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STEM for Beginners!
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Hi! I am new to STEM and am trying to establish a firm foundation. I could use some mentoring on the following:Suggestions for good introductions/background readings on STEM best…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by Kim Lightle Apr 27, 2010.

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Which best describes your position?: Informal Educator, Other

What discipline(s) do you teach?: Science, Other

I need help with: Instructional strategies, Integrating technology, Standards

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At 6:56pm on May 10, 2010, Davilla Riddle said…: Hi,

Welcome to MSP2! If you are interested, there are three places where you can immediately contribute to this site or take something away. Check out the discussions under forums - Cool Tech Tools, Tips for New Teachers and Science Content Knowledge. There is a great discussion about Integrating Technology, too.

Is there anything I can help you with right now integrating technology or STEM?

Aloha!

Davilla
MSP2 Teacher Leader

At 12:14pm on April 15, 2010, Sarita Pillai said…: Hi Christa - That's a tough one, since there are so many resources out there that come at best practices from different angles (working with girls vs. boys, in support of different learning styles, within specific disciplines, etc). Any of our math/science resources guides are an excellent place to start, and will link to some very good sites for you to browse through for ideas.

Your question is actually a great Blog of Forum discussion to start and get feedback from other teachers on the site. If you're not ready to take that leap, I'd be happy to start the discussion going.

Let me know, Sarita

At 4:36pm on April 14, 2010, Sarita Pillai said…: Hi Christa,

Welcome to the MSP2 community! So glad you've joined us.

Have you had a chance to explore the site, yet? You'll find lesson ideas, digital resources for classroom use, and connections to current news items. Look at the left side of the Main page and you'll find the MSP2 Resources box with Math and Science Resource Guides as well as information on Getting Grants and Teacher Opportunities. We hope that members of the network (like you) will help us add content to these pages. On the right side of the Main page we have our two project blogs - Resources for Math and Science and Connecting News. We also RSS feed the Teach Engineering blog and two New York Times blog feeds.

We have several webinars every month on a variety of topics - curricular topics, teaching strategies and technology tools for use in the classroom to name just a few. You can get to the archived recordings of those by clicking on the Webinar Archive link. You can also see all our upcoming events by clicking on the Events tab. We also have a book club that meets periodically, check out the Book Club Group for more information on that.

We're also soon to be adding resources for youth - a series of virtual learning experiences for students. So plenty more to come!

Please send any ideas or feedback you have our way, your thoughts would be greatly appreciated!

Sarita