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Hi Guest,<\/b><\/p>\n

“This is the best thing I’ve seen all year.” When a dedicated district-level visionary and STEM leader says this to you after hearing about and seeing MAD-learn in person, you can’t help but believe her and know that she means it. When the largest and most impactful industry event invites you to be one out of only one hundred CEOs to present in your category at their ASU GSV Summit 2019, you know that people are starting to take notice of the work that is happening in YOUR classrooms. Our team has been on the road non-stop for the last several weeks visiting you across the country, and we’re thrilled that the school year has gotten off to such a great start. We’re also excited about some great partnerships that will be announced soon. Stay tuned and enjoy this month’s MAD-news…<\/p>\n

Alefiya Master<\/strong><\/p>\n

Founder & CEO<\/p>\n

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Bugg Elementary Entrepreneurs to Create App for School\u00a0<\/strong>Store<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Our Director of Curriculum and Implementation, Gregg Stone was at Bugg Elementary School in Raleigh, NC last week. This STEM Magnet school is driven\u00a0by the Design Thinking Process, providing students with a variety of tools and curricula to help them understand and appreciate the importance of developing vital and transferable skills (commonly called \u201csoft\u201d skills) like creativity, problem-solving, cooperation, and more. A natural byproduct one would hope to see catch hold is an interest in developing a sense of entrepreneurship. Check out what this entrepreneurial\u00a0group of fifth-graders is up to now with their\u00a0School Store app<\/a>.<\/p>\n

MAD-learn at K-8 STEM Investments Lab<\/strong><\/p>\n

Our VP of Sales, Kimberley Bynoe, had the opportunity to represent MAD-learn during the\u00a0K-8 STEM Investment Innovation Lab<\/a>. The event was hosted earlier this month by STEMconnector along with the CME group. \u00a0Students are asked to problem solve all the time, but this was a unique experience for business leaders to do so in the STEM space.<\/p>\n

The question of the day was \u201cWhat limits corporations and foundations in funding STEM in the K-8 space?\u201d \u00a0Participants included senior officials from various corporations, including familiar ones like Walmart, Verizon, Boys and Girls Clubs as well as the CME group–the world\u2019s largest futures and derivative group.\u00a0The six-hour discussion and many of the answers centered on research and data, how foundation leaders can report back to their CEO\u2019s that their funds are actually making a difference in student\u2019s lives and can be replicated by district funds.<\/p>\n

Kimberley\u2019s favorite part was meeting discussion leader Erin White, Senior Director for Product Development & Research at STEMconnector, where she leads efforts to produce actionable insights for members and the field through the research and analysis. \u00a0She is actually doing research on the question and is compiling the evidence. If you have thoughts feel free to send them to us so we can share with Erin.<\/p>\n

The MAD-family Continues to Grow<\/strong><\/p>\n

We want to thank some of our amazing schools that have either renewed their partnerships with MAD-learn in the last few weeks or are joining our MAD-family for the first time. We are so happy to know we will be continuing our work to help students with you:<\/p>\n