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Career of the Month: Astronomer
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Astronomers study objects that are outside of the Earth’s realm, such as stars, planets, comets, and galaxies. Chris Carilli is an astronomer at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO), which operates the…
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Career of the Month: Agronomist
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Career of the Month: Acoustician
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Acoustics involves all aspects of sound, noise, vibration, and perception. It’s a large field that encompasses specialties such as architecture, underwater, biomedical, ultrasonics, and speech. Acousticians can work for…
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Career of the Month: Industrial Engineer
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Industrial engineers apply math and engineering principles to make systems—comprised of humans, machines, information, materials and/or energy—more efficient and effective. They can work in a wide variety of industries…
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Career of the Month: Building Science Engineer
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Exemplary Science for Building Interest in STEM Careers
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National standards encourage science teachers to help “increase student economic productivity through the use of the knowledge, understandings, and skills of the scientifically literate person in their careers.”…
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Careers in Geology and Geosciences
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The Reading on Careers in Geology and Geosciences provides a resource for teachers to help students know what geologists do and how to become one. The Readings were written especially for Project Earth Science:…
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All in a Day's Work, 2nd Edition: Careers Using Science
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“Almost all careers in the 21st century require a working knowledge of science and mathematics,” says Steve Metz, The Science Teacher field editor, in his introduction to All in a Day’s Work, 2nd edition. “The pending…
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Introducing Engineering as an Altruistic STEM Career
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Perspectives on Teaching from Early-Career Scientists
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Many graduate students spend a part of their time teaching at the university level. While there is an abundance of advice from older, more established faculty, the perspective and teaching styles of graduate students…
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The Talent Marketplace: Where Science Careers Are Made
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In this chapter, aspects of science career planning and development are discussed from a different perspective, which at first glance may seem remote and overly theoretical. However, it is the author’s hope that, as the…
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Preparing Students for Careers That Do Not Yet Exist
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The Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA), as a self-described “teaching and learning laboratory for imagination and inquiry,” has a history of pursuing innovations closely aligned with the vision and…
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