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A Community Mentoring Model for STEM Undergraduate Research Experiences
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This article describes a community mentoring model for UREs that avoids some of the common pitfalls of the traditional paradigm while harnessing the power of learning communities to provide young scholars a stimulating…
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In the Midst of a Shift: Undergraduate STEM Education and “PBL” Enactment
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In the engineering field, problem- and project-based learning, both of which are often referred to as PBL, are the dominant instructional models called for by accreditation agencies. The aim of this qualitative case…
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Point of View: Diversity in STEM: Doctor, Heal Thyself
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This column shares reflections or thoughtful opinions on issues of broad interest to the community. This month’s issue calls on STEM professionals to take three simple steps toward diversifying the STEM workforce.
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Scope on Safety: Tooling Up for Safer STEM Activities
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This column shares safety information for your classroom. This month’s issue discusses the safety of using hand and power tools when conducting hands-on STEM experiences.
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Point of View: A Tipping Point in Stem Education Reform
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This column shares reflections or thoughtful opinions on issues of broad interest to the community. This month’s issue discusses STEM education reform.
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Tried and True: How to Organize a STEM Career Day
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This column provides classic demonstrations and experiments with a new twist. This month’s issue discusses one school's annual event with hands-on explorations and discussions related to careers in science, technology,…
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Multimedia Connected STEM Learning With Middle School Students
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Find out how Denver middle school students practiced digital storytelling as they delved deeply into STEM topics that interested them. Since only approximately 10% of elementary students regularly engage in…
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A Screencasting Strategy to Support STEM Learning in the Early Grades
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Learn how a research–practice partnership used screencasting to promote early elementary students’ mathematics learning and communication. It is a winter day in Auburn, Maine. Twenty second-grade students in…
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Facilitating Formal–Informal Connections in Rural STEM Ecosystems
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“STEM Guides” serve as human brokers to connect 10- to 18-year-old youth from rural Maine in STEM education opportunities that already exist in their communities, including after-school programs, clubs, camps, library…
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Models and Approaches to STEM Professional Development (e-book)
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The arrival of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) makes it the ideal time to kick-start your professional development program, and this ambitious book is the perfect source of inspiration to help you do so.…
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The Case for STEM Education: Challenges and Opportunities (e-book)
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If you’re an education leader concerned with science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) initiatives, this book will help you both understand and implement STEM action plans. The book starts by putting STEM…
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