How to STEM : science, technology, engineering, and math education in libraries

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During the past few years, groups like the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, Center for Education have been placing great emphasis on the significance of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) education. In brief, the US is seen as falling behind the rest of the world in science and technology education. In response, the curricula have been revised in many educational institutions and school districts across th...

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ISBN:

9780810892736
0810892731

Description:

xvii, 280 pages ; 23 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents:

WonderWorks : Preschoolers Playing with STEM / by Carissa Christner
Creating STEM Kits for Teen Programs / by Kelly Czarnecki
Digging into Reading : A Worm's Perspective / by Barbara Fiehn and Jeanine M. Huss
The Maker Movement, STEM and Libraries : How Libraries Large and Small Can Support Hands-On Math and Science Learning in Their Communities / by Cynthia Houston
The STEM Kids Program and the FIRST® LEGO® League (FLL®) at the Grand Forks Public Library / by Aaron Stefanich and Laura Munski
Animation Programs at the Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library / by Michael Cherry
How Not to Blow Up the Library : Planning and Facilitating a Homeschool Science Lab in Your Building / by Fred Kirchner
Customizing the For-Credit Information Literacy Course for STEM Majors / Rosalia Petralia and Kathy Turner
Kid-ventions with the U.S. Patent Library / by Barbara J. Hampton
A Math Emporium Project / by Nastasha Johnson and Tiffany B. Russell
The School Librarian Role in the FIRST® LEGO® League Team Project / by Karla Steege Krueger
STEM Library Services for High School Students Enrolled as University Students: STEMming From Scratch / by Janna Mattson and Heather Groves Hannan
How to Get Science Going / by Keary Bramwell
Graphic Novels Ignite Imagination in the Sciences / by Melanie E. Hughes and Gary Pinkston
Showcasing Scientific Research Output : New Audiences for Science Libraries / by Alvin Hutchinson
Embedding Librarians into the STEM Publication Process / by Anne Rauh and Linda M. Galloway
How NOT to Reinvent the STEM Wheel : Using Crowdsourcing and Community Partners / by Jennifer Hopwood
Girls' Night Out : STEM Programs for Girls Only / by Kathleen J. Clauson
Celebrating Geographic Information Systems through GIS Day @ Your Library / by Carol Patterson McAuliffe
Fun Is Learning : Making an Interactive Science Café Series / by Karen Lauritsen
How to Make Library Workshops Popular with Science and Engineering Students / by Giovanna Badia
Learning About Future Stem Careers / by Eileen G. Harrington
Take it from the Top : Cultivating Relationships with STEM Faculty to Connect with Students / by Shawn V. Lombardo and Barbara A. Shipman
Grant Writing to Support STEM / by Susan P. Cordell and Reenay R.H. Rogers
STEM on a Budget! / by Sarah Wright

LCCN:

2013025036

Control Number:

1536161

Other Authors:

Gubnitskaia, Vera, 1960- editor
Smallwood, Carol, 1939- editor

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