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STEM Next Opportunity Fund and Qualcomm Partner on Pilot to Bring AI Learning to Afterschool
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — STEM Next Opportunity Fund today announced a new strategy that will expand access to artificial intelligence (AI) and emerging-technology learning through afterschool and summer programs nationwide. With leadership support from Qualcomm Incorporated, STEM Next is now piloting a multi-state project in Montana, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia that equips afterschool educators to integrate AI literacy into their programming. Educators will build foundational AI literacy and lead youth in applying it to real-world projects, such as designing solutions to community challenges or analyzing local data, while helping them understand and reflect on the ethical implications of how AI is used. Insights from the pilot will inform…
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2025 Halloween Gift Guide: The Vale by Abigail Hing Wen (Author), Yuna Cheong (Illustrator), Brandon Wu (Illustrator)
I thought I would share a new addition inside our 2025 Halloween Gift Guide a children’s book called The Vale written by Abigail Hing Wen (Author), Yuna Cheong (Illustrator), Brandon Wu (Illustrator). I received a copy of the bool in exchange for this review. Inside this post are my affiliate links. If you click on the links and make a purchase I will make a small percentage from the products you purchase. About the book: At 13, Bran Joseph Lee is a computer coding whiz kid inventor of the AI generated game, The Vale, a game world of fantasy with castles and, of course as every 13 year old gamer needs, a mushroom loving elf named Gnomly. Or if you…
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