K-12 STEM Symposium Video: Workforce Needs and Solutions
Eric Schierling of Vencore and Tina Harrington of SIGNT and NRO spoke at the 2016 K-12 STEM Symposium with moderator Ed Swallows of The Aerospace Corporation. Tina explained her interest in STEM throughout her elementary and high school years, how she began working at The Aerospace Corporation as an intern in college, and how she
STEM NEWS: Q&A with Jessica Sun, Virginia Tech Junior and CEO of Kids Are Scientists Too
Jessica Sun, a junior at Virginia Tech, studies computer science with a minor in math. She serves as CEO of Kids Are Scientists Too, with 2016 marking her fifth year of involvement. KAST is a national nonprofit that provides free, interactive science lessons to underresourced elementary and middle schools. Sun additionally relaunched the Active Minds chapter at Virginia
SAVE THE DATE: 2015 K-12 WashingtonExec STEM Symposium, March 7, 2015, with Presenting Sponsor Leidos
The WashingtonExec STEM Council’s will host the 2015 K-12 STEM Symposium on March 7, 2015, at the Nysmith School for the Gifted, in Herndon, to bring together industry and government executives, students, teachers and nonprofit organizations for the rallying purpose of expanding the dwindling STEM pipeline. The theme for the event is “Get informed. Get excited. Get started.”
Nation’s Data Capital: Region’s Businesses Set to Capture Market Share in Big Data, Analytics, Report Says
The Northern Virginia and Potomac region’s concentration of data analytics businesses and workers, federal government presence and STEM educational potential positions it to compete as the “nation’s data capital,” according to a research report released last month by consulting firm Attain LLC, the Northern Virginia Technology Council, a tech membership and trade association and George Washington University.
Children’s Center Cements Plans to Build 5,400 Sq. Ft. Lab, 54,000 Sq. Ft. Museum
Children who visit museums during kindergarten tend to score higher on reading, math and science assessments than their non-museum attending counterparts, according to a recent Institute of Museum and Library Service study. And while Northern Virginia currently sits as the country’s largest metropolitan region to lack a science center or museum dedicated specifically for children,
TJHSST’s Mayank Mahajan on STEM, Being a Gifted and Talented Student, & School Life
WashingtonExec is a proud news outlet for a variety of issues in the D.C. metro area, one of them being STEM. We got a chance to talk with a student, Mayank Mahajan, who is enrolled at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHSST). He spoke with us about his early beginnings as a
Bala Sundar, CEO of SyApps, Talks Parental Guidance for STEM Related Fields
Last night, the WashingtonExec STEM Council held its second event of 2013: The Workforce of Tomorrow are Your Kids Today. Why STEM is Critical to their Success!, The panel, held at The Nysmith School for the Gifted, brought over 130 people in industry, government, non-profit, and academia to discuss local STEM resources, education and student
Thomas Jefferson High School’s Archis R. Bhandarkar on STEM and Qualifying as a Siemens Regional Finalist
Archis R. Bhandarkar is a junior attending Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology. As an advocate for STEM, the high school student is not only an Siemens Regional Finalist for his research in computational biomechanics, a USA Biology and Physics Olympiad Semifinalist, but he is also a graduate of the Nysmith School for
Air Force Association Nation’s Capital Chapter Honors STEM Student of the Year, Meg Hunt
Meg Hunt, a junior at Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, has been named female Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) student of the year for the District by the Air Force Association’s Nation’s Capital Chapter. Hunt spoke with WashingtonExec about her win, how she got into STEM, her influence in the field, advice on getting into
Q&A with Elizabeth Vandenburg on STEM Outreach, Mid-Atlantic Girls Collaborative
WashingtonExec chatted with Elizabeth Vandenburg, STEM Outreach Consultant and Co-Lead of Mid-Atlantic Girls Collaborative (MAGiC), an organization committed to bringing creative, talented and qualified workers into the workforce. The untapped resource? Women and girls in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). WashingtonExec: Why girls and STEM? Elizabeth Vandenburg: It’s a win-win for education, the private
500 High School Teams Set to Compete in CyberPatriot V Games
The Air Force Association (AFA) has announced that over 500 teams are registered to compete in CyberPatriot V, the national high school cyber defense competition. Students in 47 states and Puerto Rico, as well as schools run by the Dept. of Defense in Europe and Asia, are participating in the contest to learn about science,
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