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PNNL to help develop STEM teaching program

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland will help with a National Science Foundation-funded project to develop programs in Washington state to prepare the next generation of science, technology, engineering and math teachers.

The foundation provided $3 million in grants to鈥

Skagit Valley College instructors take new approach to teaching

Students in Tony St. John鈥檚 chemistry 163 class at Skagit Valley College are actively engaged in their education.

Previously, St. John taught the class in a traditional lecture style: him in front of the class showing PowerPoint slide after PowerPoint slide.

Now, students work鈥

Western Partnering with WCC, SVC on $2 million NSF Grant to Examine New Approaches to Teaching Science, Math, and Engineering
Western joins consortium to revolutionize STEM teacher prep
Governor talks tuition, college funding during 草榴社区 visit

Following a visit to Western Washington University on Monday, March 2, Gov. Jay Inslee said finding money to help state colleges operate is 鈥済oing to take more work.鈥

Inslee discussed his proposed tuition freeze with students during the visit Monday. He also talked鈥

Gov. Inslee to visit campus today
草榴社区 professor says science teaching is decades behind tech developments

Despite dramatic advances in technology over the last few decades, science classes don't look much different than they did 40 years ago.

That's a problem when it comes to creating the next generation of scientists, engineers and tech innovators, according to Ed Geary, director鈥

草榴社区鈥檚 Geary to discuss STEM education in grade schools

The future of STEM education in grade schools will be the topic of an upcoming event hosted by the nonprofit Technology Alliance for Northwest Washington, or TAG.
Ed Geary, director of the Science, Mathematics and Technology Education Program at Western Washington University, will give a鈥

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