Why Directing Students to Manufacturing Careers Makes Sense Today
What manufacturing careers can students pursue?
The short answer to that question is, a wide variety of them. Students who earn degrees in engineering can specialize in manufacturing and machine design. Computer science majors can become automation programmers. Students who earn Associates degrees in manufacturing technology can get jobs “on the line,” making sure that equipment is working well. And students with high school diplomas can take jobs in manufacturing too – everything from maintaining production equipment to monitoring the arrival of manufacturing supplies. Read more
Are You Advising Students to Consider Canadian Universities?
Are you a teacher, a parent or a guidance counselor who is helping American students select colleges?
If so, how much do you know about Canadian colleges and universities? If you are not sure, please take a moment to answer a few questions. Read more
Who Will Tomorrow’s Teachers Be?
More than 800,000 new teachers will be needed in America in the near future. But who will those teachers be? Do they begin to think about teaching while they are still in high school and if so, when? Read more
How “I Want to Be an Inventor” and other Things Kids Say Can Help You Guide their STEM Learning
Many new technologies have changed the world over the last 30-40 years. The Internet was one. Smartphones, cloud storage, social networking, computer simulations, and graphing calculators are only a few others.
But despite those changes, elementary-school kids still make some of the classic statements about their dreams that they were making 30, 40 or more years ago. From a practical perspective, the following statements offer educators opportunities to capitalize on student interests and direct them to STEM studies that align with their goals. Read more
What College Experiences Predict Career Happiness and Success?
Findings from the 2017 Gallup-Purdue Index study
Every year Gallup updates its Gallup-Purdue Index, a study of 70,000 college graduates. If you follow how colleges are preparing students to succeed in their professional lives after graduation, it is well worth tracking this annual study and its findings. Read more