
Autumn is AweSTEM in Iowa
As leaves and temperatures begin to fall, the STEM learning takes off across Iowa each autumn.
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STEM Knows No Borders: Midwest STEM Forum V
Iowa STEM Council members from DuPont-Pioneer, Rockwell Collins and John Deere summoned the executive director in 2012 to encourage more inter-state collaboration, "After all," they said, "...our businesses span these state borders." Solutions to talent development in Iowa or Wisconsin or North D
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Regional Boards: The Backbone of Iowa STEM
One of the earliest and most significant questions asked of and by the Iowa Governor's STEM Advisory Council back in 2011 was how to deliver inspiration and innovation locally throughout the state.
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Wrap Up of Iowa STEM Evaluation Grant
In 2013 an Iowa research consortium landed a $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation to study the state's unfolding statewide STEM initiative in order to derive lessons for other states and regions.
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Teachers "...take the flavor of work back to their students" through Externships
Zoom in for a close-up look at Externships of the Governor's STEM Advisory Council and you will find a mathematics teacher committing six summer weeks to learn data analytics with the Intelligent Solutions Group at John Deere's Urbandale facility.
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Nothing Compares to STEM Day at the Fair
Contributed by Madison Flesch, student assistant
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Small, Yet Mighty: the STEM Council Student Staff
Contributed by Michelle Matchell, student assistant
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Quiet of Summer Belies STEM Professional Development Panoply
In the heart of the dog days of summer, thousands of Iowa teachers are gearing up to bring top-drawer STEM education to their students this fall.
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Iowa's First-Ever STEM Professional Development Palooza
They came from all four corners of the state, representing elementary, middle and high school as well as college and out-of-school learning. All shared a common curiosity: how to amplify STEM in their classrooms and communities.
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Corporate Partners Crucial to Reaching More Young Iowans
The key to building a stronger STEM workforce is to connect what students learn in the classroom to the STEM careers just beyond school walls.
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