Empowering STEM Teaching for Inspiration & Success

kristielAll Topics, STEM Education

Improving STEM Teaching If we want to succeed in our efforts to create a more competitive workforce, STEM teaching is a pillar of our success. Google has recently announced its support for the national STEM Teacher Corps. With the rise in importance of STEM Education and the incentives given to students who excel in these studies, it only seems natural to thank … Read More

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Inside the Virtual Robotics Challenge OTSC 2013

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Engaging Students in Robotics via Competition Excitement is quickly building for the upcoming Fourth Annual Virtual Robotics Challenge sponsored by Studica. This event will be held at the 2013 Ontario Technological Skills Competition in Waterloo, Ontario. It takes place Monday, May 7th – 8th. How the OTSC Virtual Robotics Competition Works This year's competition will feature the Microsoft Robotics Developer … Read More

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How to Secure Grants for Education

kristielAll Topics, STEM Education

The Educator’s Dilemma: Securing Grants for Education to Get Funding for your Students As you well know, we are currently in a period of major education changes. Teachers and administrators are deeply concerned with finding ways to address the new , Common Core Standards which are being put into place across the US but with limited funding securing grants for … Read More

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Tips to Save Money Before You Graduate

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Class of 2013,  there are lots of ways you can save money – before and after you graduate. Some of these you've heard before but there things you should do before you graduate to maximize you savings.   Before You Graduate , Take Advantage of Student Only Savings: Update your wardrobe for your new career. Take advantage of student discounts. … Read More

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Top 50 Game Design Schools

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Video Game Design is a major, rapidly growing industry. The game design industry actually exceeds Hollywood and the film industry in terms of job openings and revenue. As of 2009, the entertainment software industry employed over 250,000 people. That is only counting the video game industry. Many other industries are starting to utilize Game thinking and game mechanics in a … Read More

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Pro Tools 11 – Big Improvements from Avid

kristielAll Topics, New Releases

Pro Tools 11 – Amazing Music Creation Software Big news for Avid fans – the upcoming release of Pro Tools 11 is designed to make this popular, digital audio workstation even more robust and powerful. You will be able to record, produce, edit and mix music like never before. One of the biggest improvements that you will be hearing about … Read More

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Career Choices for STEM

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Many years ago, long before my time at Studica, I worked with a non-profit, dedicated to assisting displaced, out-of-work individuals and those new to the work world to identify new career choices.  I was amazed to learn of the education, skills and work experiences some of my clients could offer to future employers. For some, the process of lifelong learning … Read More

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Unity Student & Faculty Commercial Deal Extended

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Exciting News! We’ve just learned that Unity Technologies has agreed to extend the special offer for the Unity Student & Faculty Commercial Complete Suite until April 15th, 2013.  This is great news for teachers and students – it is a 73% savings off the retail of the commercial version. The current product includes Unity 4 Pro, Team License, Android Pro, … Read More

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