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Skype a Scientist program in Indiana STEM

STEMx

Q: Give us a brief history of the I-STEM Resource Network, its vision, whom it serves and its impact. A: The I-STEM Resource Network, www.istemnetwork.org. I-STEM was started in 2006 as a collaboration among 18 institutions of higher education in 10 regions throughout Indiana. A: ISI, www.indianascience.org. ,

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Knowledge vs. Experience: What I’ve Learned About the Art of Teaching

STEM Education Works

I’ve found that having this kind of academic background in a hard science certainly helps me a lot when it comes to my job as a Curriculum and Outreach Specialist here at STEM Education Works. But don’t think I have a chip on my shoulder, because during my time with STEM Education Works (over two and a half years now!)

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Education at Home (Homeschooling) is the BEST

Chillax Science

Schooling at home offers a wide range of benefits, such as the ability to tailor the curriculum to suit the individual needs and interests of students, control of the educational environment, and freedom to include meaningful context to learning. The curriculum is usually sequentially and focuses on grammar, dialectic, and rhetoric.

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Maryland organization bridges business and educational communities

STEMx

For example, during Race to the Top legislation (~2010-2014), federal support provided MBRT with substantial resources to advocate for high academic standards, convene partners around critical educational topics, and provide services to local school districts. What have you learned from your successes – and missteps?

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As STEM evolves, so does South Carolina’s Coalition for Mathematics & Science

STEMx

“There is not much in STEM that we have not done and done well.” Then, as the concept of STEM has evolved, so too has the coalition to become “both an advocacy and an action organization,” Peters said. We have also engaged with the state Department of Commerce in various STEM workforce efforts. That’s how Thomas T. 100Kin10. ,