The Education Alliance developed an Innovation Showcase STEM Toolkit to serve as a roadmap for inspiring students to deepen their thinking and develop career skills and opportunities. The toolkit enables local schools and districts to implement a Showcase in their own communities. The Education Alliance also held four Innovation Showcases...
Energizing steM project uses a two-part approach to strengthen math in elementary grades and to promote the importance of math to the broader community. The project provides 2,000 elementary students in Lincoln and Logan counties with an effective computer-based supplemental curriculum to improve math outcomes. The project also promotes a...
The Blended Learning project helped teachers from seven rural West Virginia schools “blend” face-to-face instruction with online resources to provide engaging, technology-rich learning opportunities for students. Face-to-face instruction was enhanced with Makerspaces that enable hands-on, project-based learning. Participating teachers blended digital instruction using a Learning Management System platform to organize...
Education, business, and community leaders from across the state examined ways to increase access to Computer Science education in West Virginia schools during the “STEM Forward: Building West Virginia’s Capacity through Computer Science” convening. The computer science convening was funded through a grant provided by STEMx and coordinated in partnership...
The STEM Toolkit is a resource designed to integration of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math n mentoring. The toolkit contains resources that can be used to Sbobet88 tackle Attendance, Behavior, and Course performance issues, the ABC, while teaching students to become strong leaders who will be successful in a progressive...
The Education Alliance partnered with the West Virginia Manufacturing Association to offer the Industry-based Design Challenge that enhanced West Virginia’s workforce readiness for 21st century careers across the state. The project matched West Virginia companies with students to engage in hands-on improvement projects. Ben Franklin Career and Technical Center,...
STEM Network Schools are committed to being model schools in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) education. Schools received resources including $30,000 over a 3-year period and an AmeriCorps VISTA. Participating in the network allowed schools to attend professional development sessions, design/implement a robust action plan and engage their communities in...
STEMersion was a one-week professional experience that allowed local teachers to visit top STEM businesses in the area. The goal of the STEMersion project was to enable participating teachers to take their real-world experiences back to their classrooms to impact their instruction and prepare their students who may follow STEM...
The Education Alliance partnered with the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh to develop community-based makerspaces in West Virginia. The pilot sites launched their own makerspaces, participated in comprehensive professional development, and learned to develop and present making programs that support their learning objectives. Fairmont Senior High, Marion Heritage Farm Museum, Wayne...
The STEM Council’s Report is the product of many hours of research, collaboration, and dialogue by members of the WV Council on STEM. Established through Executive Order No. 3-14 on April 24, 2014, the Council was developed to enhance STEM education and experiences for West Virginia students. The report highlights...
