Techno-News Blog. Ninety-three in 100 STEM-related occupations pay wages above the national average. And programming jobs, specifically, are growing 12 percent faster than the market average and paying $20,000 more than jobs that don’t require coding skills. Well, apparently, women in substantial numbers are making that choice. More...

Techno-News Blog. Can participation in the arts really bolster scientific learning? Can dance, in particular, spark STEM success? A recent paper from North Carolina State University suggests this might just be the case. More...

Techno-News Blog. Worryingly, only 16 percent of students graduating high school are proficient in STEM and also interested in a STEM career. The natural response to such a low percentage would be to prioritize improving STEM education efforts in the classroom. More...

Design Thinking Process and UDL Planning Tool for STEM, STEAM, Maker Education
Jackie Gerstein, Barbara Bray, User Generated Education, 2017/06/14
This post brings together a couple of idea current in the field: dresign thinking, and universal design for learning (UDL). The overview is in the diagram. More...

Selon le rapport Gender scan réalisé par le cabinet de conseil et d'études Global Contact, "la chute de la proportion de filles qui s'orientent vers les formations high-tech s'accentue". La part des étudiantes en sciences fondamentales (licence, master et doctorat) est passée de 28 % en 2010 à 25 % en 2015. Celle d'étudiantes en BTS informatique ou de services numériques est de 7 % en 2015 contre 10 % en 2010.
Source : http://www.gref-bretagne.com/Actualites/Revue-de-presse/Orientation.-Filieres-scientifiques-ou-sont-les-filles