Welcome!
Happy Independence Day! Please enjoy this week's holiday edition of the STEM Ed Update.

 

Coalition Update:
Educators, Advocates See Increased Importance in US STEM Education

The STE M Education Coalition recently discussed its efforts with Fox News, participating in an article about the importance of STEM education. The Coalition focused on the changing nature of STEM employment and its growing relevance to federal policy. 

Read more here
Top Article:
How Science Helped Write the Declaration of Independence
Nautilus

On July 4, 1776, representatives of thirteen colonies on the eastern shores of North America signed a Declaration of Independence from England. Winning independence was still a bloody war ahead, an unlikely outcome. Declaring independence was rashness, potentially carrying a death sentence for treason.  

Read more here
Stay in the Know:
Fourth of July Science!

The Science of Grilling Burgers  

Finecooking.com

From fast food drive-throughs to backyard barbecues, a hamburger is the iconic American food. Whether you're simply topping it with ketchup or dolling it up with fancy fixings, the key to a successful burger lies in proper handling and cooking.

Read more here  

I Didn't Know That: Fireworks
july-fourth-sparkler.jpg
National Geographic

What makes fireworks flash the way we like them, and what makes them burst in the sky?

Founding Fathers' Blunders Aged the Declaration of Independence
LiveScience

In real life, stealing the Declaration of Independence would not be as easy as Nicholas Cage made it look in the film "National Treasure." The historic document is displayed at the U.S. National Archives in Washington, D.C. - encased in a thick frame of titanium and aluminum, behind a pane of bulletproof glass and with a protective UV-light filter. 

Read more here
Around the Community
Atlantic Education Summit


AAAS STEM Education Outreach
The American Association for the Advancement of Science needs scientists, engineers and physicians to assist K-12 STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) teachers in the District of Columbia and adjacent counties, including Loudoun County, during the 2015-16 school year. 
Read more here


NGYF, CAP To Provide Aviation And Aerospace STEM Training
The National Guard Youth Foundation (NGYF) is partnering with Civil Air Patrol (CAP), the official Auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force, to launch an aviation and aerospace-focused science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education initiative for cadets of the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program.
Read more here 

 

 

Robots4Us Winners Announced

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Robots4Us winners have been announced. Participants were asked asked to create a 2- to 3-minute video on their view of how robotics might impact society in the future

Read more here 

 

Digital Natives: An Evolutionary Look at Tech in the Classroom

 


NJIT: How Computer Science Is Changing Medicine and Prediction of Disease 



Join the Coalition!

 

We at the STEM Education Coalition hope you have enjoyed this week's edition of the STEM Ed Newsletter. 

 

Any organization may join the Coalition, and there is no cost to become an Affiliate Member. Affiliate members are listed on our website, receive periodic communications on policy matters, and will be signed up for the weekly newsletter. 

 

Your organization can also apply to join the Coalition's Policy Council, where they play an active role in setting the public policy agenda for the Coalition and are invited to participate in frequent interactions with policymakers. 

 

If you would like to join the Coalition at any level, please read our message to prospective members or email us at [email protected].

 

We appreciate your continued support and involvement. 
  

 

Our Coalition's Co-Chairs  

 -------------------------------------------------------------

 

                        
              

 

 

STEM Education Coalition
[email protected]
2000 M Street NW
Suite 520
Washington, DC 20036
July 3, 2015

 

  
In This Newsletter
 
Quick Links
Upcoming Events
July 9
Preparing the Next Generation of Manufacturers Through Community Colleges

July 16-17 

STEM Competition Conference

Register 

 

 

 

 Coming in 2015

TechOut Oakland, TechOut Houston + TechOut OC

Register  

 

 

 

STEM Ed Newsletters
Archive
 Missed a newsletter?
 
Want to look up an old article?
 
All of the STEM Ed's previous newsletters are archived on our website for your convenience.
 
 
 
STEM Ed Coalition on Twitter
 
Tweet us!
Follow us on Twitter 
@StemEdCoalition
   
Make sure you're following us so you can get the latest updates from the Coalition.