June 13, 2017
This article, published by NSTA and ASTC, discusses how the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) created a network focused on collaboration in STEM education to design and deliver projects, resources, and professional learning opportunities in a testbed environment. Other Founding Members of the Mid-Columbia STEM Education Collaboratory include Delta High School, Washington LASER, and MESA—which are all interested in promoting STEM education in the Mid-Columbia region and beyond and have been successful in doing so within their niche areas. WA LASER originated at the Smithsonian Science Education Center in Washington, D.C., and has developed a wide system of support and resources to help educators successfully integrate STEM subjects into their classrooms. LASER assists districts in identifying and implementing locally appropriate strategies for their student populations (e.g., implementing the Science Resource Center, which provides ready-to-use science modules for teachers in K–8 classrooms throughout southeast Washington). Districts select those strategies that best fit the needs of their students and curricula.
Read more at: http://csl.nsta.org/2017/06/collaboratory-collaborate-labora...