
MVP for Iowa STEM: Gail Wortmann
Among all of the programs and resources offered by the STEM Council, the majority focus on equipping Iowa’s educators with the tools necessary to inspire a new generation of STEM-literate-and-talented Iowans interested and able to fill the most in-demand jobs of today and the future.
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Bridging the worlds of workforce and education: Iowa STEM Teacher Externships
A clarion call for educators is to link classroom content to real-
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Four more stamped with STEM Council’s Seal of Approval
It has been one year since its launch in March 2015, a
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MVP for Iowa STEM: DMACC President Rob Denson
With a near-perfect attendance record and a long history of contributions to the
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Rocket Manufacturing launches STEM BEST to new heights
Don’t be fooled by the name. Rocket Manufacturing doesn’t build rockets—at least not yet.
Read More →Iowa STEM moves with Intel i7 speed on computer science
The Computer Science (CS) Working Group of the STEM Council is micro-processing at 4 GHz on a number of levels to realize our state’s leadership expectations in CS.
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The STEM Council Operations Center’s secret weapons
Over the almost five-year course of Iowa's nationally acclaimed STEM initiative, some have marveled at how much gets done by the operations center housed at the University of Northern Iowa.
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MVP for Iowa STEM: Catherine Swoboda
With STEM comes the ability to problem solve—a trait needed more and more in today’s world where new diseases emerge, economies roil and the atmosphere endures assault.
Read More →Capitol Rotunda swarmed by story-telling STEM-ers
On February 18, the STEM Council filled the Capitol Rotunda with hundreds of STEM programs and partners from across the state to educate and show state legislators what Iowa STEM looks like in today’s classrooms, museums, afterschool clubs and more.
Read More →MVP for Iowa STEM: Gary Scholten and The Principal Financial Group
The Principal, an international financial services company headquartered in Des Moines, represents “the principle” idea of what it means for a business to demonstrate its passion and vested interest in Iowa STEM, especially with The Principal’s support in providing one of the company’s top leader
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