Articles about STEM education

Calculated joy: Why GeekWire’s STEM Educator of the Year built a museum to fix math trauma

From giant Etch A Sketches to living fractal trees, the Seattle Universal Math Museum is on a mission to replace math trauma with joyful exploration. Read More

‘We are all kids in the age of AI’: Trevor Noah teaches 5th graders — and learns a few things himself

Trevor Noah joined a 5th grade computer science class in Bellevue for Code.org’s Hour of AI, a Microsoft-supported initiative, learning alongside students and sharing why he believes kids have an edge over adults in the age of AI. Read More

UW President Ana Mari Cauce reflects on decade of growth as she steps down amid funding threats

It hasn’t been an easy decade to oversee one of America’s leading research institutions and the academic hub for Seattle’s… Read More

‘We better wake up’: Microsoft’s Brad Smith sounds alarm as state enacts controversial tax plan

Microsoft President Brad Smith issued a stark warning about Washington state’s economic future, saying the tech industry that fuels its… Read More

GeekWire Awards 2025 revealed: Community ‘alive and well’ at annual celebration of best in tech

The strength of the Seattle region’s tech community — from the diversity of companies and innovations, to the connections between… Read More

STEM Educator of the Year: This leader turned a lockdown into a launchpad for science education

The COVID pandemic in 2020 shuttered school classrooms and extracurricular activities, but kids’ brains were plenty active, leaving teachers and… Read More

From earthworms to heat shields: Trailblazing STEM educator teaches outside the textbook

Of all their inquiries, there’s one question the students at Raisbeck Aviation High School never ask science teacher Scott McComb.… Read More

‘Game changer’ partnership with Seattle Center could help struggling Pacific Science Center thrive

The city-owned Seattle Center and the Pacific Science Center have formed a first-of-its-kind partnership that will help support the nonprofit… Read More

Pacific Science Center tries to survive as it plans makerspace expansion, eyes real estate deal

Seattle is a world-class tech hub. But the city’s Pacific Science Center, a nonprofit dedicated to inspiring the next generation… Read More

University of Wash. Bothell and Cascadia College celebrate new STEM-focused Innovation Hall

The University of Washington Bothell and Cascadia College this week celebrated the opening of Innovation Hall on their campuses located… Read More

New graduation requirements could get more girls taking computer science courses

More U.S. schools are offering computer science courses than ever before and the classes are more racially and ethnically diverse… Read More

Seattle school cuts a bold new STEM program, showing challenges of reimagining education

As the school year winds down, Trish Millines Dziko is focused on helping students at Washington Middle School in Seattle… Read More

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Saving squirrels and achieving ‘maximum smoke’ – insights from our STEM Educators of the Year

Today’s top STEM teachers embrace learning opportunities wherever they arise, whether it’s baby squirrels that have fallen from their nest,… Read More

Seattle University receives $1.5M in federal support to aid low-income STEM students

Seattle University landed $1.5 million in funding from the National Science Foundation to support low-income students in STEM (Science, Technology,… Read More

Washington state to add 500 seats in cybersecurity college programs in effort to bolster safeguards

Washington leaders trying to bulk up the state’s cybersecurity workforce are boosting community and technical college cybersecurity program enrollments by… Read More

‘It is not acceptable’: UW computer science program can’t keep up with record demand from undergrads

Before enrolling last fall in the University of Washington’s Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, Mya Baker… Read More

Meet the Seattle-area teen geeks that just won awards at an international science fair

The bleak and all-too-common spectacle of roadkill was upsetting to Vedant Srinivas — particularly when his uncle and cousin’s beloved… Read More

‘Incredible impact’: This researcher is bolstering STEM students and inspiring university DEI efforts

Dr. Tam’ra-Kay Francis was feeling a little nervous. The confession was a surprise given all she has accomplished. Francis, who… Read More

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Ungrading? Letting kids teach IT? GeekWire Award-winning STEM teachers share innovative strategies

Innovation is alive and well in STEM classrooms across Washington state, inspiring students to seek opportunities in science, technology, engineering… Read More

STEM education superstars: Meet 3 inspiring teachers honored at the GeekWire Awards

In a world without terrific STEM teachers there would be fewer tech entrepreneurs and cutting-edge innovators that are honored each… Read More

Seattle-area high school senior awarded $250,000 for gravitational wave research

Christine Ye, a senior at Eastlake High School in Sammamish, Wash., has won the top award in the nation’s oldest… Read More

NASA gives a lift to 57 high-flying student experiments, including one from the Seattle area

NASA has chosen 57 winning teams — including a team from Interlake High School in Bellevue, Wash.— to receive funding… Read More

AWS and Washington state launch cloud training, but educators have big questions about rollout

Amazon Web Services and Washington state officials this week announced a new partnership to provide cloud computing education for high… Read More

Seattle-area maritime high school sets sail with support from tech luminaries Bezos and McCaw

The Bezos Family Foundation and the McCaw family are putting some wind in the sails of the newly launched Maritime… Read More

GeekWire Awards 2021: Meet the remarkable STEM educators who are inspiring next-gen geeks

Over the years, GeekWire has highlighted so many of the tireless folks who are nurturing the next generation of geeks.… Read More

BIPOC students gain web design skills while building sites for Black-owned businesses

Mama Sambusa Kitchen was recently saved from potential financial ruin by a high school student. Through a new program offered… Read More

OK Go contest winners will launch their cosmic creations on Blue Origin spaceship

Three students are getting ready for a space experiment that will use gravity and magnetism to simulate the origin of… Read More

Rev. Jesse Jackson at the Washington STEM Summit: ‘There’s an opportunity deficit’

This year, the Washington STEM Summit brought together more than 300 leaders in government, education, community and business — including… Read More

Hey, kids: Put a rocket in space and win a million dollars in Base 11 Space Challenge

News Brief: Students from colleges and universities in the U.S. and Canada are being recruited for the Base 11 Space… Read More

Minecraft gets free chemistry update, schools get HoloLens discounts as Microsoft ups edtech game

Microsoft is upping its STEM game by introducing new chemistry and computer science options for Minecraft: Education Edition. Plus, the… Read More