Cast Your Vote for Innovations in Science + Technology + Engineering + Math (STEM) Education
Voting has opened for the Partnering for Excellence competition! After careful deliberation, 10 top finalists have been chosen from 265 entries, representing the most innovative and scalable solutions for STEM education that best exemplify the goals of the competition.
These cutting-edge initiatives and projects are boosting STEM-rich learning in schools by building partnerships that connect schools with STEM talent and re-envisioning how to engage students in STEM subjects. They will help students analyze today’s problems, imagine tomorrow’s solutions, and translate innovative ideas into action.
Check out the 10 finalists and vote for your favorite entry by visiting the competition site. (Or use our handy Facebook app!) Your vote will help determine the People’s Choice Winner, who will receive a cash prize of US $20,000.
• Allegro Productions, Inc.: The Virtual Scientist Guest Lecture Series: Bridging the Gap Between the Lab and Classroom
• National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future: STEM Learning Studios: Transform Schools from Teaching Organizations
• The Workshop School: The Sustainability Workshop: Putting High School Students to Work on the World's Toughest Problems
• Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach: STOMP: Student Teacher Outreach Mentorship Program
• Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach: STOMP: Student Teacher Outreach Mentorship Program
• Biotech Partners: High School Biotech Academy & Community College Bioscience Career Institute
• Citizen Schools: Recruiting STEM Experts to Advance Achievement, Lift Aspirations, and Re-Imagine Schools
• Purdue University College of Engineering: EPICS High: Engineering Projects in Community Service
• Citizen Schools: Recruiting STEM Experts to Advance Achievement, Lift Aspirations, and Re-Imagine Schools
• Purdue University College of Engineering: EPICS High: Engineering Projects in Community Service
• PENCIL Partnership Program: Private Sector/Public School Partnerships to Improve Student Achievement in STEM
• SAE Foundation: Classroom to College STEM Connection
• High Desert Leapin’ Lizards, Inc.: From the Field to the Classroom: A Systems Approach to Bringing STEM Experts into Education
Voting ends at 5 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, October 26, 2011.
In addition to the People’s Choice Winner, winners will be selected from the top 24 entries for two Judges’ Awards and five Special Focus Awards. To view details about these prizes and their sponsors, visit the competition’s prize page.
All prize winners will be announced on Tuesday, November 15, 2011. Don’t forget to vote!
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