STEM+Resources

=**Various Types of STEM Resources**=

Advanced Technological Education Centers: NSF Suggested Site @http://impress-creative.com/ate-centers/

ATE Central: Advanced Technological Education: NSF Suggested Site @http://atecentral.net/

Evaluate Center at Western Michigan University partners with ATE projects and centers to expand their use of exemplary evaluation practices, strengthen the knowledge base of the ATE program about evaluation and support the continuous improvement of technician education throughout the nation. http://www.evalu-ate.org/

Evaluation Center at Western Michigan University and includes several research studies on best practices in technician education: NSF Suggested Site @http://www.wmich.edu/evalctr/ate/

Knewton Adaptive Learning Platform: **The State of Digital Education Infographic** @http://www.knewton.com/digital-education/

Lab Volt Technical Training Equipment: @http://www.labvolt.com/

LinkedIn:[| STEM Connections for K-12 Education] @http://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=1146517&trk=anet_ug_hm

NASA and STEM Resources for K-4 @http://www.nasatalk.com/collaboratives/nasa-and-stem-resources-for-k-4.html

National Agricultural Center Teachers Resources Page: @http://agsciencecenter.org/resources-for-teachers/teachers-links

National Alliance of State Science and Mathematicals Coalitions @http://www.nassmc.org/

National Science Teachers Association: @http://www.nsta.org/

PBS: STEM Education Resource Center @http://www.pbs.org/teachers/stem/

Siemens STEM Academy @http://www.siemensstemacademy.com/index.cfm?event=showResourceLanding&c=37

STAR METRICS - Science and Technology for America's Reinvestment: Measuring the Effect of Research on Innovation, Competitiveness and Science, is a multi-agency venture led by the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). The STAR METRICS project is a partnership between science agencies and research institutions to document the outcomes of science investments to the public. The benefits of STAR METRICS are that a common empirical infrastructure will be available to all recipients of federal funding and science agencies to quickly respond to State, Congressional and OMB requests. It is critical that this effort takes a bottom up approach that is domain specific, generalizable and replicable. @https://www.starmetrics.nih.gov/

STEM Coalition @http://www.stemedcoalition.org/reports/

STEM Resources Tennessee @http://www.stemresources.com/

Teaching Technicians website links technician educators with National Science Foundation supported, state-of-the-art, faculty development in advanced & emerging technologies, teaching methods, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). @https://www.teachingtechnicians.org/

Thinkfinity from Verizon @http://www.thinkfinity.org/stem

NSF Resources and References:

[|**http://www.nsf.gov/**]**:** Information about the NSF Education and Human Resources (EHR) Directorate, the Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings (DRL) and the NSF Strategic Plan. [|**http://www.caise.insci.org/**]**:** General resource for informal science education professionals. Includes Frequently Asked Questions section about the Informal Science Education program proposal process, deadlines, and evaluation. Also, Inquiry Group Reports on a number of topics of interest to the field such as policy, collaboration with schools, online communities, and more. [|**http://www.informalscience.org/**]**: //Resources for research, evaluation, and techniques related to informal science learning, as well as examples of projects in informal STEM education. Public repository for summative evaluations of expired ISE awards.//** [|**http://caise.insci.org/uploads/docs/Eval_Framework.pdf**]**:** The Framework for Evaluating Informal Science Education Projects - includes information on the evaluation of activities for informal audiences//.// [|**http://www.exhibitfiles.org/**]**:** Resource for exhibit developers. [|**http://www.cpb.org/**] **:** Resources for media professionals. [|**http://www.scienceafterschool.org/index**]**:** Resources compiled by The Coalition for Science After School. [|**http://www.citizenscience.org/**]**:** Information about citizen science and related projects. [|**http://www.nsdl.org/**]**:** Online digital library for STEM education and research. [|**http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf08204**]**:** NSF report on cyberlearning, Fostering Learning in the Networked World: The Cyberlearning Opportunity and Challenge. A 21st Century Agenda for the National Science Foundation, Report of the NSF Task Force on Cyberlearning. [|**http://howtosmile.org/**]**:** An online library of math and science activities developed by informal science education institutions. Users can search, contribute, and suggest resources. American Statistical Association (2007). Using statistics effectively in mathematics education research. **[|http://www.amstat.org/education/pdfs/UsingStatisticsEffectivelyInMathEdResearch.pdf]** National Research Council (2009). Learning science in informal environments: People, places, and pursuits. Washington, D. C.: The National Academies Press. [|**http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=12190**] National Research Council (2009). Surrounded by Science. Washington, D. C.: The National Academies Press. [|**http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=12614**] National Science Board (2010). NSB Report: Preparing the Next Generation of STEM Innovators. [|**http://www.nsf.gov/nsb/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsb1033**] National Science Foundation (2011). Empowering the Nation Through Discovery and Innovation - NSF Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years (FY) 2011-2016. [|**http://www.nsf.gov/news/strategicplan/**] National Science Foundation (2005). The mathematics education portfolio brief, (NSF 05-03). [|**http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf0503**] President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (2010). Prepare and Inspire: K-12 Education in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) for America's Future. [|**http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ostp/pcast-stem-ed-final.pdf**] RAND Mathematics Study Panel (2003). Mathematical proficiency for all students: Toward a strategic research and development program in mathematics education. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation. Stevens, R. & Bransford, J. (2007). The LIFE Center's Lifelong and Lifewide Diagram. In Banks, J. A. (ed.), Learning in and out of school in diverse environments: Life-Long, Life-Wide, Life-Deep. Seattle, WA: UW Center for Multicultural Education.
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