Vote for Maggie!

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Maggie, a seventh grade science teacher at Sand Ridge Junior High in Roy, “Vants to Teach You About Blood” and win $5000 for her school. . . . → Read More

Stories from Utah Classrooms

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Many educators have been exposed to the instructional shifts required by the new mathematics standards, and transitioning to these shifts can be a challenge. . . . → Read More

Sign up: Healthy STEM 5K and STEM Fair

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The Utah State Office of Education will host the first annual Healthy STEM 5K and STEM Fair on Saturday, June 1, 2013 at 8 a.m. at the Salt Lake Center for Science Education in Salt Lake City, UT. . . . → Read More

March Achievement Spotlight

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Cody Henrichsen was recognized during the Utah State Board of Education March meeting. Here’s what was said about him during the meeting. . . . → Read More

Education News Roundup: March 1, 2013

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In today’s education headlines: Executive Appropriations gets its first look at budget requests from public education. Trib takes a look at SB79 on mixed and classroom learning. Rep. Moss wants to notify parents if teachers are packing guns in the classroom. http://goo.gl/ywnrH (SLT). How do we boost STEM interest in Utah? Links to these stories and many more are in the Education News Roundup for March 1. . . . → Read More

Have you seen SOPHIA?

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Diana Suddreth, Secondary Mathematics Specialist, Utah State Office of Education

SOPHIA is an online social learning community where students can watch videos and take quizzes to supplement or prepare for classroom instruction. The site has a myriad of resources for online learning for students and teachers. Like the Khan Academy videos, these . . . → Read More

Promoting STEM Education

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The reigning Miss Utah, Kara Arnold of Davis County, stopped by the Utah State Office of Education Friday, July 27, to lend her support to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education efforts in Utah. . . . → Read More

Two Utah Educators Among 26 Selected to Fly on NASA’s SOFIA Airborne Observatory

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Twenty-six educators from the United States — including two from Utah — have been selected for research flights aboard SOFIA, NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy. As participants in the Airborne Astronomy Ambassadors program, the educators will partner with professional astronomers using SOFIA for scientific observations in 2012 and 2013. . . . → Read More

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Gary Wixom, Assistant Commissioner of CTE, Utah System of Higher Education

Over the last few years, we have heard a lot about Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) occupations. There is no question that STEM occupations are critical to the United States economic competitiveness. Although the number of STEM related occupations represents a small percentage of the total job market, those jobs tend to be occupations that are closely tied to innovation, economic growth and productivity, which are essential elements for any economy to be successful. . . . → Read More