STEM
Teachers learn to pilot and code drones
A summer training will help educators engage students in STEM activities.
Gov. Little promotes Maguire to lead STEM Action Center
Kaitlin Maguire has been serving as the interim executive director for months.
Education news from around Idaho
Get details on grant money for nutrition programs, Idaho’s college savings program and new board members for the STEM Action Center Foundation.
Research scientist takes over Idaho’s STEM Action Center
Kaitlin Maguire calls her background in paleontology a gateway to science, technology, engineering and math. “Every kid goes through that dinosaur phase,” she said.
‘The job found me:’ More about the STEM Action Center transition
Angela Hemingway says she hopes her new job — in government sales for the wireless carrier T-Mobile — will focus on addressing the “digital divide” in Idaho schools.
Nonini pushes for STEM high school diploma
Statehouse roundup, 2.8.18: A bill to encourage optional firearms classes is on hold, after the House Education Committee calls off a hearing.
Meridian teacher creates ‘coolest classroom on campus’
Susan Woodard, a teacher at Pathways Middle School, developed a hands-on learning lab to teach kids how to invent solutions to real-world problems.
Nampa teacher brings flying into the classroom
Students at Nampa High School are learning the ups and downs of flight physics thanks to a grant from the Idaho STEM Action Center.
Chevron hands out $250,000 for classroom projects
The energy company is generating funds in October for Idaho teachers and students in collaboration with DonorsChoose.org.
Robotics team exposes kids to robot programming and problem solving
A group of high school students hope their summer camp will bring awareness to science, technology, engineering and mathematics to elementary kids.