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ASU Hosts STEM Education Conference

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The Arkansas State University Delta STEM Education Center and the Colleges of Science and Mathematics and Education and Behavioral Science will host a STEM Leadership Conference for K-12 Teachers on Friday, July 10, at the Delta Center for Economic Development.

Approximately 50 teachers will participate in two keynote presentations and small group concurrent sessions.  Nine workshops will consist of hands-on activities in current science/math, technology, and engineering, and topics given at the K-4, 5-8, and 9-12 grade bands. 

Twenty-five mentor teachers have been invited based on their prior experience in A-State graduate courses, professional development training, professional organization participation and leadership, their status as National Board Certified, or nomination for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science or Mathematics Teaching. 

Dr. Jennifer Bouldin, director of A-State’s Ecotoxicology Research Center, will lead hands-on aquatic toxicology investigations, Victor Dreier, Arkansas and Oklahoma director of school engagement for Project Lead The Way will direct the engineering activities, and Terri Sue Smith, Nettleton High School technology instructional facilitator, will guide teachers in cutting-edge technology explorations.

The luncheon will include a keynote address by Rose Stuckey Kirk, a 1984 alumna of the Department of Communication at A-State. 

Kirk is chief corporate social responsibility officer at Verizon. She also serves as president of the Verizon Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Verizon. She leads a team dedicated to solving critical issues in education, delivering technology and hands-on experiences designed to spark a passion for learning, especially in those students who need it the most.

Dr. Suzanne Mitchell, Arkansas STEM Coalition executive director, will present the morning keynote address. 

Dr. Cynthia Miller, director of the Delta STEM Education Center at A-State, will lead a focus group in which novice teachers are able to ask questions of the mentor teachers, presenters, and facilitators.  

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