Comments on: New Indian River State College center to foster education in STEM disciplines http://floridabiotechnews.com/biotech/new-indian-river-state-college-center-to-foster-education-in-stem-disciplines/7739/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-indian-river-state-college-center-to-foster-education-in-stem-disciplines Biotechnology news and developments from Florida. Directory of Florida biotech companies. Mon, 10 Jun 2013 02:52:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Snubz http://floridabiotechnews.com/biotech/new-indian-river-state-college-center-to-foster-education-in-stem-disciplines/7739/comment-page-1/#comment-18258 Snubz Fri, 21 Dec 2012 14:49:17 +0000 http://floridabiotechnews.com/?p=7739#comment-18258 Compliments to the New Indian River State College for facilitating this wonderful opportunity for STEM education. I've found a very good infographic that I've found is very effective in introducing students to the concept quickly: http://www.rackspace.com/blog/spotlight-on-stem-education-infographic/ Often, my students don't understand the context or the value. This graphic has been a good tool for helping me make it "click" in their heads. In these times where many of them are watching their parents and other adults in the community struggle professionally, the numbers around job opportunities really resonate with many of my students who need pragmatic reasons to motivate them in their studies. Compliments to the New Indian River State College for facilitating this wonderful opportunity for STEM education. I’ve found a very good infographic that I’ve found is very effective in introducing students to the concept quickly: http://www.rackspace.com/blog/spotlight-on-stem-education-infographic/ Often, my students don’t understand the context or the value. This graphic has been a good tool for helping me make it “click” in their heads. In these times where many of them are watching their parents and other adults in the community struggle professionally, the numbers around job opportunities really resonate with many of my students who need pragmatic reasons to motivate them in their studies.

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