STEM+Links

= = Recent News Items toc Education Week: STEM Ed. Among Cuts Sought in Draft House Budget Plan

=Possible STEM Rubrics=
 * Silicon Valley Education Awards
 * Key Examples of Exemplary Programs
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=STEM Resources=
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 * [] || Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education: Sponsors and designs interdisciplinary projects ||
 * [] || I stumbled across this website and free webinars about STEM and STEM schools. It's actually very good. I hope to watch the one on Nov. 29 which is called STEM school models. So far most of the info is about middle and upper schools, but applicable. ||
 * [] || ==May 17–19, 2012 Atlantic City, New Jersey Evening Exhibits Preview—May 16==

Forum & Expo: Tools for STEM Education … Preparations and Applications for Elementary and Middle School Educators
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=Links to STEM Schools=

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infused with interactive technology to produce creative thinkers and effective communicators who are productive citizens in the global society. ||
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 * Cedar Park Elementary STEM School || [] || Teachers will use an innovative, hands-on curriculum to involve the children in asking questions and finding answers to real world issues--K--5th 630 students and 80 staff ||
 * Cromwell Valley Elementary Regional Magnet School of Technology || [] || mission to prepare students for the 21st century by providing them with a rigorous program of study
 * Benton Elementary || [] || appears to be a new program; have a STEM lab; brochure is interesting ||
 * Lino Lakes Elementary STEM School || [] || Reading and literacy skills are the building blocks to all learning, and therefore are integral to successful STEM education. Literacy will continue to be a focus of teaching and learning as a stand-alone curriculum in addition to being integrated into STEM activities. This is also a brand new program. Teachers worked with University of Minnesota STEM Education Center to create curriculum. ||

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**Potential SP STEM Activities**

=Links to look into=

National Inventors Hall of Fame School

@http://stem.discoveryeducation.com/

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