/tags/stem STEM en-US WLRN Wed, 05 Jun 2024 10:00:00 GMT /education/2024-06-05/teacher-shortage-florida-jobs-training-stem-fiu-miami-dade FIUTeach at Florida International University aims to reduce the shortage of math and science teachers in Miami-Dade County and beyond — while ensuring educators are subject matter experts. WLRN goes into one of South Florida's oldest high schools to see how the program is working. Wed, 05 Jun 2024 10:00:00 GMT /education/2024-06-05/teacher-shortage-florida-jobs-training-stem-fiu-miami-dade Yvonne Bertucci zum Tobel /education/2023-07-12/miami-dade-school-stem-summer-camp-fiu Students from Andover, West Miami, Thomas Jefferson and other local middle schools took part in a three-week summer program focusing on science, tech, engineering and math at Florida International University. Wed, 12 Jul 2023 19:05:18 GMT /education/2023-07-12/miami-dade-school-stem-summer-camp-fiu Arianna Otero /news/2022-03-03/desantis-announces-20-million-in-cybersecurity-training-funds The program will help middle school, high school and college students in their pursuit of cybersecurity credentials. FIU will lead one of the three regions receiving millions of dollars. Thu, 03 Mar 2022 16:51:08 GMT /news/2022-03-03/desantis-announces-20-million-in-cybersecurity-training-funds Violet Comber-Wilen /2021-12-12/southeast-asians-are-underrepresented-in-stem-the-label-asian-boxes-them-out-more The way data on racial groups is typically collected in the U.S. has sidelined smaller Asian populations like Hmong, Lao and Filipino Americans for decades. Now, there are growing calls for change. Mon, 13 Dec 2021 12:33:06 GMT /2021-12-12/southeast-asians-are-underrepresented-in-stem-the-label-asian-boxes-them-out-more Deepa Shivaram /news/2021-10-04/attention-young-scientists-broward-county-librarys-science-fair-fest-comes-back-this-week The Broward County Library system is bringing back the fest for the science buffs — whether that's a student or their guardian. Science Fair Fest 2021 takes place virtually Saturday, Oct. 9 from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Mon, 04 Oct 2021 16:43:08 GMT /news/2021-10-04/attention-young-scientists-broward-county-librarys-science-fair-fest-comes-back-this-week Caitie Muñoz /2019-10-09/grant-creates-new-pathway-for-minority-women-in-stem Minority women believe it’s their time to be role models in the male-dominated STEM field and a $2.4 million grant from the National Science Foundation... Wed, 09 Oct 2019 09:00:00 GMT /2019-10-09/grant-creates-new-pathway-for-minority-women-in-stem Alysia Cruz /news/2019-01-23/miami-dade-middle-schoolers-learn-to-code-drones-to-dance-with-music Some 100 South Florida middle schoolers powered up drones in the Adrienne Arsht Center’s Knight Concert Hall on Wednesday, turned on the ‘Cha Cha Slide’… Wed, 23 Jan 2019 23:55:57 GMT /news/2019-01-23/miami-dade-middle-schoolers-learn-to-code-drones-to-dance-with-music /news/2018-02-12/science-centers-head-to-tallahassee-to-ask-for-more-stem-funding Science center leaders are heading to Tallahassee this week to ask for more STEM education funding. Leaders from the Orlando Science Center are joining… Mon, 12 Feb 2018 16:30:25 GMT /news/2018-02-12/science-centers-head-to-tallahassee-to-ask-for-more-stem-funding Brendan Byrne /news/2017-12-06/broward-students-get-some-high-tech-career-advice-on-techgateway-day Students of six Broward County public schools got a taste of what it takes to have a successful career in technology in South Florida on Wednesday when… Wed, 06 Dec 2017 23:43:01 GMT /news/2017-12-06/broward-students-get-some-high-tech-career-advice-on-techgateway-day Caitie Muñoz /education/2017-08-09/robots-invade-broward-county-public-schools-at-battle-of-the-bots Robots are invading Broward County Public Schools.On Wednesday, a “Battle of the Bots” capped off three days of robot training for about 100 Broward… Wed, 09 Aug 2017 22:27:06 GMT /education/2017-08-09/robots-invade-broward-county-public-schools-at-battle-of-the-bots