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Friday, November 30, 2012

The Educated Reporter: In Case You Missed It: EWA's STEM Express, Webinar Replays Now Available

The Educated Reporter: In Case You Missed It: EWA's STEM Express, Webinar Replays Now Available:


In Case You Missed It: EWA's STEM Express, Webinar Replays Now Available

The push toward STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) education programs is one of the hottest topics on the table right now, and EWA wants to help you keep up to date. Our new Thursday STEM Express(TSE) is an ongoing digest of the latest news and opinion on this critical issue. You can find it -- along with a wealth of other terrific content -- at EdMedia Commons. I've written recently about federal efforts to improve theSTEM teacher workforce, and the ongoing struggle to increase girls' involvement.

Access to EMC is open to the public. To join the conversations and access all content, you need to be a member of EWA. To find out if you qualify (don't worry it's free!), click here.

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EWA's most recent webinar -- Giving Guidance: Counselors' Role in Student College & Career Readiness -- is now available online. Pat Martin, assistant vice president of the College Board National Office for School Counselor Advocacy, walks us through the second-annual survey of guidance counselors, who shared their views of their work and what needs to change for them to be more effective. We also heard from Peggy Hines, director