I'm trying to square two things that happened last week. The Nellie Mae Foundation issued a great report called Making Mastery Work: A Close Up View of Competency Education (MMW), a visit to 11 cool schools.
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The HP Catalyst Academy is a fresh approach to professional development that will accelerate professional learning among STEMx educators, providing personalized and powerful learning experiences that inspire and transform teaching practices.
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This is part of a big STEM push from ISTE and HP. This is a launch for a 'Global Collaboratory" dedicated to STEM. Check out the catalog of Mini-courses. They also have a badge exchange. Other ambitious features include a New Learner, Measring Learning, and Stem[preneur consoritums. Delete the scoop?
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With college-educated women outnumbering college-educated men, why does such inequality plague STEM-based professions? From what I hear in my work as an education technology entrepreneur, an antiquated cultural myth still exists that girls are inherently uncomfortable with computing, math and science. 
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February 10, 5:57 PM
It is simply not true that girls are inherently uncomfortable with computing, math and science....stats are reason to worry! Delete the scoop?
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