Apply to the CSU Sustainability Fund
The CSU Sustainability Fund, sponsored by the President’s Sustainability Commission, was created to support sustainability efforts across Colorado State University. This year the fund is supporting single project proposals up to $10,000. One of the suggested topics for proposals include sustainability-related education and outreach efforts. Proposals received by November 18th, 2020 will be prioritized. Proposal...
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Create or Join a Citizen Science Project With CitSci.org
Do you have a burning scientific question that you want to help answer? Does your community have an issue that they want to explore? Are you a teacher and/or parent hoping to engage students in the world of scientific discovery? CitSci.org, a free online platform that provides tools and resources for anyone interested in creating...
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Incorporating Broadening Participation Into Broader Impacts
(This is post 4 of 5 in the Broadening Participation and Broader Impacts Series) The terms broadening participation and broader impacts have been used extensively in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines, especially within STEM funding solicitations and proposals. Although used interchangeably at times, these two terms have their own unique history and definitions....
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FFA Blue 365: Free Agricultural Educational Resource For Home and School
The youth organization, Future Farmers of America (FFA), prepares school-age children with leadership skills, personal growth, and career success through agricultural education. The National FFA Organization in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Education has developed numerous middle and high-school level educational materials for teachers and parents. The FFA Blue 365 lesson series is intended...
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Exploring the long-term academic and career impacts of undergraduate research in geoscience: A case study
Abstract: Undergraduate research experiences (UREs) have been shown to facilitate students’ pursuit of graduate studies and careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields, including geoscience. Less is known about why or how UREs have a lasting impact on participants, particularly through graduate school and into careers. Furthermore, few studies have captured the views...
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Broadening Participation Best Practices
(This is post 3 of 5 in the Broadening Participation and Broader Impacts Series) The terms broadening participation and broader impacts has been used extensively in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines, especially within STEM funding solicitations and proposals. Although used interchangeably at times, these two terms have their own unique history and definitions....
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New CSU study looks at how teachers are adapting to COVID-19 disruptions
Laura Sample McMeeking, Director of the STEM Center, is part of a team of researchers, led by Meena Balgopal (Associate Professor, Biology) to study how novice STEM teachers are responding to the COVID-19 outbreak. Additional support was provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) on a current NSF grant aimed at preparing science and math...
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CoCoRaHS: A Hands-On Educational Resource For Home and School
The Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, and Snow (CoCoRaHS) is a unique, non-profit, community-based network of volunteers of all ages and backgrounds working together to measure and map precipitation (rain, hail and snow). Developed in 1998 by the then Colorado State Climatologist Nolan Doesken and the Colorado Climate Center at Colorado State University, the network now...
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A History of the Broader Impacts Criterion Within the National Science Foundation
This is post 2 of 5 in the Broadening Participation and Broader Impacts Series The terms broadening participation and broader impacts has been used extensively in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines, especially within STEM funding solicitations and proposals. Although used interchangeably at times, these two terms have their own unique history and definitions....
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A History of Broadening Participation Within the National Science Foundation
This is post 1 of 5 in the Broadening Participation and Broader Impacts Series The terms broadening participation and broader impacts have been used extensively in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines, especially within STEM funding solicitations and proposals. Although used interchangeably at times, these two terms have their own unique history and definitions....
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