Dogs join cattle, deer, red foxes, coyotes and grey wolves as yet another mammal to have a mechanism of "magnetoreception". Evidently everyone poops but not all of us use the magnetic field to select our perfect spot. For anyone who has had the experience of walking a dog or waiting patiently for them to do their business, it is common to perceive them walking in a deliberate manner and mak...

Have you ever wondered about the STEMtastic Elements of Sports? The NCAA Baseball tournament is upon us.  It is one of the best times of the year to see America's Favorite Pastime played with heart and soul while also delving into the science behind the game. There are various aspects of science in baseball, and both batters and hitters use physics in every at bat. Since major league pitches...

TOP 5 STEM gifts for the Aspiring Coder # 1: BLOXELS It is no surprise at all that Bloxels made the Top Toy List for Amazon this holiday season. Get into the game -hands-on video game development -with Bloxels video game creation platform! Build your video games with a mix of physical and digital tools that include designs to help get you started creating your first game The Blo...

The U.S. Department of Education has announced that it has pledged to invest over $200 million in high-quality science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education.  This STEM Education Funding includes a focus on computer science at all levels. In total, the Department obligated $279 million in STEM discretionary grant funds in Fiscal Year 2018. “It’s important that all students have acc...

 The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) and the TAG Education Collaborative (TAG-Ed) announced the winners for the sixth annual STEM Education awards at a special ceremony held in Atlanta on Friday, November 3rd.  These awards were created to recognize and celebrate educators and students for outstanding efforts and achievement in supporting and promoting science, technology, engineering, and...

 Georgia STEM is pleased to have Bryan Minish share his expertise in Health Education and Technology.  Coach Minish has been involved in Education for the last 20 years.  He currently serves as a Defensive Coordinator for Cobb County Schools and also works with Special Education.  To find out more about Coach Minish, click here to visit his LinkedIn profile. Top Technology Uses in Health Educatio...

Technology is reaching into every classroom across the state of Georgia and out onto many of our sports fields as educators, coaches and athletes utilize the plethora of apps available. Selecting from the hundreds of apps can be daunting and overwhelming.  At Georgia STEM, we are grateful for Ron Minish, Commerce High School, who graciously provided the Top 7 apps for Health and Fitness Teachers. ...

Can Caffeine Kill you? Which would you prefer to drink- a cup of caffeine or a cup of trichloroethylene? When most people are asked this question, they would respond with caffeine- and they would be dead wrong.  Well, maybe they just do not have enough information, at least this was the hypothesis put forth by AP Environmental Science students. They thought that the students picked caffeine becau...

If you want to terrify a bunch of teachers with control issues, just mention STEM inquiry labs.  This post will highlight the experience of one teacher, Kelly Cassidy and her journey with STEM inquiry.  Here is what she had to share with Georgia STEM. I remember when I first heard of these back in my early days of teaching and I thought the entire concept was insane.  My thoughts were- "How can k...

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Looking forward to presenting at #GaETC17   Georgia Educational Technology Conference For each session, you can click on the Title or  Image below to visit the session page for more information and resources. For other conference presentations, click HERE. If you need assistance locating any information or have questions, please contact us by Email or reach out on Social Media - Instagram (Georg...

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The Georgia Association of Teacher Educators 2017 Conference #GATE2017 was held on October 11-12, 2017 at Lake Blackshear Golf Resort in Cordele, Georgia.  Educators representing colleges, universities and K-12 organizations from all over Georgia convened for sessions over the two day period to share their expertise. Several Keynote speakers anchored the conference and delivered inspiring speeche...

On March 11, 2011 a large section of the seafloor along a fault line 125 km (77 miles) offshore of Japan suddenly lurched, releasing huge amounts of energy through the crust and generating a 9.0 (Richter scale) earthquake. This quake would become known as the Tohoku Earthquake and although it was not the first major quake to strike Japan, it has left the most lasting and devastating effects of any...

"Formative assessment is used to monitor student learning to provide ongoing feedback that can be used by instructors to improve their teaching and by students to improve their learning."  Carnegie Mellon University: Teaching Excellence & Educational Innovation  Formative assessments helps students identify their strengths and weaknesses help students and teachers select learning...

  Badges are a great way to encourage students to engage in a healthy level of both intrinsic and extrinsic competition. For more information on the research on the use of badges in education, check out this blog post "Badges in Education" For a tutorial on how to create badges and one way to issue them using Google Keep and Google Docs, view the video below.  If it does not load...