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The Idea Bank provides tips and techniques for creative teaching, in about 1,000 words. This month’s Idea Bank describes how instituting a STEM certificate helped the author grow her school's STEM program.
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Creating STEM Kits for the Classroom
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Preservice teachers design developmentally appropriate science lessons and gain STEM experience.
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The Early Years: The STEM of Inquiry
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This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue describes a STEM activity that includes designing and using a tool.
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Connecting Students to STEM Careers
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Raise student awareness of careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics with this innovative program.
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STEM Learning Across Boundaries
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It’s important to acknowledge that words matter in research communities. Bronwyn Bevan discusses the language surrounding in-school and out-of-school communities used in Connected Science Learning. The goal of…
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There is a new impetus for encouraging students to become more knowledgeable about science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and perhaps encourage them to choose a career in science-related fields.…
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Promoting STEM Persistence Through an Innovative Field Trip–Based First-Year Experience Course
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The authors describe how they introduced a field trip–based course as a requirement for all first-year science majors.
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Outcomes for Peer-Based Mentors in a University-Wide STEM Persistence Program: A Three-Year Analysis
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While the majority of STEM persistence has focused on outcomes for first-year students, there has been little investigation into the outcomes for peer mentors. Of the studies conducted, results are promising. Benefits…
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The KEYSTONE Program: A Model for STEM Student Success and Retention at a Small Liberal Arts College
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The Elmhurst College KEYSTONE project, KEYs to Success Through year ONE, addresses the challenges specific to STEM first-year students.
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A collaborative of STEM and education faculty developed a STEM certificate aimed at elementary education majors. Initial assessment results showed significant gains in confidence and competence on the basis of knowledge…
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