Welcome to #MSUrbanSTEM
The MSU-WIPRO STEM & Leadership Teaching Fellowship program is the culmination of the partnership between global IT giant Wipro, Chicago Public Schools, and Michigan State University's College of Education. Fellows participate in an innovative year-long integrated learning experience to build STEM teachers' capacity and empower them to lead and inspire transformative, innovative practices in urban K-12 schools.
Keine Named Director of Curriculum and Instruction at ShoeSmith Elementary
We would like to congratulate Ashley Keine on her new position at Shoesmith Elementary. Ashley is a member of our very first #MSUrbanSTEM cohort. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education from Michigan State, Magna Cum Laude. She also earned a Master of Arts in Educational Technology from...
Quickfires Are Lighting Up the New School Year
We love Quickfire Challenges. They are a staple on the agenda at any #MSUrbanSTEM gathering. As the school year begins, our fellows are lighting up some Quickfire Challenges of their own. In classrooms across Chicago, students are participating in challenges such as building index card towers, designing...
Meet the Featured Fellow…Hallie Askuvich
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Leading Back to School Professional Development
Leadership. It’s the #MSUrbanSTEM way! We are happy to see so many of our fellows leading the way in professional development as the 2016/2017 school year kicks off! At a recent Back to School meeting, Les Seitman and Tracy Iammartino presented a short overview of the #MSUrbanSTEM program. Their...
Choosing Professional Reads for the Upcoming Fall Semester…
The fall semester is here and we have all chosen our professional reads! During the summer, our fellows collectively studied Cosmos, by Carl Sagan. However, the fall book study is a little different! Our fellows were given choices and encouraged to select a book based on the social and cultural challenges they...
Cohorts Collide at Googlepalooza!
This year’s Googlepalooza was buzzing with members from Cohort 1, 2 and 3! Googlepalooza is an annual technology conference offered in partnership by Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and Google. Majority of the sessions are offered by teachers within the Chicago Public School system. Did you know...
The #MSUrbanSTEM TV Parody Show!
It all began with a 35 minute Quickfire Challenge. Our fellows unleashed their song writing skills and created a parody from some pretty familiar theme songs. Classic TV sitcoms like Fresh Prince of Belair, Full House, Friends, The Flintstones and more were used. The twist? The songs were rewritten to...
The MSU Urban STEM Film Festival
Here’s to our own little MSU UrbanSTEM Film Festival! Our fellows created i-videos to illuminate the big idea of their ImagineIT Projects. Lots of featured films were created and produced, from “STEMulating Dance” to “Everyday Science.” Our teams voted for one video to be featured....