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PLAYING VIDEO GAMES WON’T ONLY GIVE YOU GOOD GRADES BUT A GREAT JOB

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Every year, it seems increasingly difficult to predict what tomorrow’s workplace will look like. With the advent of each new technology—like AI, automation, VR/AR, and nanotechnology—comes economic shifts that demand different skills from employees and creates new challenges for both employers and educators. Working in tech and media for the past 20 years, I’ve seen some of […]

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EXPOSING STUDENTS TO STEM EDUCATION FOR A BETTER FUTURE

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Better Futures for the Next Generation It’s no surprise that careers are becoming more focused in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. According to Edutopia, 80 percent of the fastest growing careers in the US require employees to have some form of STEM education. The U.S. Department of Commerce has reported that over the past ten

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DEVELOPING THE RIGHT GOALS FOR A HACKATHON

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A hackathon is an event at which teams of programmers and designers collaborate for a short period of time on a project. Typically, these hackathons are competitions, ending with a panel of judges selecting the winning hack. Hackathons are usually judged in one of two ways: through demos or “Science Fairs.” With demos, each team gets a

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HOW TO DEAL WITH YOUR CHILD’S TECH ADDICTION

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Technology addiction is an emerging problem that we don’t know much about yet. But every day, more kids are getting hooked on technology. While there are many benefits to technology—it can be used for educational purposes and can teach new skills—there are also drawbacks, especially when kids overuse technology. First, it’s important to recognize the

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ROLE OF STEM EDUCATION IN ERADICATING POVERTY

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STEM education is increasing in popularity—more schools are incorporating STEM into their curriculum and making it a key part of what they teach. STEM can help students learn to think logically, improve math test scores, and give students career training. But STEM education can also help bring an end to poverty. Generational poverty is typically

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MIXING STEM AND LITERATURE

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As education is becoming increasingly focused on teaching students STEM skills, we must remember that literacy skills are just as important. While science and math have traditionally separated from literature and humanities courses, today’s literature teachers are looking for ways to engage their students using STEM. Some people may balk at the idea of STEM

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HOW DO WE PREPARE STUDENTS FOR THE JOB MARKET IN AFRICA?

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Across Africa, students arrive on campuses full of hope that a university degree will improve their lives. The reality is far less certain. In 2014, a British Council study estimated Nigeria’s graduate unemployment at 23.1%. In Kenya, it takes an average of five years for a graduate to find a job. Yet business leaders frequently say there are

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Girls prefer being taught by female teachers

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Over the past few decades most advanced countries have witnessed two striking reversals of the gender gap. First, teaching has become a profession dominated by women. This is particularly true at primary school level, where 84.5% of teachers across all countries classified as “developed” by UNESCO are women. The second reversal has been among pupils. Girls now outperform boys 

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