Microsoft’s YouthSpark initiative for education has many, many branches, but one of the most interesting to me is the TEALS program, which helps high schools be able to offer computer science classes.
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It’s never too early to think about a career, and this easy-to-use book helps tweens and teens get pointed in the right direction toward a career that will find enjoyable and fulfilling.
Continue ReadingNASA plans to launch a small satellite designed by students at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Virginia.
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You did it! You have a high quality filmed, action-romatic-comedy, with developing characters, in a unique fictional universe, only available on the internet.
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Do geeks go to prom? In fiction, it depends on the gender. Geek guys rarely go, unless they are the comic relief. Geek girls can often have the “Cinderella” dream happen and become the belle of the ball.
But that’s fiction. What about in real life?
I recently shared my prom story with the community of geekmoms and a few dared to tell about their own:
Continue ReadingA new book for secondary student aims to shatter the conspiracy that not everyone can earn straight A grades.
Continue ReadingFaith Erin Hicks is following up her terrific graphic novel Friends With Boys with another story set in high school, this time collaborating with writer Prudence Shen. Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong is about a contentious school election, with the …
Continue ReadingLooking for a great backpack for your high school or college age kid, or something stylish and functional for urban commuting? There are plenty of cheap backpacks out there, but most of these suffer from a few key flaws: heavy …
Continue ReadingStudents who average more study hours do better in school. But a study published last week in the journal Child Development shows that students who stay awake to study more than their average — i.e. to cram — up …
Continue ReadingRemember Turbo Teen? It was a really goofy cartoon from the ’80s that involved a teenager who got mixed up in a secret government experiment, which … okay, the point is that he was a teenager who could turn into …
Continue ReadingEveryone has a different experience during high school. Some people look back fondly at “the best years of their life” and others do their best to never think about it again. Tracy Barnett, a game designer and teacher, decided that …
Continue ReadingHigh School Drama Overview: Are you hot or not? High School Drama takes the high school clique and turns it into a game. Players: 2 to 5 Age: 13 and up (More for theme than gameplay) Retail: $12.50 Rating: An enjoyable card game held …
Continue ReadingWhat would your teenage self think of your adult life now? I know that’s a question many of us have pondered. I’ve often seen messages “to my younger self”: what people would tell their high school-age selves if they could …
Continue ReadingToday is the day: Bots High — A Documentary on High School Combat Robots screens today on the net and around the country. Check out their free screening page for more information about screenings, and to see if one is …
Continue ReadingI think I’m known among the other GeekMoms as your token STEM-geek. And the token military geek. Most things in my life use the left side of my brain, and I’m pretty proud of that. But once upon a time I used the right side quite a bit…as an orchestra geek in middle and high […]
Continue ReadingI’ve been music lover since I was a child. I think it all started when I was cast as Molly in my local community theater’s production of Annie. I got the part because I was cute and could act as well as a 7 year old can, but I couldn’t sing at all. All my […]
Continue ReadingThis year our family hits an important milestone. One that as a Dad (Geek- or non-) you both love and hate. The day your first child graduates high school. We’re only a few days from the big day, and part …
Continue ReadingIn May of 1996, a group of students at Palos Verdes Peninsula High School in California put together a musical based on Star Wars (Episode IV) and performed it for a three-night run. The production featured songs with lyrics (derived from …
Continue ReadingFor some reason, I’ve come to associate Jane Yolen with fairy tales, although she’s written a lot more than that. She’s the author of the How Do Dinosaurs… series of picture books, the Commander Toad series for young readers, fiction …
Continue ReadingIf you’re a Muppet lab assistant or a cartoon bird pursued by a hapless coyote, you are no longer welcome at Danvers High School in Massachusetts. Or, at least, you’d better keep your mouth shut if you visit, because the …
Continue ReadingAs geek parents, we often have rosy colored notions about our children growing up. We actually want them to be geeks. From the earliest of ages we dress them in WoW gear, teach them to quote Star Wars and wonder …
Continue ReadingMost Geeklets, by definition, are genetically susceptible to a passion for subjects like math, science or computers. Every school covers the basics within these areas well enough, but if a kid wants to go beyond that, there is usually a …
Continue ReadingMany parents would have given anything to work for NASA when we were young. A NASA education program seeks to give today’s high school students that very opportunity. NASA’s Interdisciplinary National Science Program Incorporating Research Experience (INSPIRE) program is an …
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