Middle and High Schoolers Get Hands-on STEM Experiences

Recognizing that rote learning in the STEM fields is far from sufficient, state leaders are beginning to provide support for students to engage in real-life mentoring and intern programs or to get engaging, challenging, hands-on science and math experiences in afterschool programs. In addition to mi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Phi Delta Kappan 2008-09, Vol.90 (1), p.5-19
Hauptverfasser:	Christie, Kathy, Bushaw, William J., Gallup, Alec M., Finn, Chester E., Darling-Hammond, Linda, Tucker, Marc, Ferriter, Bill, Robinson, Sharon, McCarthy, Martha, Merrow, John
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Academic achievement Awards & honors Children Education Educational planning Educational programs Educational standards Engineering, Study and teaching Experience in children Hands High School Students High schools International schools Learning Mathematics, Study and teaching Methods No Child Left Behind Act Polls Public schools Science education Science fairs Science Teachers Science, Study and teaching Secondary school students Services Stateline Student Interests Teachers Technical Education Technology, Study and teaching
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Zusammenfassung:	Recognizing that rote learning in the STEM fields is far from sufficient, state leaders are beginning to provide support for students to engage in real-life mentoring and intern programs or to get engaging, challenging, hands-on science and math experiences in afterschool programs. In addition to mining state laws for state policies that recruit math and science teachers, target greater participation by low-income or minority students, etc., he looked for and documented provisions that support real-life and hands-on experiences.
ISSN:	0031-7217 1940-6487
DOI:	10.1177/003172170809000103