Science & Math | News Arkansas Department of Ed Provides
Statewide Access to STEM Activities - By Dian Schaffhauser
Students in Arkansas will have access to a Web-based tool to
help them master math and science. The Arkansas Department of
Education will be providing access to Penda Learning, a Web-
based standards mastery resource for students in grades 4
through 10. Penda uses avatars and competitions to engage
students as they work through multiple activities, which are
standards-aligned. Instructors can take advantage of the
service's reporting features, which can report data by grade
level, class, and student. That data can be imported by
gradebooks and can show time spent on a given task as well as
the activities and standards mastered. "[Science, technology,
engineering, and math] education is a key state priority and we
are always on the lookout for innovative and proven STEM tools
for the students of Arkansas," said Jim Boardman, an assistant
commissioner with Arkansas' DOE Division of Research and Tec