has helped over 300 students, announces the release of his GMAT Math Workbook (Barron’s, 2011), a complete resource for the quantitative section of the GMAT.

This prestigious selection was announced January 21st at the Aspen Institute Education Innovation Forum. DDI is the creator of HELP Math for ELL and Special Needs, a web-based math intervention for ELL and other struggling learners.

Last week President Barack Obama signed the America Competes Reauthorization Act of 2010, which aims to maintain national economic and scientific leadership by supporting research; science, technology, engineering and math education; and innovation.

Fat Cat Phonics is launching an innovative product-line focused on delivering a hands-on experience to children learning fundamental academic skills in a fun and engaging format.

Math Easy HD for the iPad - Developed to provide young children with a digital arithmetic learning utility that is as fun to use as it is informative, the app uses entertaining games with vibrant graphics to teach users basic math skills.

As of September 2010, Tinu Afolabi is ranked 65/7,100 students (top 1 percent) studying at Level L (the last level in the curriculum) in Kumon North America and is only the seventh student to complete the reading curriculum at Kumon of Perrysburg.

Sixty-four eighth graders and their teachers from the South Bend (Ind.) Community School Corporation participated in a National Fluid Power Association (NFPA) Fluid Power Challenge held at the University of Notre Dame on December 3, 2010.

Monte-Lingual 1 to 10 for iPad is a revolutionary educational application for children that utilizes the Montessori learning method to teach the concept of counting from one to ten in a unique and fun way.

Color Petals is a very addictive puzzler with a unique and fun way of refreshing your math skills.

A recent study shows U.S. students once again lag behind many industrialized countries in mathematics. New research suggests that limiting technology in the classroom may lead to higher math scores.

Handband, makers of Mediband customized silicone medical wristbands, have introduced Multibandz, a set of twelve multicolored silicone wrist bands, each printed with a multiplication table.

Brain Party, Inc., announces its Black Friday deal on Amazon: Buy an award-winning MathMosis CD for the child in your life and get one free for your child’s classroom with coupon code MMBLKFRI.

The Academic Correspondence Institute offers the nation’s first by mail and teleconferencing GED® preparatory program designed for working adults without access to state-run programs or without a computer.

Reasoning Mind will celebrate its 10th Anniversary with a Gala. The event will honor Houston philanthropist Ernie Cockrell, Reasoning Mind’s Chairman Emeritus, and will be hosted by Forrest Hoglund, Chairman of the RM Board of Trustees.

SheHeroes.org is proud to announce the launch of their new website.

Among math teachers, Dana Mosely could be considered a celebrity. Now, the best-selling video and DVD math instructor opens up a new path to students with his website.

Media4Math announces the release of a new 10-part series for Geometry. Entitled "Geometry Applications," this series brings math to life.

In today’s world, we are faced with the realities of a hurried curriculum in most schools.

With over one hundred multiplayer games, BrainNook is a great way for kids to develop foundational skills in mathematics and language while having fun

Prestigious Five-Year Fellowship Awards Up To $150,000 to Early Career High School Science and Mathematics Teachers