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STEM Career, Sustainable Agriculture

“My (Future) Life Career video project was funded by the eTech Ohio Commission, and produced by WOUB Public Media at Ohio University, Athens. This website consists of twelve career modules for students in middle school and high school, and one teacher self-study video support module with links to career investigation resources and assessment strategies Each My (Future) Life Career video examines a career in a STEM field and includes an interview with a professional in the given career and what education pathways lead to that career. After viewing the My (Future) Life career videos students will have a better concept of what they need to do while in high school to prepare themselves for a STEM career.”

Casey Brooks

 Instructor of Sustainable Agriculture at Zane State College

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Agriculture Schools' Interdisciplinary Approaches Reflect New STEM Opportunities

Real-world experiences and new study concentrations help universities prepare future members of the agriculture workforce for changing technology and industry practices.

“Most young Americans do not share Lienemann's early exposure to agriculture, and many are unaware of the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) opportunities it provides. With their strong roots in science, university agriculture, environment and natural resources programs have addressed a changing landscape – in terms of students' backgrounds and industry practices – by adjusting some of their offerings to include new minors, increased interdisciplinary approaches and courses that incorporate real-world experiences that serve as professional foundations.”

Amy Golod

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Today's Topic: STEM and Agriculture

Monday, May 23

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Learning STEM Through Agriculture on a Nebraska Farm

“Members of the Loseke family use STEM skills each day to run their ranching business. See how Elisabeth, Erika, and Cort apply these skills in everything from veterinary science and nutrition, to agriculture….”

Edutopia Staff Writer

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Today's Topic: Agriculture and STEM Education

Thursday, February 11

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"Much like global citizenship, “Metacognition” is a common buzzword in conversations about student success in higher education. It is one of the eight “Habits of Mind” outlined in the Framework for Success in Postsecondary Writing. In Composition and Second Language Writing research, metacognition is often cited...." Jay Jordan

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Today's Topic: Language Arts

Wednesday, February 10

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“All over the United States, schools are scrambling to find qualified special education teachers. There just aren't enough of them to fill every open....”

Lee Hale

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Today’s Topic: Special Education

Tuesday, February 9

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“When I teach my writing course on creative nonfiction, we spend a lot of time analyzing the opening lines of great writers. I work frequently with students on their opening words, sentences, and paragraphs. In that very short space, I explain to them, most readers will decide whether or not to continue reading the rest of your essay. If you can’t grab and hold their attention with your opening, you are likely….”

James M. Lang

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Today's Topic: Instructional Methods

Wednesday, January 13

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“President Obama used his final State of the Union address Tuesday night to reflect on his legacy. But he also put forth some specific proposals for his remaining year in office. And the very first one was "helping students learn to write computer code.”

Anya Kamenetz

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Today's Topic: Computer Science

Tuesday, January 12

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“You’ve probably heard a lot in the last five years about Common Core, the set of math and reading standards most states have adopted to determine what students should….”

Avi Wolfmann Arnet

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Today's Topic: Next Generation Science Standards

Monday, January 11

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“In December, Congress passed and President Obama signed the Every Student Succeeds Act. The law reauthorizes the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and replaced the much-maligned No Child Left Behind Act, which also reauthorized the 1965 law and has governed schools….”

Gerald Robinson