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3 takeaways from my STEM PD

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recently secured for STEM – High School Chemistry from the U.S. The following are my top three takeaways from the STEM PD. The lead instructor led us through several interesting activities during the two-day workshop. The session was offered as part of a grant that Atlantis Charter School in Fall River, Mass.,

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The 10-day summer STEM program improving science instruction

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Tesha Frederick sees the endless possibilities of teaching science, thanks to a University of Wyoming (UW) program that promotes STEM careers. They worked with UW instructors in developing the RAMPED program. Next page: How the program helps teachers build STEM skills to pass on to students.

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Discovery Museum Launches Its 3rd Hands-on STEM Distance Learning Resource

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Field Trip on Tour is the Museum’s third unique distance learning offering launched since the COVID crisis hit, all developed to provide hands-on STEM exploration for students both at home and in the classroom. It includes seven hands-on STEM explorations to prompt in-depth experimentation at home, in the classroom, or both.

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VHS Learning Continues to Serve Massachusetts Students Underrepresented in Advanced STEM Courses Through Statewide Initiative

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18, 2022 – Many students don’t have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement® (AP®) classes due to limited availability of AP® course offerings or certified instructors to teach the classes. The STEM Advanced Placement Access Expansion Opportunity is designed to increase Massachusetts high schoolers’ participation in advanced coursework.

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Evidence Is Mounting That Calculus Should Be Changed. Will Instructors Heed It?

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Calculus is a critical on-ramp to careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). While there’s been progress of late, it’s been “uneven” and Black, Hispanic and women workers are still underrepresented in some STEM fields. But getting to those careers means surviving the academic journey.

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Colleges Can Make Calculus a Gateway — Not a Gatekeeper — to STEM Fields

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With science and technology jobs expected to grow twice as fast as other occupations over the next decade amid rapidly shifting demographics , creating a robust and diverse pipeline into STEM fields is essential to ensuring U.S. But neither will happen unless we address the fundamental gatekeeper to all STEM fields: undergraduate calculus.

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Discovery Education, Caterpillar Foundation, and Learning Undefeated Launch New Initiative to Inspire Next Generation of STEM Professionals

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This unique program leverages the power of play by using engaging, hands-on digital resources to educate and inspire students in grades 9-12 to consider exciting careers in a variety of STEM professions. The future STEM innovators are sitting in classrooms all across the country.

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