K-12 STEM Excellence Begins in Summer
Two thousand Iowa educators have fanned out across the state in small groups this summer to get better at teaching STEM. From Sukup Hall at Iowa State University to Cline Hall at Drake, from...
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Iowa Teachers Broaden Momentum for Computer Science Education
As a new basic skill, the demand for computer science education is rapidly growing. To enhance and support the advancement of computer science education in Iowa schools, the STEM Council and...
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STEM Teacher Externship Translates into Classroom Experience with Greater Community Impact
Marc Pedersen, science teacher at Des Moines Christian School, partnered with Kemin Industries for the 2022 STEM Teacher Externship Program. During his six-week experience, he extracted molecules...
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2022 Future Ready Iowa Summit Announced
The 2022 statewide Future Ready Iowa Summit: All Options on the Table will be held on Wednesday, September 21, 2022, at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines. Presented by the Iowa Governor’s STEM...
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Twelve Schools Grow Workplace Experience through STEM BEST Program
The STEM BEST (Businesses Engaging Students and Teachers) Program of the Governor’s STEM Advisory Council drives...
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80 Iowa Teachers to Bring World of Work to Iowa Classrooms
A total of 80 teachers from across Iowa were matched with local STEM workplaces through the Iowa STEM Teacher Externship Program....
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Educators Gear Up for STEM Scale-Up Programs
Nearly 2,000 educators are expected to attend professional development training on 13 selected STEM Scale-Up Programs during the next month. More than 112,000 Iowa students, grades PreK through 12...
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Forging Connections and Opportunities through BEST STEMposium
More than 70 educators, administrators and business partners of STEM BEST Programs across the state attended the first-ever BEST STEMposium, held at the University of Northern Iowa. The event...
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Promising Gains, Vexing Challenges Define Annual Assessment
The essential service of measuring effect of programming by the Governor’s STEM Advisory Council is provided by an inter-university consortium of Iowa State University’s Research Institute for...
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