Author Archives: Joy Lancaster

New SAE STEM Curriculum Teaches Students Online Safety

Elementary students can now learn how to engage with technology and the digital world in a positive, responsible way with Navigating the Digital Universe—the newest Computer Science-STEM curriculum from SAE A World In Motion® (AWIM). Character-Driven Curriculum Keeps Students Engaged … →

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EdTech Awards Recognizes SAE PreK-8 AWIM STEM Programs

SAE STEM@HOME™ was selected winner of the 2021 EdTech Cool Tool Award for “Best Parent/Student Solution” with SAE’s A World In Motion® (AWIM) PreK-8 STEM education program named a finalist for “Best Skills (21st Century Skills) Solution.” Featuring STEM-inspired storybooks, … →

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Qualcomm: Strengthening Communities to Inspire Young Minds

During the uncertainties of 2020, Qualcomm saw an opportunity to support students and educators by making an investment to transform STEM education and build generational wealth in their communities. As a leader in mobile and computing platforms for automotive applications, Qualcomm understands that a strong STEM-savvy workforce … →

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Tesla: Increasing Access to STEM Education in Nevada

When Tesla committed a four-year, $1.5 million grant a little more than one year ago to support SAE’s STEM programs in Nevada, no one could have predicted that a pandemic would shutter schools for months, leaving families, teachers and students … →

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SAE 2020 Top Contributor Class: Inspiring Future STEM Innovators 

The greatest reward for SAE’s tens of thousands of volunteers comes from within—from the humble satisfaction of helping advance SAE International’s mission and objectives with no expectation of reward.  Leading young minds in the direction of engineering is the SAE … →

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How One Teacher Is Bringing STEM to Life for Underrepresented Students

Mia DeLaRosa was an “other.” A young girl born to a Hispanic, single teenage mom. She spent her formative years growing up in a gang-infested area in Chicago, IL., an area where there was very little chance for minority students … →

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High School Student Turns Passion Project Into STEM Class for Kindergarteners

The distance between George-Little Rock Middle School & High School in George, Iowa, and NASA’s Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas is 1,098 miles. It’s also how far Ashley Stueven would travel every year during her first three … →

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Engineer Gives All Students a Chance at STEM

Fifth grade. Like many kids, for Cory Cathrea that meant being rambunctious, running around at recess, and playing football. STEM was the furthest thing from his mind. In fact, it wasn’t until years later as an 8th grader that he … →

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MACPS 2020 CPS Hall of Fame Inductees

The Manufacturers Alliance for Child Passenger Safety (MACPS) recently announced the 2020 National Child Passenger Safety (CPS) Hall of Fame Inductees. The MACPS honors these individuals as they are recognized and remembered for the indelible impressions they have left on the … →

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