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This video is from the fifth episode of the CCPI-Cast webinar series from Prince George's Community College. The webinar focuses on the Community College Presidents' STEM Initiative's (CCPI-STEM) CCPI-STEM Fellows program, which facilitates research in STEM education and prepares faculty and...

This 2-page document, provided by the New England Board of Higher Education, is a chart that classifies the Problem Based Learning (PBL) Challenges by challenge type, number of solutions, real world application, and level of difficulty. Challenges are PBL case studies. Types of challenges include...

This 2-page resource, provided by the Centers Collaborative for Technical Assistance (CCTA), is a best practice guide for handling the challenges of grant funded projects. CCTA offers a series of National Science Foundation Advanced Technology Education best practice guides. CCTA comprises five NSF...

This slide deck was presented on May 18, 2017 as part of a National Academy of Sciences conference on building America's skilled technical workforce. This presentation discussed the challenges to improving education and skills training. Multiple challenges are discussed, including the many actors...

This lesson from the STEM Action Center - Utah describes how educators can develop a model to highlight changes in and the size of matter. This activity fulfills the UT SEEd Strand 5.2 standard. 

In this lesson designed for professional development, learn about rapidly emerging fields in advanced technology that your students may find of interest when considering a career. You will watch videos, explore interactive activities, and answer content-related questions to gain insights into the...

This 35-page learning module from the Northeast Technological Education Center (NEATEC) provides an introduction to the chemistry of hydrophobic sand. After reviewing the document, students should be able to make their own hydrophobic sand by coating regular beach sand particles with silicone spray...

This webinar, provided by the American Association of Community Colleges, was presented by Dr. Grant W. Warner on April 24, 2018. The beginning of the webinar focuses on customer business pitches and the common problems of startup companies. The rest of the webinar focuses on the Lean Startup...

This checklist, created by the Centers for Disease Control's National Center for Environmental Health, was developed to guide users in creating clear, concise, and organized writing. This checklist is intended to aid users in structuring and organizing documents properly. The checklist also offers...

During this video, Beth Hawthorne discusses researching National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education (NSF ATE) funded projects and centers. Hawthorne demonstrates a simple search technique on the NSF website to find ATE funded projects and show advanced search strategies. Hawthorne,...