“I really love being in the classroom,” says Shannon Morey (MIT SM '13), who was named the 2022 Massachusetts STEM Teacher of the Year by the Patriots Hall of Fame. “Every day is an experiment: How will this lesson turn out?” Read more
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Twelve teams of students and postdocs across the MIT community presented innovative startup ideas with potential for real-world impact. Read more
MIT students and staff mentor 80 middle schoolers during Full STEAM Ahead Into Summer program, encouraging hands-on learning and skill building. Read more
Twelfth grader Jessica Wan three-peats, as MIT hosts the 15th competition for female middle and high school math enthusiasts. Read more
A new coding app from the Lifelong Kindergarten group at the MIT Media Lab enables young people around the world to use mobile devices to express themselves creatively. Read more
The Spark Photonics Foundation works with educators to get K-12 and college students interested in STEM fields, including advanced manufacturing and semiconductors. Read more
In a new book, Richard “Dick” Larson draws on a lifelong commitment to STEM education at MIT to offer accessible advice on solving everyday problems and making smarter decisions. Read more
This past summer, the MIT Integrated Learning Initiative (MITili) awarded a $27,260 education research grant to Nwanacho Nwana, SB ’20, and Lori Breslow, senior lecturer in managerial communication at MIT Sloan. Read more
MakerLodge is an extracurricular training program open to all MIT first-year undergraduate students that teaches making skills. It’s a great way to discover MIT shops and makerspaces, use manual and digital tools, socialize, and appreciate the power of making for experiential learning.
Many studies have found that practicing mindfulness — defined as cultivating an open-minded attention to the present moment — has benefits for children. Children who receive mindfulness training at school have demonstrated improvements in attention and behavior, as well as greater mental health.