Skills for post-secondary education and workforce development.
What If Math is a reinvention of our mathematics curriculum. Today’s K–12 curriculum was defined in the year 1202 by Leonardo of Pisa to give merchants and traders a better system for doing their math. However, today computers do the algorithms for us, and business is no longer primarily about solving equations. Rather, business involves the use of spreadsheets and functional thinking.
Technology can make music education more accessible, engaging, and fun. It supports diverse learning styles, empowers students to embrace their creativity, and provides them with valuable, hirable skills for the music industry and beyond.
As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes ubiquitous, teachers face the challenge and responsibility of preparing students for a world where they’ll be expected to use AI to deepen their thinking, expand their creativity, and solve harder problems.
YoungArts is the only national organization that supports artists across 10 disciplines at all stages of development, beginning with the critical moment when they decide to pursue a life in the arts, and continuing throughout their careers. For many young people, applying to YoungArts may be the first step in affirming “I am an artist.”
The KidWind Project is a program of Gale Force Education, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that helps teachers and students creatively explore the science, technology, and implications of a world powered by clean energy. Each year thousands of students design and test their own small-scale wind turbines and solar homes, fostering curiosity, developing STEM skills, and preparing for future careers in clean energy.
The US Soccer Foundation and Discovery Education are partnering to bring high-quality, soccer-based learning experiences to middle-school students nationwide through Soccer for Success: Goals for Life.
Whether you’re organizing a single STEM event or building a multiday summer experience, Youth Engineering Solutions (YES) from the Museum …
Star Wars Day, celebrated annually on May 4, is an unofficial international holiday dedicated to honoring the beloved Star Wars film franchise. Star Wars has inspired generations of scientists and engineers to pursue careers in robotics, aerospace, and physics, aiming to turn fictional technology into reality.
May 1 is National Space Day, and with the recent Artemis II Moon mission and the seemingly endless stream of new discoveries being made in outer space, the Space Foundation has produced The Moon Briefing Book to connect and inspire readers of every background to the most ambitious human space exploration in more than 25 years.
Future City is a hands-on cross-curricular educational program presented by DiscoverE that brings STEM to life for students in grades 6–12. Future City starts with a question: How can we make the world a better place? To answer it, students use the engineering design process and project management skills to imagine and build cities of the future that showcase their solution to a citywide sustainability issue.