K-12 Education Content

΢��Ƶ C-STEM Trains Redlands Teachers on Bringing Computer Science Into Math

Andy Fell — June 01, 2023 - 11:11am

Twenty-five teachers from Redlands Unified School District in southern California recently completed training in integrating computer science into math education through a joint program offered by the University of California, Davis, and UC Riverside Extension.

Underachievers No More

Karen Michele Nikos — June 15, 2022 - 9:00am

One in five students in the United States will not earn a high school diploma — and young adolescents who fall behind in school risk never catching up, leading to unemployment, poor health and poverty, research has shown.

C-STEM Center Receives $2.4M Grant to Introduce African American Girls to Engineering and Robotics

Andy Fell — August 20, 2021 - 10:00am

With a $2.4 million grant from the National Science Foundation, the ΢��Ƶ Center for Integrated Computing and STEM Education, or C-STEM, will establish a new initiative to introduce Black/African American girls to engineering and robotics and provide them with resources to lead in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, in their schools, communities and careers.

Video Added: ΢��Ƶ LIVE on Back to School Safely

Andy Fell — April 13, 2021 - 11:30am

Bringing the Salish Sea to Tacoma’s Fifth Graders

Katherine E Kerlin — March 08, 2021 - 2:44pm

Tacoma Public School students are taking a big step into their local ecosystem.

While the pandemic has disrupted in-person schooling nationwide, Tacoma Public Schools is piloting a new Explore the Salish Sea science curriculum district-wide that adventurous fifth grade teachers at two Tacoma schools implemented last year.

Media Advisory: ΢��Ƶ LIVE on Education in the Pandemic

Andy Fell — February 22, 2021 - 10:25am

* Feb. 25, 1 p.m. — For almost a year, millions of school and college students have been going to class remotely. Now with vaccines becoming available, governments and school districts are planning how to return students to the classroom.

What impact has the last year had on learning from kindergarten to college? What are the educational challenges for teachers and students in going back to the classroom? How can parents help students manage the transition?

C-STEM Center Offers Webinars, Professional Development for Math Teachers

Andy Fell — May 18, 2020 - 12:47pm

As schools, parents and students grapple with how to recover from the pandemic, the Center for Integrated Computing and STEM Education at the University of California, Davis, is offering free webinars and online professional development for teachers.

The C-STEM Engaged Learning Spotlight webinar series, from 11 to 11:30 a.m. every Tuesday, will highlight experience and accomplishments with the C-STEM Program. Teachers and administrators share their work and outcomes.

Inspiring Action at the ΢��Ƶ One Health Symposium

Kristin Burns — October 28, 2019 - 11:00am

Attendees Partner to Bring One Health to K-12 Classrooms

On November 2, the 6^th annual ΢��Ƶ One Health Symposium will bring together veterinarians, physicians, public health officials and scientists at the ΢��Ƶ School of Medicine in Sacramento to explore current issues impacting the health of animals, people, plants and the environment.

C-STEM Schools Robotics Competition is Saturday

Andy Fell — May 15, 2019 - 10:48am

About 700 elementary, middle and high school students from schools across California will show off their skills in robotics and programming this Saturday, May 18 at the 2019 C-STEM Center RoboPlay Challenge Competition. The competition runs all day in the ARC Pavilion on the ΢��Ƶ campus and at University High School in Irvine.

RoboPlay Competition for K-12 Students Is May 19

Andy Fell — May 08, 2018 - 9:34am

The 2018 C-STEM Center RoboPlay Challenge Competition for elementary, middle and high school students will be held Saturday, May 19, at the ARC Pavilion, University of California, Davis, and at University High School in Irvine, California. The center also is announcing the free Girls in Robotics Leadership summer camps and professional development opportunities for teachers.