Caldwell Exempted Village School District

How an Ohio school district inspired a 40% increase in STEM engagement in a single year with Thimble.io.

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Caldwell Exempted Village School District is increasing enrollment in STEM electives, strengthening soft skills, and reinforcing student-centered learning by adopting a carefully created robotics and coding curriculum from Thimble.io.

Breaking Barriers: Empowering 5 Million in STEM

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Thimble.io and Edufront’s Partnership for Accessible STEM Education Serves as a Model for Corporate Social Responsibility What is Corporate Social Responsibility, and Why Should You Care? School districts nationwide are incorporating social responsibility into their character, citizenship, and civics education programming.  When these students hit college, however, this basic “social responsibility” lesson turns into Corporate Social Responsibility, or CSR.   CSR …

Making Space for STEM Learning: Thimble.io’s Mission on National Space Day 2023

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Celebrate National Space Day, and sit down with us as we discuss STEM Education with Aerospace Engineer, Tanner McMakin. Renowned naturalist Edwin Way Teale once said, “All things seem possible in May.” If you consider the incredible discoveries scientists have made with regard to space exploration, then no month is more fitting for National Space Day than the month of …

Thinking Outside the Box: Thimble.io’s Celebration of World Creativity and Innovation Day and Its Importance in STEM Education

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Thinking Outside the Box: Thimble.io’s Celebration of World Creativity and Innovation Day and Its Importance in STEM Education. This is an unmissable event in STEM and a great educational opportunity.  Join us to learn more and get great ideas on how to mark the occasion!

Stem Education Conferences

STEM Education Conferences for Teachers to Attend in 2021-22

Rebecca Gray Education, Events, Homeschooling, Teachers

It’s inevitable that teachers, like other professions, sometimes lose their edge over time.  Policies, parents, and standardized testing can dull the excitement that launched you from your college graduation into a fresh classroom.  STEM education conferences are like the energy drink of your teaching career.  Reigniting your passion for the classroom can be difficult, but these gatherings, conventions and symposiums …

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The Importance of STEM Education

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What is STEM Education and why is it important? STEM Education is a term that teachers and administrators like to throw around. A LOT.  Even our local preschool touts a monthly STEM focus with their four-year-old class.  What exactly is everyone talking about? What is STEM? STEM is an acronym.  It refers to the different subjects that are most utilized in STEM fields.  It …

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STEM Teacher Success Story #1: Amherst Middle School

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Look at those smiles! When we first met Library Media Teacher, Drew Schmidle, at Amherst Middle School, he came to us with a unique problem. Not only was he using various hands-on projects in the classroom, but he was also using quite a bit of them and was unsure whether he was providing a guided path for his students to …