Creating a STEM Focused School Part 2 – Podcast Episode 107 | Classnotes Podcast 107
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Classnotes Podcast (May 14, 2012) Does a teacher have to be a science whiz to be a leader in transforming a campus to be STEM focused? Apparently not. Meet Robert Dingenary, a ninth grade English teacher in a low-wealth, high minority school, who volunteered to lead a STEM club when no one else wanted to take it on. And with strong administrative support, his ninth-graders are building a model solar airplane. In this interview, Robert talks how he got this program started, the support he’s getting from the community and how his students have latched on. Robert is interviewed by Nilka Avilés, Ed.D.
Show length: 16:08
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Resources
The Need for Minority High Schools with a STEM Focus
by Nilka Avilés, Ed.D., IDRA Newsletter
http://www.idra.org/resource-center/the-need-for-minority-high-schools-with-a-stem-focus/
Diversifying the STEM Pool – Revisiting the Recruitment of Underrepresented Students in STEM Careers
by Paula Martin Johnson, M.A., IDRA Newsletter
http://www.idra.org/resource-center/diversifying-the-stem-pool/
Expanding Underrepresented Minority Participation – America ’s Science and Technology Talent at the Crossroads
National Academy of Sciences
https://grants.nih.gov/training/minority_participation.pdf
Engage to Excel: Producing One Million Additional College Graduates with Degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST)
http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED541511.pdf
Prepare and Inspire: K-12 Education in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) for America ’s Future
President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST)
https://nsf.gov/attachments/117803/public/2a–Prepare_and_Inspire–PCAST.pdf
IDRA South Central Collaborative for Equity
http://www.idra.org/South_Central_Collaborative_for_Equity/
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