A number of college summer programs for high school students have attracted bright young students from across the country because of their exceptional academic programs and enrichment opportunities for high school teens. These residential retreats have garnered acclaim as some of the nation’s finest in helping meet the needs of academically gifted young people.
Those programs include:
Read more at Suite101: Institutes for Academically Gifted Students: College Summer Programs High School Students Love to Attend
Posted in College Programs, Learning Resources.
Tagged with college summer programs, duke tip, Stanford.
By Troy
– March 5, 2010
Question:What’s the first rule of STEM careers?
Answer: Don’t talk about STEM careers!
In a recent survey, a majority of students said that while their science and math teachers seem knowledgeable and keep class interesting, they aren’t teaching about science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) career options. High school students also said they don’t believe STEM knowledge is integral to getting a good job, which doesn’t bode well for leaders counting on STEM education to keep the nation at the forefront of the global economy.
The survey, conducted in December, asked more than a thousand students in grades 3-12 to provide a scaled report card (with grades ranging from A-F) on their science teachers’ classroom skills and activities.
Although 85 percent of students said their teachers deserve at least a “B” when it comes to knowledge about science topics (55 percent of students gave their teachers an “A”), 63 percent of high school students said their teachers are not doing a good job of talking to them about engineering careers (”C” or lower), and 42 percent of high school students said their teachers don’t ably demonstrate how science can be used in a career (”C” or lower).
Survey: Educators aren’t discussing STEM careers with students
Posted in Academic Studies, STEM.
Tagged with career options, engineering, engineering careers.
By Troy
– March 4, 2010
It’s too bad that the first programs to go during a budget shortfall are the special education programs — especially the programs for gifted students.
At least the State Superintendent is saying the right things:
“Sometimes so much of the federal and state laws focus on lower- and underachieving students, and we should be focused on them,” State Superintendent Nancy Grasmick said. “But we cannot reduce the opportunities for our students who can achieve at very high levels.”
We’ll just wait and see if the school district changes its mind…
Many programs face extra funding woes | Washington Examiner.
Posted in Gifted Education.
Tagged with Superintendent Nancy Grasmick, Washington Examiner.
By Troy
– February 28, 2010
