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Educators Look For Resources, New Programs Amid STEM Push
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U.S. President Barack Obama's push to prepare 100,000 new science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) educators over the next 10 years, the effort by the National Science Teachers Association to have science standards included in the Common Core State Standards, and the adoption of STEM initiatives in nearly a dozen states have highlighted the need to improve STEM education.
Several teachers cited the need to meet mathematics and English accountability goals as a major factor in the reduced time to teach science, according to a recent University of California, Berkeley report, which also said that teachers and schools did not have the support and tools needed to provide quality science teaching opportunities.
However, experts note that many tools are available to promote STEM education. For example, students can use technology to practice what is normally found in workbooks while teachers have access to a variety of multimedia technology. Computer simulations and virtual labs that give users remote control of real-world lab equipment can also be used to help students interact with STEM concepts.
Meanwhile, several school districts are partnering with universities and other research institutions to develop STEM-related curricula.
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