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Enrique López & PhD Student Susan Miller awarded at 7th Annual Symposium on STEM Education

The 7th Annual Symposium on STEM Education, held Monday, September 21st, 2015 in the Center for Community Abrams Lounge and Flatirons Rooms was a celebration of CU Boulder’s internationally recognized STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) education initiatives. This year’s event had the theme of partnerships and highlighted some of the groundbreaking STEM education projects on campus, introduced a new generation of STEM education scholars, and brought together key CU Boulder stakeholders. Members of the community learned about and helped shape how we redefine learning and discovery in a global context, and set new standards in education, research, scholarship, and creative work to transform STEM education.

Chancellor’s Awards in STEM Education for the School of Education:

Chancellor Awards for Excellence in STEM Education are among the highest level recognitions on our campus and demonstrate a profound commitment to educational innovation.The inter-disciplinary partnerships that the School of Education has grown through the CU Teach Math & Science Teacher Licensure program, (an internationally-replicated Learning Assistant program), as well as our Noyce Scholars program have been importantly supported by the Center for STEM Learning, as together both the School of Ed and the Center have become national leaders in STEM learning, teaching, and teacher development.

Enrique LópezSchool of Education Assistant Professor of Science Education

Project Title: Reframing Science Retention and Achievement: Using an Asset-Based Approach to Examine Why Students Succeed in Science

 

Susan Miller, School of Education PhD Student in Math Education

Project Title: Computational Thinking for Undergraduate Students in the Context of Preservice Teacher Education

 

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