stem

November 12, 2013

EDUCATION

STEM Education Must be a Hands-on Approach

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Science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields are critical to innovation and the continued development of the U.S. economy. However, trends are showing that while there are and will continue to be plenty of jobs in these fields, many students are unprepared or lack the desire necessary for employers of the future to fill these […]

Removing Language Barriers from Math Education Improves Student Achievement

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What if your biggest challenge in learning math was that you could not understand the words that the teacher used to convey math concepts? That the language in the math book was not your first language? Or that your learning disability involved difficulties with words and reading? Dr. Matthew Peterson, co-founder and COO of MIND […]

November 1, 2013

EDUCATION

Educause 2013: It’s All About Engagement

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Educause 2013 brought together the country’s greatest minds in higher education to discuss the future of learning. We’ve come away from this year’s conference with a lot to think about – the role of mobile devices in the classroom, new technology implementations and turning the traditional classroom upside down. But throughout all of these different […]

October 31, 2013

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

Sci-Fi Turned Real Life: 5 ‘Spooky’ Innovations in Science and Technology

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Happy Halloween from all of us at Cisco! To celebrate, here’s a fun list of the top 5 ‘spookiest’ tech innovations –those inspired by sci-fi, made real life through incredible advances in STEM research and the growing connections in the Internet of Everything: 1. The Bionic Man:  Not quite Steve Austin, Roboticists at Shadow Robot […]

October 15, 2013

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

#ExecInsights: Innovating in Education – Girl Rising!

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“I even believe that a woman is more powerful than a man,” said young activist and Nobel Peace Prize nominee Malala Yousafzai to talk show host Jon Stewart last week. Powerful and truly inspirational words, especially coming from a 16-year-old victim of violence.  Her comments left millions speechless (including the not-often-speechless Mr. Stewart) as she […]

Cisco Partners Recognized for Promoting Achievement in K-12 Education

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This week, 2 of Cisco’s current or former education nonprofit partners were recognized by Business Roundtable for their work to prepare U.S. K-12 students for college and the workplace. MIND Research Institute. MIND’s Spatial Temporal (ST) Math program is a language-free, web-based software program that uses animation to help students learn key math concepts. Cisco support […]

Cisco STEM Mentoring Events Aim to Inspire Students

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By 2018, it is estimated there will be 1.2 million U.S. job openings in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields. While that sounds like good news, there is an acute shortage of qualified applicants to fill these jobs. The students in our schools today simply don’t have the skills and desire needed to compete […]

Three Cisco Employee Volunteers Recognized as “Citizen Teachers of the Year” by Citizen Schools

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Three Cisco employees were recently named “Cisco Citizen Teachers of the Year” by Citizen Schools, one of Cisco’s longtime nonprofit education partners. More than 125 volunteers from Cisco have stepped out of their jobs as engineers, sales executives, and technology professionals to become mentors and “Citizen Teachers,” leading groups of students in 10-week “apprenticeship” classes. […]

Cisco and MIND Research Institute Are Reimagining Math Education

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This post is derived from the 2012 MIND Research Institute Annual Report. When Tylicia transferred to third-grade at Occohannock Elementary in Virginia’s Northampton County, her teachers described her as polite but extremely quiet in class. She was failing math, but wouldn’t ask questions when she needed help. Two months into the school year, Tylicia had […]