STEM Council Impacts Last Year: Progress, Challenges
The annual evaluation report of Iowa’s STEM Council for last year, 2020-2021, is now available. The following are some of the key findings within.
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Faces of the STEM: Teacher Externships Program Coordinators
Career-Linked Learning experiences through the STEM Teacher Externships Program include nearly 700 educator and workplace matches since 2009, reaching thousands of students through career application in the classroom.
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Faces of the STEM: Student Staff Boost Iowa STEM
Iowa youth are at the heart of STEM Council priorities. Day in and day out, the STEM Council aims to help young people grow in their knowledge of STEM and prepare for the future. The STEM Council is deeply impacted by students as well.
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Iowans to Take Part in Computer Science Education Week
Computer science and information technology are becoming essential life skills due to an increasingly digital society. As one of the fastest growing career paths, computer science jobs are in high demand in Iowa.
STEM BEST Program Offers Network Supports
Career-Linked Learning (CLL) inspires passion in students to pursue high demand, high impact and high reward careers. Learning linked to fulfilling jobs through authentic experiences is what the STEM BEST Program provides more than 80 partners in Iowa schools.
STEM Scale-Up Programs Provide Career Context
Each year, the STEM Council introduces a new menu of STEM Scale-Up Programs available to educators across Iowa.
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Corporate Partners Heighten STEM Impact
STEM is a vital economic development advantage for quality job growth in Iowa. STEM graduates are in great demand to meet current and future workforce needs.
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Nine School Districts to Pioneer Work-Based Learning Plans
Nine school districts have stepped up to create K-12 work-based learning plans that do four things:
- Detail a spectrum of innovative WBL options connecting K-12 classrooms to future careers;
Two Programs Earn STEM Council Seal of Approval
To enculturate, sustain and spread STEM thinking, the STEM Council created the Seal of Approval to recognize and support programs and events that help achieve STEM Council goals, yet are not under the STEM Council umbrella.
