A Special Field Trip to MSU
On May 23rd, eighteen students from Dodge Renaissance Academy and Morton School...
Gratitude: Special Thanks for Another Great Year!
Our second cohort has wrapped up and we are now preparing to welcome 50 new...
Reflections On the Past Year...An #MSUrbanSTEM Adventure
It’s been a wonderful year of challenges, collaboration, and...
Great Pride and Accomplishments...We Honor Our 2015/2016 Cohort
Forty-nine amazing members of our 2015/2016 Cohort were honored on Saturday, May...
#MSUrbanSTEM Well Represented at AERA Conference in DC
We are so lucky to have Christopher Seals, Rohit Mehta, and Inese...
Passport to STEM Success
With passport in hand, Goudy Elementary students and their parents set out on a...
McGowan Hits the Grant Jackpot!
Anna McGowan is a member of our first #MSUrbanSTEM cohort. She continues to...
3,2,1...Blast Off! Protect the Eggstronaut!
There were definitely some ups (and some downs) for Mahesh Alur and his STEM...
A Packed #MSUrbanSTEM Playground at This Year's CPS Tech Talk
If a playground is popular, it will be packed! The MSU Urban STEM Playground...
Introducing...Our Sustainability Fellows
We take great pride in introducing our new Sustainability Fellows. In efforts to...
Field Trip Leads to Interest-Driven Studies in the Classroom
Sandra Jackson and her students recently ventured to The Museum of Science and...
Students Receive Valuable Support During Science Fair Season
It’s Science Fair season! This usually means that parents everywhere are...
A Magical Meeting of the MSU Urban STEM Minds
A hint of magic filled the air on March 5th. Our fellows gathered for their...
Steve Tows' DreamMakers Are Moving Along!
The Goudy Dream Makers are at it again! But this time, they are moving...
Celebrating Engineers Week With Some MSU Urban STEM Fun!
Our fellows know how to add their own element of fun to Engineers Week!...
Students Study the Chemistry Behind a Tainted City
Melanie Yau knows that connecting lessons with significant world issues can...
Students at Kellogg Elementary Create Renewable Energy Companies
Darnella Wesley is teaching her eighth grade students all about renewable...
Students Conquer Khan's LearnStorm Challenge!
Good news for Tasia Pena and her hard-working students! Twenty two Chromebooks...
Making a Difference: Building Partnerships That Work
MSU Urban STEM knows that building partnerships and making connections can...
Tracy Iammartino Named River Educator of the Year
Tracy Iammartino, an eighth grade teacher at Bridge Junior High School, has been...
Punya Mishra and Sonya Gunnings-Moton Receive Awards of Excellence
We love to acknowledge well-deserved awards! The MSU Urban STEM family would...
Tilton Students Begin Each Day With a STEM Pledge
The students of Tilton Middle School begin each day with a pledge…a...
Candace Marcotte Takes on a New Role at Michigan State
We are delighted to share that Candace has officially joined us in East Lansing...
An Introduction to Engineering...No Boys Allowed!
“They filled out the application, we crossed our fingers and...
A Cold War Art Expedition Encourages Students to Value the Beauty in Patterns and Numbers
William Brown recently brought an abundance of color and creativity to a study...
The MSU/Wipro Urban STEM Partnership is Making the News...in India!
Michigan State’s partnership with Wipro Ltd. was recently recognized in...
William Campillo is Now STEM Coordinator at Hernandez Middle School
We’ve recently reached out to a few members of our first cohort to...
Sparty on! Our Awesome Fellows Visit the Michigan State Campus
Saturday, December 5th was very special. Michigan State University gladly...
Stephen Tow Takes 142 Students to Visit Robot Revolution Exhibit
It was a BIG day filled with the magical wonders of science. Stephen Tow took...
Teacher Feature: Preston Lewis Recognized for Outstanding STEM Instruction
Preston Lewis is a STEM coordinator at James Wadsworth STEM School in Chicago....
Tasia Pena Hopes to Improve Attention Skills With Use of EEG Headsets
Mind power…the idea of controlling things with your mind is...
Manny Acevedo Named Teacher of the Month by Future Goals STEM Organization
The #MSUrbanSTEM family would like to congratulate Manny Acevedo on being named...
STEM Students Design Life Jackets to Save a Sinking Barbie!
STEM students to the rescue! Tracy Iammartino‘s eighth graders...
Kyle Radcliff and APPLE Team Up For Some Rock and Roll FUN!
A big part of Kyle Radcliff’s ImagineIT project focuses on improving the...
Fostering a Technological Mindset
Think about technology. Look around you…through a technological lens....
Sushma Lohitsa Receives $3750 Grant!
We absolutely love grants! Congratulations to Sushma Lohitsa! She was just...
A Bulletin Board with a Purpose-An Interactive Opportunity for Students Schoolwide
All schools have them. All teachers spend hours decorating them. Bulletin...
Caution! Quickfires are Spreading!
This past summer, our fellowship spent nearly two weeks together to kick off the...
Katleya Healy's ImagineIT Project Zooms in on Global Issues
Katleya Healy admits her students aren’t very fond of math. They have...
Thomas Sherlock Encourages Teaching and Learning through Mobile Apps
BYOD or not? Hot topic. A lot of our students have cell phones, and as...
The M in STEM-Persevering When Problem Solving Gets Tough
Science, Technology, Engineering and MATH. These are all vital components in...
Molly Lahart's ImagineIT Project Fosters Girls' Excitement for STEM
Careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) offer...
Tinker Tales: Take 2 - Using Multimodal Composition in the Classroom
Albert Einstein once said, “Play is the highest form of research.” Play is...
A Teacher's (Quick and Dirty) Guide to Cosmos- Another Publication from #MSUrbanSTEM
We’ve done it again! The 2015/2016 fellowship has published another...
New Beginnings For Our First and Second Cohort
Our second cohort is now in full swing. Many great things are being...
Stephen Tow's Dream Makers Have A New Place To Tinker
It all began by imagining…imagining a space where kids and their ideas...
The Marriage of Science and Engineering = Spork
The marriage of Science and Engineering=Spork. Huh? Karoline Sharp took an...
Nurturing A Proactive Spirit in our Youngest Scientists
How do we teach children to care? How do they feel connected to their...
Taking a Step Outside of Our Comfort Zone=Our Learning Zone
The summer semester is behind us. Forty Nine new fellows spent the summer...
Here's to our New 2015/2016 #MSUrbanSTEM cohort!
The Back to School hype is here and so is a new 2015/2016 #MSUrbanSTEM...