Tag: #Education

7 Tips on How You Can Help the Environment

Posted September 14, 2019 by Chloe Holden

This is part three in a series on primates and conservation. Check out parts one and two here. If you want to help with saving our environment and animal conservation efforts follow the tips below! Even the smallest efforts can make an impact on primate conservation, and help combat against the effects of global warming.

Telling Science Stories: Lessons from Last Year’s SciComm Symposium

Posted March 12, 2019 by Jennifer Sieben

Guest speaker Ardon Shorr stands in front of a slide that reads, "It is not enough to do good work without persuading people that it matters"

Many of us here at ScIU have recognized that there is a shortage of classes to teach science communication at IU and in science programs in general. While not every scientist does outreach everyday, we sometimes forget that the simple act of explaining your science to a grant committee or your neighbor who likes to… Read more »

Not your typical summer school: An IU program engages high school students in the wonders of science

Posted June 26, 2018 by Kat Munley

Photograph of a male high school student and a female middle school student using plastic pipettes to transfer microscopic flatworms, called planaria, from a plastic, water-filled container to watch glasses.

Being a teacher is one of the many hats that graduate students across the country wear during their career. As a graduate student who has taught several science courses, I know that keeping students engaged is always a challenge, particularly in required and introductory courses. While I have taught different levels of undergraduates, from freshman… Read more »

The process of science and politics and the risks to education

Posted December 19, 2017 by Briana K. Whitaker and Chris ChoGlueck

A picture of stacks of coins and stacks of pens over a sheet of text.

As recently as Thursday of last week, two different versions of a tax reform bill were working their way through a reconciliation committee comprised of House Representatives and Senators. The House version of the tax reform bill had called for changes to the tax code that would have dramatically affected the personal finances of graduate… Read more »

“Indiana habla dos idiomas”

Posted June 20, 2017 by Emily Byers

A few weeks ago, I attended a report release at the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine in Washington, D.C. on best practices for educating children who are learning English. These reports are published after a preeminent group of experts reviews the evidence and reaches a consensus, so I knew it would be interesting…. Read more »

Makerspaces and their growing role in STEM education

Posted May 2, 2017 by Kerri Donohue

Dr. Maltese is working with two undergraduate students in the MILL. He is showing them some of the tools available so that they may work on their projects.

As a young child, years before the first Harry Potter book was published, I sat at my mother’s kitchen table mixing together anything I could find into a tall glass and calling it a potion. Now, this was just pure imagination and I’m sure that none of my concoctions were palatable, possibly even so bad… Read more »

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