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Q&A: Anne Pope

Lynne Meyer Monday, January 23, 2012

Anne Pope is Vice President of STEM Education for Oak Ridge National Lab in Oak Ridge, Tennessee (University of Tennessee-Battelle). She’s also assisting with the new Tennessee STEM Innovation Network (TSIN). We spoke with her about TSIN.

An evening for STEM, hosted by OSLN at COSI

Dave Malaska Monday, January 23, 2012

More than 100 friends of the Ohio STEM Learning Network, including educators and school administrators from around the state and outside Ohio's borders, descended on Columbus on December 12 for a gathering to support the success of the program.

COSI

Q&A: Courtney Heppner

Lynne Meyer Monday, December 19, 2011

Growing up, Courtney Heppner’s mother was a school teacher, which helped inspire Heppner's interest in education at a young age. Heppner joined the Battelle Center for Mathematics and Science Education Policy as program manager in 2008 and she was recently appointed Associate Director for STEM Projects at the Battelle Center for Science and Technology Policy at The Ohio State University. Recently, STEMscape met with Courtney to speak about her current projects.

Battelle

Continuing in STEM fields: College and Beyond

Dave Malaska Monday, December 19, 2011

Ohio's STEM schools already are doing wonderful work captivating their students' imaginations in the classroom. Now, they're working on helping the students to imagine their lives after graduation, where they can continue in STEM fields in college and in their careers.

Hughes STEM High School

Q&A: Stacie Boord

Val Prevish Monday, November 21, 2011

Stacie Boord was a featured speaker at the ExperienceSTEM Conference about how creativity connects to STEM learning. Boord is the community relations director and general manager of Shadowbox Live, a Columbus-based theater troupe that performs year-round with a 60-plus member ensemble. Shadowbox has worked with Metro Early College High School and Linden-McKinley STEM Academy on theater productions that give students a chance to use performing arts as way to learn important life skills. She recently spoke with STEMscape about what science students can gain from theater experiences.

Metro Early College High School