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Preparing Students for STEM Research at the Lyman Briggs College

by Sweeder,Ryan D.;Strong,Philip E..

This is the Powerpoint handout for the paper "Preparing Students for STEM Research at the Lyman Briggs College' for the ASQ 2012 Advancing the STEM Agenda Conference...

• Filetype: pdf
• Publish date: 2012-07
• Keywords:STEM, Conference Proceedings, Higher Education Brief, Student Support

Inspiring and Engaging the Next Generation in STEM Handout

by Ontiveros, Cordelia; Alvarez, Elena;

This is the Powerpoint presentation handout for the conference paper "Inspiring and Engaging the Next Generation in STEM Through PLTW and REAL" for the ASQ 2012 Advancing the STEM Agenda Conference...

• Filetype: pdf
• Publish date: 2012-07
• Keywords:STEM, Conference Proceedings, K-12 Outreach

Building STEM Partnership Teams- Presentation Handout

by Reis,Christopher

This presentation focuses on the strategies employed to establish a partnership team between a suburban K-12 school district and local industry...

• Filetype: pdf
• Publish date: 2012-07
• Keywords:STEM, Conference Proceedings, K-12 Outreach,Partnering

High Performance Math

by Zinn, Wendy; Reisgen, Craig

The High Performance Math program allows students to design virtual engines and cars with engineering equations, then race their designs on a virtual race track...

• Filetype: pdf
• Publish date: 2012-06
• Keywords:STEM, Conference Proceedings, Math, K-12 Outreach

The 4-H Tech Wizards Program: Engaging Underserved Youth in STEM

by Skluzacek, Joanna M.;Gonzalez, Michelle;Arnold, Jolene; Kelly, Pam;;

This paper discusses Wisconsin's 4-H Tech Wizards program to engage youth from economically depressed areas in robotics and STEM related activities while providing a strong small group mentoring environment...

• Filetype: pdf
• Publish date: 2012-06
• Keywords:STEM, Conference Proceedings, K-12 Outreach, Hands-on Learning

Service Learning in Non-Majors Biology

by Little, Amanda M.

This study describes student performance in different college-level service learning projects in non-majors biology...

• Filetype: pdf
• Publish date: 2012-06
• Keywords:STEM, Conference Proceedings, Hands-on Learning

Gesture-Based Software Development with Undergraduate Teams

by Miller, Trudi; Ellertson, Anthony; Damle, Amod;;

This paper describes a model which allows faculty to simulate a real-world work environment for students while completing resarach work for collaborating industry partners. The application is gesture-based software development...

• Filetype: pdf
• Publish date: 2012-06
• Keywords:STEM, Conference Proceedings, Higher Education Brief, Educational Quality, Partnering

Understanding the Organizational Structure of STEM:

Intervention Programs Impact on Service Delivery

by Williams, Montrischa M.

This study examines the extent to which the organizational structure of STEM intervention programs impact the way services are delivered to underrepresented students in STEM fields...

• Filetype: pdf
• Publish date: 2012-06
• Keywords:STEM, Student Support, Student Retention

Creating a Pipeline:

An Analysis of Pre-College Factors of Students in STEM

by Harwell, Erica; Houston, Derek A.

This study seeks to understand the connection between being a STEM major and pre-college factors of parental occupation, parental influence on choice of major and socioeconomic composition of high school which a student attends...

• Filetype: pdf
• Publish date: 2012-06
• Keywords:STEM, Conference Proceedings, Higher Education Brief, STEM-Increase K-20 Interest and College Enrollment

Preparing Students for STEM Research at the Lyman Briggs College

by Sweeder, Ryan D., Strong, Philip E.

This paper from Michigan State University provides insight on preparing undergraduate science students for reseach based science careers...

• Filetype: pdf
• Publish date: 2012-06
• Keywords:STEM, Conference Proceedings, Higher Education Brief, Student Support, Survey results, Teaching Quality