Computer Science is everywhere and rapidly changing the way we interact with each other and the world around us. As STEM educators, we know there can be thousands of ways we interact with Computer Science every day -- our task is to show our learners how they can, too! 

In May, the EiE Research Team launched a comprehensive survey to over 9,000 parents and educators across the country. Our goal was to better understand how teaching and learning have been impacted so that we can respond with high quality STEM resources that meet the unique needs of this moment.

At Saint John Paul II Catholic Academy, Lower Mills Campus (SJP2CA) in Boston, despite the coronavirus, hands-on engineering lessons have been a hit this summer. 

Meet Kwame! Growing up in the Ghanian rainforest, Kwame and his father, an acoustical engineer, are studying the sounds and vibrations made by elephants. As Kwame, who is blind, comes to understand the way elephants communicate with each other, he gets an idea: using drums to signal his cousin in a village nearby! 

In the wake of the global Covid-19 pandemic, educators, families and students of all ages had to manage the sudden shift to distance learning. With many schools now deciding whether they’ll be holding in-person classes in the fall, we thought it would be best to start preparing for the possibility of more distance learning and find tools for everyone to succeed.