Letter from Executive Director
Dear Iowa STEM Community,
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Thirteen STEM Programs Selected to Scale in Iowa
Educator applications have opened for the STEM Scale-Up Program which provides access to exemplary STEM educational opportunities for students throughout the state. These programs are some of the top in the nation and offer a diverse range of STEM activities to nearly 100,000 students each year.
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Thirty-Seven School Districts to Join STEM BEST Community
Thirty-seven Iowa school districts will join or expand offerings in the STEM BEST® (Businesses Engaging Students and Teachers) Program to provide students with real workplace experiences.
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Teacher Externships Connect Classroom Learning to Careers
Iowa's educators have considerable influence in equipping tomorrow's workforce with
The 2023 STEM Gem of the Governor’s STEM Advisory Council
Each year, an Iowan of distinction in STEM is selected to be featured on a classroom poster distributed to thousands of teachers across the state. Career-linked learning helps students connect the dots between skills learned in the classroom and real-world application. Dr.
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Making STEM Class Matter by Tying to World of Work
Work-Based Learning (WBL), a phrase coined by the U.S. Department of Labor for career-technical education, is fast becoming mainstreamed into Iowa’s STEM classes as Career-Linked Learning (CLL).
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Computer Science is for Everyone
STEM learning often begins early. Louis Moreno, an IT Support Analyst at Ruan and STEM Advisory Council member, recalls an interest in computer science from a young age, beginning with a curiosity of how his video games worked.
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Two Programs Stamped with STEM Council Seal of Approval
The STEM Council aims to increase interest and achievement in STEM and prepare students for career paths in STEM fields. STEM experiences can happen almost anywhere.
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Passing the STEM Externships Leadership Torch
What began fourteen years ago with a few brave teachers crossing the threshold into businesses for summer immersion has blossomed into one of Iowa’s most effective educator-employer partnerships.
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Call for Employer-Hosts for Summer Teacher
Each summer, the STEM Council matches some of Iowa’s most talented STEM educators with Workplace Hosts and helps build partnerships that enhance the workplace and the community’s future workforce.
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