Tag: Education

High School Interning…Making Real Differences

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High School Interning…Making Real Differences

Hamish Gray 2020.12.10

Many companies have college intern programs to provide students career experience while allowing the company an opportunity to identify those that may be a good fit to join the team upon their graduat

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#STEM #Education #Community and Volunteerism

Computer Science Education Week Highlights Progress Made, Continued Need for, STEM Education in Underrepresented Communities

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Computer Science Education Week Highlights Progress Made, Continued Need for, STEM Education in Underrepresented Communities

Michele Robinson-Pontbriand 2020.12.07

This year’s Computer Science Education Week (CSEdWeek) theme is social justice. Of course, there are lots of perspectives to social justice, from distribution of wealth and support for environmental s

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#STEM #Education #Community and Volunteerism

Working Together for Change and Mutual Benefit: Black Girls Code

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Working Together for Change and Mutual Benefit: Black Girls Code

Jay Alexander 2020.11.25

As other posts on this blog make clear, Keysight has strong values around the importance of STEM education and inclusion & diversity. The world needs more technical professionals to address current an

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#STEM #Education #Diversity #Great Place to Work #Community and Volunteerism

Distance learning's silver lining: preparing students for post-pandemic career success

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Distance learning's silver lining: preparing students for post-pandemic career success

Hamish Gray 2020.11.04

Without a doubt, this year has been challenging. Everyone has experienced some sort of impact from the COVID-19 pandemic whether it be from the virus itself, mask mandates, employment changes, housing

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#STEM #Education #Community and Volunteerism

Confusion Lurks in Even Basic Symbols

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Confusion Lurks in Even Basic Symbols

Brad Jolly 2020.10.24

A previous blog discussed confusing points relating to order of operations. Unfortunately, confusion can arise even when using just one operation, namely division. The first symbol students learn for

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A Common Math Trap that Even Catches Experts

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A Common Math Trap that Even Catches Experts

Brad Jolly 2020.10.24

A recent puzzle going around social media asks what 8/2(2+2) is. Some people reason that 8/2 is 4, and (2+2) is 4, so the product is 16. Other people interpret the problem as 8 divided by the quantity

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