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Team of Informatics Graduates Wins Microsoft's Prestigious Imagine Cup Competition

Two Indiana University School of Informatics graduates took a first place award at the prestigious Imagine Cup finals, an international competition sponsored by Microsoft Corporation, this year held in Paris, France. The pair has enjoyed enormous success recently, combining winning a highly competitive international competition with developing a project that had an impact on real-world environmental sustainability. Read More...

Physics K-12 Outreach Coordinator Position

Purdue University's Department of Physics is seeking to fill a vacancy for a K-12 Outreach Coordinator. Read More...

Trends Among High School Seniors, 1972-2004

The National Center for Education Statistics within the Institute of Education Sciences has released the report "Trends Among High School Seniors, 1972-2004 (NCES 2008-320)." Read More...

BioCrossroads establishes the Life Sciences Champion of the Year Award

The inaugural BioCrossroads Life Sciences Champion of the Year Award seeks to answer the question of Who is making the most positive impact on the growth of the state's life sciences sector? Read More...

Indianapolis Life Science Website For Youth Receives High Honors

BioWorksU.com, an interactive Web site created by the Indianapolis Private Industry Council to attract young people to careers in the life sciences, has been named an official honoree of the Webby Awards, the leading international honor for the Web. Read More...

Accomplishments add up for Indiana's Mr. Math

Sam Dittmer remembers the tough time he had when he left the comfy classrooms of elementary school for the wide world of middle school, where, suddenly, he had to learn how to be cool. Read More...

Indiana Expeditions Teacher Toolkit

A letter from Indiana Expeditions Host Rick Crosslin with links and lesson plans for the three pilot science shows. Each show focuses on a different aspect of science: earth, physical, or life sciences. They show concepts, classrooms in action, industry and cool Indiana places and people. Read More...

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Regional Algebra Readiness Workshops

The I-STEM Resource Network and the Indiana Department of Education are sponsoring the Indiana Algebra Readiness Regional Training.

The training will present instructional strategies and resources for middle school mathematics teachers, Algebra I teachers and administrators to help prepare students for success in Algebra I. The regional meetings will involve 2 days (12 hrs) of training time. Participants will be given a $150 stipend for their complete participation.

Buiding Awareness of Science Symposium

Miss the First Annual Building Awareness for Science Symposium? Did you attend and want to see or hear part of the event again. View recordings of the different speakers and activities that took place at this event.

Indiana Career Information System

Find the Indiana Career Information System and more! Check out the information about careers, education, and financial aid for Middle School, students, High School students, College students, and adults.

Algebra Readiness Conference

This conference is offered for middle school mathematics teachers, algebra I teachers, and administrators on working with students potentially at risk of failing algebra I. The day's events will include sessions on cognitive demand, algebraic habits of mind, and formative assessment for success in algebra. **Registration is currently full, you can be added to the waiting list by using the registration page.