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STEMconnector’s New Research Explores STEM Work-Based Learning in Postsecondary Settings

By / September 24, 2019 / Higher Education, Industry, Jobs in STEM, Research and Reports in STEM, STEMconnector

STEMconnector’s newest white paper, STEM Work-Based Learning in Postsecondary Settings: A guide for employers, discusses how work-based learning bolsters recent graduates’ preparedness for the STEM workforce and provides employers with earlier access to STEM talent. The research finds employers seeking postsecondary STEM talent face two troubling realities: Not enough students pursue and persist in STEM degree programs …

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Together, We Can Increase the Number of Women in STEM: Here is a Tool to Help Companies Get Started

By / August 26, 2019 / Health, Industry, Press Releases, Research and Reports in STEM, Women in STEM

On Women’s Equality Day, Abbott is publishing a blueprint for creating a high school STEM internship aimed at exposing young people, particularly girls, to STEM early and empowering other companies to download and use it More than half of girls in a YouGov-Abbott survey say they aren’t encouraged to study STEM, but 89% of girls …

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New Technology Offers a Promising Solution to Build Equity in the STEM Workforce

By / July 8, 2019 / EdTech, Industry, Research and Reports in STEM, Skills, STEMconnector

July 8, 2019 — WASHINGTON, DC | STEMconnector today released new research in partnership with McGraw-Hill examining corporate perspectives on the most pressing needs of the workforce and the ways in which intelligent adaptive learning platforms can bridge opportunities gaps, building a wider STEM talent pool to meet the needs of a dynamic economy. It …

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New STEMconnector Research Lays Out A First-Of-Its-Kind Framework For Defining And Measuring The Success Of Investments In The STEM Workforce

By / May 2, 2019 / Diversity in STEM, Festivals & Conferences, Industry, Input To Impact, Jobs in STEM, Research and Reports in STEM, Skills, STEMconnector

MAY 2, 2019 — WASHINGTON, DC |  STEMconnector today released its 2019 signature research report, Input to Impact: A Framework for Measuring Success Across the STEM Ecosystem, which provides a common definition for success in our collective STEM talent development work, and approach to measurement that can be used to plan and target STEM investments for …

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Key Insights from STEMconnector’s New Research Piece Input To Impact

By / May 1, 2019 / Festivals & Conferences, Jobs in STEM, Research and Reports in STEM, STEM Events, STEMconnector

STEMconnector is excited to announce our newest signature research piece: Input to Impact. This report was released at our Annual Summit on May 2 and seeks to define success in the STEM talent ecosystem and provide support to the individuals, organizations, and systems trying to assess their impact and enhance their outcomes. Input to Impact …

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Centering science education around investigation and design: A Q&A with National Academies & Amgen Foundation

By / March 12, 2019 / Foundations, K-12 Education, Non-Profits, Publishing in STEM, Research and Reports in STEM, Science, STEM Teaching

[vc_row padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px”][vc_column fade_animation_offset=”45px” width=”1/1″][text_output]In November of 2018, the National Academies of Sciences Engineering & Medicine released a new report that found centering science instruction around investigation and design can improve learning in middle and high schools and help students make sense of phenomena in the world around them. The study, sponsored by the Amgen …

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Help STEMconnector Define STEM Investments Success Through the From Input to Impact Survey

By / February 20, 2019 / Research and Reports in STEM, STEMconnector

STEMconnector is developing a new report for release in May 2019 entitled From Input to Impact: A Framework for Measuring Success Across the STEM Ecosystem. STEMconnector’s State of STEM report, released in 2018, redefined the current challenges in STEM talent, uncovering more nuance in the traditional understanding of the STEM talent gap. From Input to Impact …

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Girl Powered: Fueling the Fire for Girls in STEM Through Research and Mentoring

By / February 20, 2019 / Million Women Mentors, Non-Profits, Research and Reports in STEM, Uncategorized, Women in STEM

I have a confession. Despite enjoying math and science early in my education, I struggled with the subjects in high school. A nagging suspicion grew. I wasn’t good at math or science. I had adopted a well-worn preconceived notion about math and science – you have to be innately good at these subjects to succeed. …

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A Closer Look at Key Sources of Data in the State of STEM

By / August 9, 2018 / Research and Reports in STEM, Skills, State of STEM, STEMconnector

STEMconnector released the State of STEM report in May of this year, and we continue to use the framework and research to drive knowledge and action for our networks. We are pleased to share a series of blog posts diving more deeply into the resources found in the call-out boxes included throughout the report. This second piece focuses on …

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SXSW PanelPicker Voting is Now Open. Vote UP STEMconnector to Send Us to SXSWEDU 2019!

By / August 7, 2018 / Research and Reports in STEM, State of STEM, STEM Events, STEMconnector

With STEMconnector’s State of STEM research, we’ve learned that developing STEM talent is an economic imperative that touches every sector and requires partnership and collaboration across industry, K-12, higher education, and non-profits. We hope to bring what we’ve learned to a SXSWEDU 2019 to help illuminate the current STEM landscape and the five critical gaps …

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