Why the Difference? STEM Conference, June 26-27, 2006
A Teachers Conference on Best Practices to Engage Girls and Students of Color in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) took place on Tuesday, June 26th and June 27th. Teachers interested in follow-up experiences participated in a morning meeting on Thursday, June 29th. This conference addressed how K-12 teachers can create achievement and sustained engagement in these subjects for girls and students of color, while in effect raising the achievement and engagement of all students. The motivation for this work is that few girls and students of color enter into scientific and technical fields, while demands for a technically trained workforce keep rising.
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Conference:
Why the Difference? in Engagement in Girls and Students of Color
Conference Program
Conference Themes
Conference Speakers
Session Descriptions and Handout Materials
Follow-up:
STEM Action Research Projects
Following the conference, the Center and faculty from the Education Department worked with teachers from eight K-12 schools to develop and implement teaching techniques that more successfully engaged students in STEM subjects. The teachers carried out action research projects during the 2006 - 07 school year.
STEM Database of Summaries of Research Articles
The STEM Teaching Initiative database presents over sixty summaries of published articles on STEM education. We encourage teachers to explore this database to stay informed about research into best practices in teaching science, technology, engineering and math. You can search this database by entering keywords and pertinent articles will appear.
You are also welcome to comment on the summaries, as we welcome dialogue about the research and how it relates to experiences in other classrooms.
Where full articles are available online, you can click on the title.
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