Makeblock Kickstarts the First Modular, Programmable and Transformable Drone Designed for Beginners and STEM learning
Makeblock has launched a Kickstarter to fund the first ever modular and visual programming drone. Easy assembly and disassembly, as well as visual programming instead of traditional text-based, makes the drone easy for both beginners and experienced users to enjoy.
The Case for STEM Education in Cybersecurity
The increased reliance on technology—both attacking and defense—in the security sector has also increased the need for STEM education. The article presents four factors related to STEM education and cybersecurity: developing a more skilled cyber workforce, enhancing national security, recent advances in technology and economy, and incorporating cybersecurity in classrooms.
Op-Ed: Leaders Need to Step Up STEM Education
The article begins by summarizing statistics that point to the need for increased focus on STEM education in the United States. It then highlights initiatives and programs already in place to foster STEM education.
White House Welcomes Young Science Advisers
The article discusses the newly formed Kid Science Advisor program which continues the President’s goal to improve STEM education in schools. Excitingly, more than half of the advisers were girls.
Here’s How to Triple the Number of Girls Who Code
Recent reports indicate that the number of women in computer science have dropped since the 1980’s. It then introduces three suggestions from interviewed professionals: investing in female computer science teachers, designing curricula with girls’ interests in mind, and applying the summer camp mentality to the school year.
When Women Stopped Coding
This NPR article highlights the significant decrease in the number of women entering computer science and compares this decrease to the increase in most other STEM fields. It then highlights several potential factors: increase in personal computers, parents purchasing those computers more often for boys than girls, and the marketing of computers and movies about computers more towards boys than girls.